Hexavalent chromium

and Sanitation Division that the Hexavalent Chromium found in their water was tested above the most current drinking water standards for California. This caused questions and for some, once questions were answered it led to fear, anger or, even more, questions. Hexavalent Chromium, also known as Chromium 6, is proven to be cancer causing when inhaled and there is strong evidence supporting that it also has a carcinogenic effect when ingested. Hexavalent Chromium is a naturally occurring metal, that

Running head: Erin Brockovich, Andersen v. Pacific Erin Brockovich Anderson, et al v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Superior Court for the County of San Bernardino, Barstow Division, File BCV 00300 (1993) Christine K. Horold Strayer University Abstract The movie Erin Brockovich (2000) depicts one of the most recognized cases of toxic tort cases in the United States. According to an article in Entertainment Editors “a toxic tort is a special type of personal injury lawsuit in which the

the highly toxic pollutant, "hexavalent chromium" also known as "chromium 6". This toxic pollutant leaked into the drinking water used by the residents in the small town. This leakage occurred as the result of routine operations from a plant owned by the company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). Hexavalent chromium was an additive used by the company PG&E for rust prevention in their water cooling systems. The company would dump waste water containing hexavalent chromium into nearby ponds that were not

to the chromium. The fact that a doctor would lie to a patient is just as, if not more unethical than what PG&E did by lying to the citizens. Although this issue was not dealt with in the movie, those doctors should have lost their right to practice. The company should have offered the residents of Hinkley the right to see another doctor of their choice, at PG&E’s expense. Upon realizing she needed to get information about the water in Hinkley, specifically the type of chromium, she went

discovered is the main reason for the Hinkley, California residents’ numerous cases of serious illness, the Hexavalent

The movie I chose to watch is Erin Brockovich. It stars Julia Roberts and she is a struggling single mother just trying to make ends meet. The 2000 drama, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant, got a rating of 7.3 on IMBd.com. In the beginning of the film, Erin is in a car accident with a doctor and needs an attorney. Her attorney’s name is Ed Masry. He is an old man who did not properly prepare Erin for court the way he should have. He told Erin that they would win the case

Electric Company using hexavalent chromium or chromium six as a rust inhibitor to prevent corrosion of pistons used in engines. According to the movie, for fourteen years, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company had been dumping water containing chromium six into ponds and covering them over. The ponds were not lined and the chromium based water leaked into the local water supply exposing residents of Hinkley, California to chromium six. Repeated exposure to hexavalent chromium causes chronic headaches

Ethical Issues in film Erin Brockovich There are many ethical issues in the movie Erin Brockovich. This movie is about a mother of three who uncovers a water poisoning case by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in southern California. Erin has the responsibility to feed and educate her three children and she has a general distrust of people. She begins by forcing her lawyer Ed Masry to give her a secretarial job after he failed to get her a settlement from an auto accident. She doesn't exactly

movie. The film described how PG&E held a meeting with 200 people from Hinkley to explain the benefits of PG&E using chromium 3 at their plant. Chromium 3 is similar to hexavalent chromium (or chromium 6), however the deception is clear when the film goes on to show that PG&E was not actually using chromium 3 at their plant, and was actually using the harmful chromium 6 instead. Unfortunately, this issue was not resolved in the film as PG&E continued their denial and dishonesty until

 Crisis Management Ethical Issues There are three main examples of PG&E’s unethical behaviour portrayed in the film. It cannot be confirmed that PG&E Corporation headquarters (highest in business management) knew of the existence of the hexavalent chromium 6 in Hinkley, therefore I will not use that example. The other two examples also include PG&E and show that PG&E (the local business, not PG&E headquarters) knew about the chemicals. There are other small ethical