Trichloroethylene - Cancer-Causing Substances - NCI
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chemical used to make refrigerants and as a metal degreaser. It may be found in contaminated soil or water near military bases and in some commercial and household cleaning products. TCE exposure may cause kidney cancer and increase the risk of lymphoma and liver cancer.
Trichloroethylene (TCE) | Medical Management Guidelines | Toxic ...
What immediate health effects can result from trichloroethylene exposure? At high levels of exposure, trichloroethylene can cause dizziness, blurred vision, a feeling of excitement, nausea, and vomiting. Breathing very high levels can cause irregular heartbeat, fainting, brain damage, and even death.
Trichloroethylene (TCE) | Public Health Statement | ATSDR
There is strong evidence that trichloroethylene can cause kidney cancer in people and some evidence that it causes liver cancer and malignant lymphoma (a blood cancer). Lifetime exposure to trichloroethylene resulted in increased liver cancer in mice and increased kidney cancer in rats at relatively high exposure levels.
EPA Finds Trichloroethylene Poses an Unreasonable Risk to …
2023年1月9日 · Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk determination for trichloroethylene (TCE), finding that TCE, as a whole chemical substance, presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health when evaluated under its conditions of use.
Risk Management for Trichloroethylene (TCE) | US EPA
2024年12月17日 · Below is information on EPA actions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to manage the unreasonable risk from trichloroethylene (TCE) and protect public health. TCE is a volatile organic compound used mostly in industrial and commercial processes.
Very high exposures to TCE can cause a person to pass out, stop breathing, and die. Most experts believe that repeated, frequent overexposure to organic solvents in general, over months or years, can have long-lasting and possibly permanent effects on the nervous system.
HEALTH EFFECTS - Toxicological Profile for 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Controlled human exposure studies clearly indicate neurological effects associated with 1,1,1-trichloroethane exposure (e.g., Gamberale and Hultengren 1973; Mackay et al. 1987; Muttray et al. 2000; Stewart et al. 1961; Torkelson et al. 1958). Animal studies provide strong supporting evidence from acute- and intermediate-duration assessments.
A recent analysis of available epidemiological studies reports trichloroethylene exposure to be associated with several types of cancers in humans, especially kidney, liver, cervix, and lymphatic system. Animal studies have reported increases in lung, …
Trichloroethylene (TCE) | ToxFAQs™ | ATSDR - Centers for …
There is strong evidence that trichloroethylene can cause kidney cancer in people and some evidence for trichloroethylene-induced liver cancer and malignant lymphoma. Lifetime exposure to trichloroethylene resulted in increased liver cancer in mice and increased kidney cancer and testicular cancer in rats.
Health effects linked with trichloroethylene (TCE), …
2024年11月12日 · Health effects linked with trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), benzene, and vinyl chloride exposure Key points The effects of exposure to any chemical depend on when, how much, how long, and how you are exposed.
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