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plate holding grains of dark red metal. According to the US Department of Labor, hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] is one of the states of the element chromium. It is usually produced by an intensive heating process, such as burning or in industry. Cr(VI) is known to cause cancer. In addition, it targets the respiratory system, kidneys, liver, skin and eyes. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, Public Health

Study Points to Risks In NC Wells from Nature, Not Coal Ash

by Catherine Clabby October 27, 2016July 14, 2017
Candidates Donna White and Rep. Gale Adcock (D-Cary) listen as NC Nurses Association president Mary Graff introduces them at the NCNA annual meeting in Winston-Salem in late September.
Posted inState Health Policy

Candidates Make Their Pitches to Nurses

by Rose Hoban October 27, 2016April 16, 2021
Panorama of the new Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro.
Posted inFeatured, Hospitals, Mental Health, State Health Policy

New Cherry Hospital Makes Its Debut, Three Years Late

by Rose Hoban August 31, 2016April 16, 2021
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Healthcare Workers, NC Health Briefs, Public Health

Coal Ash & Water: Timeline of a Controversy

by Catherine Clabby August 12, 2016January 9, 2017
Posted inState Health Policy

Epidemiologist Resignation Points to Bigger Problem in State Departments

by Rose Hoban August 12, 2016April 16, 2021
Duke Energy's Asheville Steam Electric Generating Plant coal ash ponds. The DEQ has ranked the ponds as risk.
Posted inEnvironmental Health, Featured, State Health Policy

Sparks Flew Early Over Well-Water Letters

by Catherine Clabby August 5, 2016September 7, 2016

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