trichloroethylene
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Introduction
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Cl Cl
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H Cl
Characteristics
- clear non-flammable liquid with a sweet smell
Uses
- commonly used as an industrial solvent
- found in common consumer & manufacturing products
- degreasing agents, furniture care, auto repair products
- was used as a general inhalation anesthetic, use abandon in 1980s
- Environmental Protection Agency has bannedd use of trichloroethylene Dec 2024
Epidemiology
- ground water contamination
Adverse effects
- cardiac arrhythmias
- neurologic dysfunction in combination with alkali used for carbon dioxide absorbtion when used with soda lime
- hepatotoxicity, liver cancer
- nephrotoxic, kidney cancer
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- exposure associated with risk of Parkinson's disease[2]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Trichloroethylene http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroethylene
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dorsey ER, Zafar M, Lettenberger SE et al Trichloroethylene: An Invisible Cause of Parkinson's Disease? Journal of Parkinson's Disease. 2023 13(2):203-218. March 14 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36938742 https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-parkinsons-disease/jpd225047