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A 2007 toxicity report for the National Toxicology Program provided evidence that high doses of chromium 6 caused cancers of the gastrointestinal tract in rats and mice at levels higher than 5 mg/L of water, (5 ppm, or 5,000 ppb). [41] [42] Average hexavalent chromium levels in Hinkley were recorded at 1.19 ppb, with an estimated peak of 20 ppb.
Christchurch is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Christchurch is located on Virginia State Route 33 3.1 miles (5.0 km) southeast of Urbanna. Christchurch has a post office with the ZIP Code 23031. [2] Christchurch is the home of Christchurch School, established in 1921.
Ripplemead is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Giles County, Virginia, United States. [1] Ripplemead is located along the New River, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east-northeast of Pearisburg. Ripplemead has a post office with ZIP code 24150. [2] [3]
Water View is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Water View is located on the Rappahannock River 6.4 miles (10.3 km) north-northwest of Urbanna . Water View had a post office , which closed on March 8, 2008.
The Tri-Cities of Virginia (also known as the Tri-City area or the Appomattox Basin) is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south-central Virginia.
The Orkney Springs Hotel was owned privately until 1979 when it was purchased by the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia and became part of their retreat center Shrine Mont. [4] The Episcopal Church had offered services in the town since the 19th century, and it had been a favorite retreat of Bishop Robert Atkinson Gibson from 1876 until his death in ...
The village continued to grow, and in 1780, 12 acres (49,000 m 2) on the south side of Main Street were subdivided into 15 lots, upon which shops and homes were built. By the 1790s, the village was known as "Waterford", named after the city of Waterford in Ireland , where some of its founders had once lived before immigrating to the United States .
Randolph, formerly called Roanoke and Talcott, is a small unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, near the Staunton River. Its elevation is 354 feet (108 m). The community is the home of Staunton River Battlefield State Park.