'Erin Brockovich' chemical found in tap water of more than 200M Americans

<p>Turns out lead isn't the only thing that could be contaminating your tap water.</p><p>Chromium-6, which people over the age of 30 might remember as the dangerous compound in the movie "Erin Brockovich," is in the water supplied to <a href="http://www.ewg.org/research/chromium-six-found-in-us-tap-water#ref4" target="_blank">most Americans</a>.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/east-chicago-residents-suffer-from-lead-poisoning-like-flint/">Flint Had Lead In The Water; This Town Has Lead In The Land</a></b></p><p>The Environmental Working Group analyzed findings from the Environmental Protection Agency and found over 200 million people in all 50 states have higher levels of chromium-6 in their water than what scientists consider safe.</p><p>Excess levels of chromium compounds have been linked to lung and <a href="http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/document/occupationandcancerpdf.pdf" target="_blank">sinus cancer</a>, as well as numerous other diseases.</p><p>The state of American water has been anything but clear lately after thousands of residents in Flint, Michigan, got sick after drinking water contaminated by lead.</p><p>The Environmental Working Group is currently lobbying the EPA to toughen its standards for water purity.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/how-scientists-read-ancient-scrolls-that-can-t-be-opened/">This Ancient Copy Of Leviticus Is Too Fragile To Open: Cue Science</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/chinese-officials-say-they-ve-lost-control-of-space-station/">Chinese Officials Aren't Sure Where Their Falling Spacecraft Will Land</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/smoking-can-cause-damage-to-your-dna-even-after-you-quit/">Smoking Can Cause Damage To Your DNA, Even Years After You Quit</a></li></ul>