alt Hacker NewsThere is absolutely no reason to have a cow over this stuff being present in existing paint, unless it is chalking, or being sanded. Not to the extent that everyone has to evacuate immediately and sell their badly needed equipment for below market value.
It's a dick move.
Most places that ran plating treatments are toxic waste sites.
Site remediation is slow and really expensive, but better than organ failure or cancer. Chrome salts can be particularly bad with low LD50 ratings. =3