The Cr(VI) Mode of Action (MOA) research studies were conducted by a highly qualified team of experts from many different organizations. These scientific organizations conducted various analyses to provide critical insight and scientific contribution to the Cr(VI) research effort. These groups include:
- ToxStrategies
Role: principal investigators, risk assessment - Summit Toxicology
Role: toxicokinetics and risk assessment - Southern Research Institute
Role: treatment, biochemical, histopathology - Michigan State University
Role: genomics - George Washington University Medical Center
Role: mutations - U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Role: X-Ray Fluorescence Microspectroscopic Analysis - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Role: redox (e.g. GSH and GSSG)
- Duke University Medical Center
Role: human gastric fluid - Environmental Standards
Role: analytical oversight, data validation - Thermo Fisher
Role: high content analysis in cultured cells - Experimental Pathology Laboratory
Role: cytogenetics - Brooks Rand
Role: Cr analytical (DNA and tissue analyses) - Applied Speciation
Role: reduction rate studies