Sunday, January 20, 2008

What is TCE?

AZFamily.com offers a great overview of what TCE is, how people can be exposed to it and how it can affect health.

Highlights
Trichloroethylene is a colorless liquid which is used as a solvent for cleaning metal parts. Drinking or breathing high levels of trichloroethylene may cause nervous system effects, liver and lung damage, abnormal heartbeat, coma, and possibly death. Trichloroethylene has been found in at least 852 of the 1,430 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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