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I assume they mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium which indeed is quite toxic, not allowing
by colechristensen 1y ago
I assume they mean https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexavalent_chromium which indeed is quite toxic, not allowing businesses to operate where their workers could be exposed to carcinogens is very reasonable and not at all petty municipal politics.
- kazinator 1y agoThere is absolutely no reason to have a cow over this stuff being present in existing paint, unless it is chalking, or being sanded. Not to the extent that everyone has to evacuate immediately and sell their badly needed equipment for below market value. It's a dick move.
- Joel_Mckay 1y agoMost places that ran plating treatments are toxic waste sites. Site remediation is slow and really expensive, but better than organ failure or cancer. Chrome salts can be particularly bad with low LD50 ratings. =3