| Chromium toxicity | |
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| Chromium | |
| Specialty | Toxicology |
Chromium toxicity refers to any poisonous toxic effect in an organism or cell that results from exposure to specific forms of chromium—especially hexavalent chromium.[1] Hexavalent chromium and its compounds are toxic when inhaled or ingested. Trivalent chromium is a trace mineral that is essential to human nutrition. There is a hypothetical risk of genotoxicity in humans if large amounts of trivalent chromium were somehow able to enter living cells, but normal metabolism and cell function prevent this.[2]
- ^ "Chromium (Cr) Toxicity: What Are the Physiologic Effects of Chromium Exposure? | Environmental Medicine | ATSDR". www.atsdr.cdc.gov. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Hartwig A, Arand M, Epe B, Guth S, Jahnke G, Lampen A, et al. (June 2020). "Mode of action-based risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens". Archives of Toxicology. 94 (6): 1787–1877. doi:10.1007/s00204-020-02733-2. PMC 7303094. PMID 32542409.