Chromic Acid (VI)

Chrome plating/anodizing, metal finishing baths, chromate pigments/coatings, stainless‑steel welding fumes, and waste from these industries [1][4][5].

Breathing workplace mists/fumes or dust from chromate paints; skin contact with solutions or cement; drinking water or soil near contaminated sites [1][4][5].

Causes lung cancer; can burn and scar the nose, throat, and lungs; may trigger asthma; causes skin burns/ulcers and can damage the nasal septum [1][2][3].

Electroplaters/metal finishers, welders/cutters on stainless steel, painters/removers of chromate coatings, cement/pigment workers, and people near plating plants or contaminated groundwater [1][4][5].

At work use closed systems/ventilation, proper respirators and gloves, wash up and don’t bring dust home; at home avoid chromic‑acid cleaners, wet‑wipe dust, check product SDS, test private wells near industry and consider certified filters for Cr(VI) [1][4][5].