tetrachloroethylene

Introduction

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Characteristics

• sweet odor detectable by most people at a concentration of 1 part per million

Uses

• industrial solventauto repair
  • dry cleaning fluid
  • auto repair
• Environmental Protection Agency has bannedd use of tetrachloroethylene Dec 2024

Adverse effects

• less toxic than trichloroethylene
• hepatoxic, liver cancer
• nephrotoxic, kidney cancer
• brain cancer
• testicular cancer

More general terms

• halogenated hydrocarbon

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=31373