CARB has
targeted a small industry to move the pressure off the State.
Business will be forced to close, thousands of jobs will be lost,
supply chains and consumers will have to find sources outside of
the State of California. Other States that do not have the
regulations and controls that California shops have in
place.
The three
finishes of Decorative, Functional Chrome Metal Finishing and
Chromic Acid Anodizing represent less than
1% of total ChromeVI Emissions for the entire State of
California.
When
an entire industry is gone and CARB still has 99% Hex Chrome in air
emissions who will be targeted next? Banning Chrome in the State
does not make the demand go away; it only creates more pollution
from mobile emission sources such as trucks and cars. Why ban Hex
Chrome in a State that has it under control?
Fun
Fact: Based on the reported annual emissions CARB provided
(2018-2019) all of the decorative chrome platers in the state
emitted less hexavalent chromium at .00856 lbs per year less than
the popular theme park resort in Anaheim at 0.106 lbs per
year.
CARB
should base the rule on real science and data, not
emotions.
Please do NOT shut down our local chrome
shops…there has to be a better way
Regards,
Eric Soiland
2211 Spyglass Drive
Brentwood, CA 94513