Breaking: The state Air Resources Board voted today to ban the substance known as chromium 6, giving platers several years to switch to an alternative the platers say won’t produce the same chrome shine.
Industrial components are plated by being submerged in baths containing chromium 6 though decorative and functional plating deploy different processes. Emissions occur in the form of bubbles that rise to the top of the tanks and can be released in mists, drops and spills that can settle on floors, equipment and other surfaces. Once dry dust can be released by open doors and vents.
“The issue we have here is that our industry of course is in agreement with fair regulation, but what we have here is a ban,” Leiker said. “This is just a universal ban across the whole industry.” Meanwhile trivalent chromium does not meet U.S. Department of Defense requirements. Leiker said that the air board is hoping the military will adopt new materials. But the uncertainty is a big risk for an industry that often relies on long lead times and multiyear contracts.
The town of Hinkley, with a PG&E plant in the distance at center, in the Mojave Desert northeast of Los Angeles in 2010. The small community’s struggles with contaminated groundwater inspired the award-winning Hollywood movie “Erin Brockovich.” Photo by Reed Saxon, AP Photo
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