tetrachloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or under the systematic name tetrachloroethene, and abbreviations such as perc, and PCE, is a chlorocarbon with the formula . It is a volatile, non-flammable, stable, colorless and dense liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics and as a metal degreasing solvent, formerly as an oral anthelmintic. It has a mild, sweet, sharp odor, detectable by most people at a concentration of 50 ppm.
Research
2,267 papers- Tetrachloroethylene.Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology · 1988
- Tetrachloroethylene.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1995
- Tetrachloroethylene.Report on carcinogens : carcinogen profiles · 2011
- Tetrachloroethylene.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans · 1979
- Tetrachloroethylene exposure and bladder cancer risk: a meta-analysis of dry-cleaning-worker studies.Environmental health perspectives · 2014
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19 sectionsContents
- History and production
- Uses
- Historical applications
- Chemical properties and reactions
- Oxidation
- Chlorination
- Nitration
- Thermal decomposition
- Health and safety
- Metabolism
- Neurotoxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Testing for exposure
- International advisories and compliance
- Environmental effects
- Remediation and degradation
- Explanatory notes
- References
- External links
Tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or under the systematic name tetrachloroethene, and abbreviations such as perc, and PCE, is a chlorocarbon with the formula . It is a volatile, non-flammable, stable, colorless and dense liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics and as a metal degreasing solvent, formerly as an oral anthelmintic. It has a mild, sweet, sharp odor, detectable by most people at a concentration of 50 ppm.
Because of its wide usage, tetrachloroethylene has been extensively assessed as a potential hazard, resulting in government publications about its potential for neurotoxicity and carcinogenesis from chronic or repeated exposure. Improper disposal has caused groundwater pollution.