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Investigation Of Fate And Migration Of Hexavalent Chromium At The Mouat Industries Site, Columbus, Montana, Harwood Jeremy
Investigation Of Fate And Migration Of Hexavalent Chromium At The Mouat Industries Site, Columbus, Montana, Harwood Jeremy
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Human impacts to water resources occur in a variety of instances and are often associated with, but not limited to, nor always a result of, industrial processes. Manufacturing of Cr compounds for use as a corrosion inhibitor require the transformation of Cr into a toxic state, requiring extreme safety and caution during processing and handling.
Historical processing of chromite ore at the Mouat Industries site led to Cr-contaminated groundwater within the city limits of Columbus, MT. After the site was listed on the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priority List in 1986, soil remediation was conducted at the site in 1994. …