Hexavalent chromium is a known carcinogen, with the major route of exposure through inhalation of vapors or dust. The primary health risk from exposure to Cr(VI) ...PageContentSiteNavigationSearchKeyword:AdvancedsearchViewAllSocialMediaHomeAboutSERDPandESTCPAboutSERDPAboutESTCPPartnershipsInvestmentStrategySERDP&ESTCPOfficeProgramAreasInstallationEnergyandWaterEnvironmentalRestorationMunitionsResponseResourceConservationandResiliencyWeaponsSystemsandPlatformsNewsandEventsCalendarBlogConferences&WorkshopsIntheSpotlightFeaturedInitiativesPerandPolyfluoroalkylSubstancesPFASsRangeSustainmentEnergyAssuranceandResilienceCleanupInitiativesMunitionsResponseInitiativesGreenManufacturingandMaintenanceConservationToolsandTrainingWebinarSeriesInstallationEnergyandWaterEnvironmentalRestorationMunitionsResponseResourceConservationandResiliencyWeaponsSystemsandPlatformsFundingOpportunitiesSERDPSolicitationsESTCPSolicitationsOtherFundingOpportunitiesInvestigatorResourcesSERDPResourcesESTCPResourcesFeaturedInitiativesPer-andPolyfluoroalkylSubstances(PFASs)RangeSustainmentEnergyAssuranceandResilienceCleanupInitiativesMunitionsResponseInitiativesGreenManufacturingandMaintenanceHexavalentChromiumLead-FreeElectronicsConservationHome>FeaturedInitiatives>GreenManufacturingandMai...>HexavalentChromiumHexavalentChromiumTheStrategicEnvironmentalResearchandDevelopmentProgram(SERDP)andEnvironmentalSecurityTechnologyCertificationProgram(ESTCP)WeaponsSystemsandPlatformsProgramAreahasdevelopedastrategytoreduceuseofcadmium(Cd)andhexavalentchromium(Cr6+)by90%ormoreatDepartmentofDefense(DoD)maintenancedepotsoverthenextfiveyears.Thestrategyincludesobjectives,metrics,andactionstodemonstratehowthisreductioncanbeachieved.ThestrategyemployssitedemonstrationsandleveragesDoDresourcestoreplicateprocessesacrosstheDoDdepotcommunity.Italsoincludesarecommendedfuturepathforsuccessintheadvancedcoatingsarea.Theterm“hexavalentchromium”isashorthanddesignationforchemicalcompoundsthatcontaintheelementchromiumintheposi