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sodium dichromate

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sodium dichromate [′sōd·ē·əm dī′krō‚māt]
(inorganic chemistry)
Na2Cr2O7·2H2O Poisonous, red to orange deliquescent crystals; soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol; melts at 320°C; loses water of hydration upon prolonged heating at 105°C; used as a chemical intermediate and corrosion inhibitor and in the manufacture of pigments, leather tanning, and electroplating. Also known as bichromate of soda; sodium acid chromate; sodium bichromate.


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Environmental Protection Agency and a leading expert on hexavalent chromium, told the committee that soldiers were exposed to 80 to 200 times the federal limit for worker exposure to sodium dichromate, which contains hexavalent chromium and which Gibb called one of the most potent human carcinogens.
Sodium dichromate is an inorganic compound containing hexavalent chromium known to be toxic and carcinogenic to humans and animals.
Anthracene, sodium dichromate, 5 tertbutyl-2 are among the 14 substances which have been listed by the European Chemicals Agency as hazardous for human health and environment.
 
 
 
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