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Chromium poisoning symptoms caused my Chromium exposure

You could be suffering from Chromium poisoning symptoms, simple home health check to see your Chromium exposure levels.

Breathing in high levels of chromium can cause:

• irritation to the nose, such as runny nose, nosebleeds, and ulcers and holes in the nasal septum
• ingesting large amounts of chromium can cause stomach upsets and ulcers, convulsions
• kidney and liver damage,
• death.

Skin contact with certain chromium compounds can cause skin ulcers. Some people are extremely sensitive to chromium or chromium(III). Allergic reactions consisting of severe redness and swelling of the skin have been noted.

Chromium poisoning

Several studies have shown that chromium compounds can increase the risk of lung cancer. Animal studies have also shown an increased risk of cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that chromium is a human carcinogen. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that certain chromium compounds are known to cause cancer in humans. The EPA has determined that chromium in air is a human carcinogen.

The exact level where chromium becomes toxic is not clear. The recommended therapeutic value is between 50 - 200 ppm. However, this is applicable only to organic chromium that the body absorbs and retains and therefore not usually excreted and found in urine. The toxic form of chromium is inorganic chromium that the body does not absorb and therefore eliminated in urine. It is this inorganic chromium that requires testing and its presence should be 0.

Contents

Contents of Chromium test kit

• 1 Colour strip on box of the kit
• 1 Test Instruction Sheet
• 1 Large Test-tube
• 1 Indicator stick

1 vial with clear cap - Reagent 1 (contains 10% sulphuric acid and care must be taken as it is corrosive - please avoid contact with skin or eyes

Preparation

Preparation of test for Chromium

• Remove the indicator stick and small vial from the large test tube
• In the empty large test-tube, add 5 ml. of the solution to be tested
• The solution is now ready for testing

Conducting the test

Conducting the test for Chromium toxins

• Pour the contents from clear-cap vial (colourless Reagent 1) into the large test-tube. Note: the pH of this solution to be tested should be at 1 or less at this time
• Put the indicator stick into the mixed solutions (now turned acidic) in the large test-tube for one (1) second. Note: The reaction surface of the indicator stick must be completely immersed into the mixed solutions in the large test-tube
• Remove the indicator stick from the large test-tube and wait for 15 seconds

How to test for Chromium in the body

• Add the required volume of the sample solution (saliva, water, urine, etc) to be tested for Chromium into the test tube
• Close with the cap and shake gently. Allow the solutions to stand on the cap of the test tube for 1 minute.
• A colour change will indicate the presence of Chromium (chart on label of kit).

Results

Results from Chromium testing kit

Result is measured accurately in parts per million. Tests the presence of ions of Chromium to a high degree of accuracy to detect contamination in the body, water and on a wide range of materials in your environment