US EPA: Chromium(VI) - Policy and Guidance
Description
EPA regulates chromium and its compounds under a variety of statutes that include the Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986; Safe Drinking Water Act; and Toxic Substances Control Act. Besides directly regulating chromium and its compounds in different industrial and environmental settings, the main impact of these statutes on CERCLA activities is the requirement under the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) to consider them as potential applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements (ARARs).
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