ASTM E848-94(2012)
Standard Guide for Safety and Health Requirements Relating to Occupational Exposure to Water-Insoluble Chromates

Standard No.

ASTM E848-94(2012)

Release Date

1994

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM E848-94(2016)

Latest

ASTM E848-94(2022)

Scope

1.1 This guide covers control procedures for the safe production, storage, transportation, and handling of only the hexavalent chromium compounds found in Table 1 and their various hydrates, and mixtures of coprecipitates of the same regardless of crystalline form.

TABLE 1 Examples of Some Hexavalent Chromium Compounds

Chemical Name	Formula	Color Index NameA
Barium chromate	BaCrO4	Pigment Yellow 31
Barium potassium chromate	BaK3(CrO4)2	Pigment Yellow 31
Basic copper chromate	CuCrO4 xCu(OH) 2	Not listed
Basic cadmium chromate	Cd2(OH)