STANFORD, Calif. - A new study from Stanford University suggests wildfires could lead to chromium 6, a cancer-causing agent, being released in the air.

Chromium-6 is fairly rapidly converted to the less toxic chromium-3 in the stomach.” The FDA said it is advising parents with children impacted by the recall to inform their health care provider.

Wildfires can release and spread a toxic, cancer-causing chemical, new research released Tuesday finds. Known as chromium 6, it is the same toxin made infamous in the 2000 film " Erin Brockovich." ...

Wildfires can release and spread a toxic, cancer-causing chemical, new research released Tuesday finds. Known as chromium 6, it is the same toxin made infamous in the 2000 film " Erin Brockovich ...

California has for years had a drinking water limit of 50 parts per billion in effect for all chromium compounds, including both chromium-6 as well as the significantly less toxic chromium-3.

Hexavalent chromium is also known as the "Erin Brockovich chemical," named for the consumer advocate whose legal battle to help a small California town affected by the compound was immortalized in ...

The EPA has issued new recommendations for monitoring the levels of chromium-6 in drinking water. The new guidelines come several weeks after the agency promised to address the issue and also ...