Analytical Method To Detect Chromium From Toxic Chromium Developed

To help easily detect and differentiate chromium from toxic chromium, Agilent and Metrohm have introduced a high-sensitivity analytical method that uses equipment from both companies. Chromium (VI) is the toxin at issue in Erin Brockovich's well-known legal battle in the 1990s, resulting in one of the biggest civil class-action settlements in US history (The story was also made into a popular Hollywood movie). The new method provides several advantages over conventional chromium detection techniques, including higher sensitivity (down to parts per trillion), improved specificity, and better reproducibility in high matrix samples, such as hard drinking water. For more information please see: www.laboratorytalk.com/rdx/da/mea/402/4