Environmental
A West Virginia property near a former tanning or leather processing facility may have elevated levels of which heavy metal?
ARadon
BChromium (hexavalent chromium)✓ Correct
CCarbon monoxide
DMethane
Explanation
Tanning and leather processing operations historically used hexavalent chromium compounds. Sites near former tanneries may have soil and groundwater contaminated with hexavalent chromium, a known human carcinogen.
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