TCE

Jones and Winter describe the death of a 20 year old electrician due to supression of the respiratory center after working with TCE. 8 Gerace reported apnea and coma in a 4 year old boy who was either exposed to the vapors or who may have ingested TCE from a flower-making kit. 4 Treatment consisted of gastric evacuation and the administration of activated charcoal with a cathartic.

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Household products that may contain TCE include spot-removers, rug-cleaning agents and typewriter correction fluids.

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The major use of TCE is as a degreasing solvent in the metal and electronic industry.

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TCE is the least hepatotoxic of all the chlorinated hydrocarbons, but acute exposure may cause a transient increase in liver enzymes. 4

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Typewriter correction fluid containing TCE has become a popular substance of abuse among adolescents because of its relatively low cost and easy availability. 1 TCE is an extremely volatile, sweet-smelling liquid that can achieve high vapor concentrations.

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The primary toxic effect of TCE is to the central nervous system and is manifested as CNS depression.

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Approximately 91 percent of TCE is excreted unchanged through the lungs.

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Now, TCE is the most widespread water contaminant in the United States, with large areas of California, Florida, New York and Texas sitting on plumes of it.

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The University of Kentucky recently reported a link between trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent known as TCE, and Parkinson's Disease.

McKay Jenkins, Ph.D.: Protecting Ourselves From An Invisible Danger: Environmental Toxins Ph.D. McKay Jenkins 2011

The University of Kentucky recently reported a link between trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent known as TCE, and Parkinson's Disease.

McKay Jenkins, Ph.D.: Protecting Ourselves From An Invisible Danger: Environmental Toxins Ph.D. McKay Jenkins 2011