EPA cited Chrome Industries last December for exceeding its total chromium emissions limit from three-hard chrome electroplating tanks at its Cleveland plant, as well as missing the deadline for its initial performance test. Chrome Industries has already signed an agreement to institute and maintain certain work practice, record keeping, and reporting requirements of the Federal chromium regulations. The company has been cooperating with EPA to resolve the violations. We will take all necessary steps to ensure that companies comply with the Clean Air Act.
Chromic acid is also a respiratory irritant, whose short-term effects include coughing and wheezing.
Noncancerous long-term effects include bronchitis, as well as ulcerations and perforations of the nasal septum.