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Cal Exit part two, air regulators cite companies for chromium 6 emissions, saying good-bye to Coke Zero
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Jul 28, 2017
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Cal Exit part two, air regulators cite companies for chromium 6 emissions, saying good-bye to Coke Zero

A new effort to secede from the union is advancing, a multi-year initiative to monitor the over 100 metal processors in SoCal, a change to Coke Zero's formula.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District will monitor hexavalent chromium emissions from two chromium plating and anodizing plants in Compton, E.M.E. Inc. and Morrell's Electro Plating, Inc.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District will monitor hexavalent chromium emissions from two chromium plating and anodizing plants in Compton, E.M.E. Inc. and Morrell's Electro Plating, Inc.
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A new effort to secede from the union is advancing, a multi-year initiative to monitor the over 100 metal processors in SoCal, a change to Coke Zero's formula.

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AQMD cites another metal plant amid new chromium 6 spikes in Paramount
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