Panel: Brockovich Right about Dangers of Hexavalent Chromium in Water

May 17, 2007--An article in MedPage Today says scientists have now confirmed that Erin Brockovich was right in her assertion that hexavalent chromium in drinking water might be a health hazard.

Brockovich first made that suggestion 16 years ago, and, after a two-year animal study, the National Toxicology Program has said there is "clear evidence of carinogenic activity" if the chemical is consumed in drinking water, MedPage Today reported.

Brockovich made national headlines after helping to win a lawsuit in 1996, in which a $333 million settlement was awarded to those who had been reportedly harmed after Pacific Gas & Electric Company polluted their town's water.

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