Abstract
This paper discusses some of the parameters of the formation of chromyl chloride from solutions containing chloride and chromate ions, sulfuric acid and water. It points out that anhydrous conditions are not a necessary requisite for its formation, and that it does not hydrolyze as readily as is usually assumed to be the case. Work on the problem of analyzing gaseous media for chromyl chloride is reported, and the results of a study of its formation in an industrial establishment are discussed. The possibility is suggested that chromyl chloride may play an important role in the formation of lung cancer in chromate workers.