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Testing around metal recycling plants reveals known carcinogen in the air

By Extra Extra | 01.03.2013

An investigation by the Houston Chronicle has found that over the last five years several complaints, including red and yellow smoke, explosions and fire, have been reported around metal recycling plants.

These complaints led Houston air authorities to discover dangerous levels of hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen.

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