Re: Formaldehyde vs alums

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alnovo@inwind.it
Date: 01/09/02-01:37:43 AM Z

> Chrome alum is a valance 6 chrome compound all of which are carcinogens.
> I think formaldehyde is also but check the MSDS for details.
> BTW, a very good source of MSDS is http://hazard.com which also answers
> to http://www.siri.org.
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> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@ix.netcom.com
>

Sorry, chrome alum is a Cr (III) compound.
About the different behaviour of chromium compound on the human health see:
http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/Hexavalent-Chromium-Health-Hazards.htm
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/htdocs/Chem_Background/ExSumPdf/HexavalentChromium.pdf

Alberto

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