\select@language {english} \contentsline {chapter}{Abstract}{ii} \contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{1} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {1.1}Chromium background}{1} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {1.1.1}Chromium Facts}{2} \contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}Chromium and Ophiolites}{3} \contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1}Natural Chromite Deposits}{3} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.1}Explanation of an Ophiolite}{3} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.2}Chromite mineralization}{4} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.3}Chromite as a natural contaminant}{5} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.4}Health effects of Chromium}{6} \contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.5}Detection and Remediation of Chromium}{6} \contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}Summary}{9} \contentsline {chapter}{\hbox to\@tempdima {\hfil }Bibliography}{10} \contentsline {chapter}{\hbox to\@tempdima {\hfil }Index}{11}