Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chemical compound containing four chlorine atoms per molecule.
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- noun chemistry any
chloride containing fourchlorine atoms in eachmolecule
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- noun any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule
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Examples
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She adds that since 2000 the plant has reduced its carbon tetrachloride emissions by 40% and now recycles more than 99% of the chemical.
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"You'd put the stamp facedown in a little black tray, and put a few drops of carbon tetrachloride on," he says.
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The largest single air emission source in 2007 was the DuPont Performance Elastomers plant in Beaumont, Texas, which reported 53,000 pounds of carbon tetrachloride emissions that year, according to the EPA inventory.
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Despite all of these efforts to eliminate carbon tetrachloride — classified by the U.S.
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Carbon tetrachloride released into the air can be expected "to stick around about 50 years," he adds.
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Most of it, though, is probably left over from the past because carbon tetrachloride degrades so slowly, Mitchell says.
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Some may use solvents that the art conservation field has long since abandoned, such as benzene and carbon tetrachloride, which are proven carcinogens, or caustic soda otherwise known as lye.
Daniel Grant: Repair Damaged Artwork Yourself? Maybe Not Daniel Grant 2011
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Some may use solvents that the art conservation field has long since abandoned, such as benzene and carbon tetrachloride, which are proven carcinogens, or caustic soda otherwise known as lye.
Daniel Grant: Repair Damaged Artwork Yourself? Maybe Not Daniel Grant 2011
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Some carbon tetrachloride wafts up from inside landfills, says Kenneth Mitchell, chief of the EPA's air toxics program in its Southeast regional office in Atlanta.
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At these schools, arranged alphabetically by state, carbon tetrachloride exposures ranged from levels that could cause four to nine additional cancers per 1 million people based on a lifetime of exposure:
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