Air Hygiene Foundation
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The Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, originally named the Air Hygiene Foundation and also called the Industrial Health Foundation, is a business trade organization concerned with occupational health in industrial businesses. It was founded in 1935 by the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
in response to the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. In 1941 the organization changed its name from "Air Hygiene Foundation" to "Industrial Hygiene Foundation."
The Industrial Health Foundation hired ENVIRON to conduct tests of hexavalent chromium
. It has been generally associated with defending corporations from environmental and safety regulations.
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, founded in 1913 by Andrew W. Mellon and Richard B. Mellon, merged with the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1967 to form Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States...
in response to the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. In 1941 the organization changed its name from "Air Hygiene Foundation" to "Industrial Hygiene Foundation."
The Industrial Health Foundation hired ENVIRON to conduct tests of hexavalent chromium
Hexavalent chromium
Hexavalent chromium refers to chemical compounds that contain the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state. Virtually all chromium ore is processed via hexavalent chromium, specifically the salt sodium dichromate. Approximately of hexavalent chromium were produced in 1985...
. It has been generally associated with defending corporations from environmental and safety regulations.