What harm does chromium exceed standard have to human body

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We know that all kinds of factors in a healthy human body are in a state of balance. If any of them exceeds the standard, there may be problems, especially some special trace factors. Chromium is one of them. Chromium is a blue and white multivalent metal element, which is often used in stainless steel and other products. At the same time, chromium is an essential trace element for human body, but excessive chromium will do great harm to human body. Let's take a look at the following.

What harm does chromium exceed standard have to human body

First: first of all, there will be skin damage. Hexavalent chromium compounds can stimulate and sensitize the skin. There will be erythema, edema and ulcers on the skin. In addition, chromium ulcer is a kind of deep ulcer, and there will be canceration. Special attention should be paid to it.

Second: it will lead to respiratory system damage, chromate and chromic acid smoke and dust, have obvious damage to the respiratory tract, can cause nasal septum perforation, nasal mucosa ulcer and pharyngitis and pneumonia and other diseases, patients will appear obvious cough and headache, as well as shortness of breath chest tightness symptoms.

Third: it will cause damage to the digestive system. If you are exposed to chromate for a long time at ordinary times, you may have stomach pain, gastritis, gastrointestinal ulcer and other diseases, accompanied by body aches and fatigue. The taste and smell of patients will slowly decline or even disappear.

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Finally, we want to say that compared with trivalent chromium, the toxicity of hexavalent chromium is particularly strong, about 100 times that of trivalent chromium, and the harm of hexavalent chromium and its compounds to human body in life is more direct, such as causing dermatitis and pharyngitis and other problems, in addition, it will also damage the respiratory system, cause pneumonia and tracheitis and other diseases, if eaten by mistake, the symptoms of poisoning are more serious More obvious.