Annals of Global Health, 2016 Background: Tetrachloroethene (PCE) is a common environmental and occupational contaminant and an acknowledged neurotoxicant. From 1968 through 1983, widespread contamination of public drinking water supplies with PCE occurred in the Cape Cod region of ...
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Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers infiltrated with tetrachloroethylene [PDF]
Optical and quantum electronics, 2021 This study proposes a photonic crystal fiber made of fused silica glass, with the core infiltrated with tetrachloroethylene (C2Cl4) as a new source of supercontinuum (SC) spectrum.
Hieu Van Le +5 more
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Levels, Distributions, and Potential Risks of Hexachlorobutadiene from Two Tetrachloroethylene Factories in China. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023 A systematic investigation was conducted on the emission of hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) from two tetrachloroethylene factories that used the acetylene method (F1) and the tetrachloride transformation method (F2).
Liu C, Guo J, Liu M, Liu J, Zhang L.
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A case-control study of early-life residential exposure to tetrachloroethylene and risks of childhood cancer and birth defects [PDF]
Environment InternationalBackground: Residential buildings with a co-located dry-cleaning facility (CL-DC) can have substantially higher indoor tetrachloroethylene concentrations than buildings without a CL-DC.
Jongeun Rhee +8 more
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Null-Space Monte Carlo Particle Backtracking to Identify Groundwater Tetrachloroethylene Sources
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 Groundwater in most urban areas around the globe is often contaminated by toxic substances. Among the various sources of contamination, industries cause the heaviest impact when toxic compounds are released underground, mainly through leaking tanks or ...
Loris Colombo +3 more
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Drug use disorder following early life exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Environmental Health, 2020 Background Many studies of adults with occupational exposure to solvents such as tetrachloroethylene (PCE) have shown adverse effects on cognition, mood and behavioral problems.
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Environmental Health, 2018 Background Residents of Massachusetts and Rhode Island were exposed to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water from 1968 through the early 1990s when it leached from the vinyl lining of asbestos cement water distribution pipes. While occupational
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Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in Paint Production Plants: Levels and Potential Human Health Risks [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 A wide range of volatile organic solvents, including aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, and ketones, are used in the production of paints, and they comprise more than 30% of the ingredients of paints.
Safiye Ghobakhloo +3 more
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Removal of Tetrachloroethylene from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption on Clay Minerals
Adsorption Science & Technology, 2015 The objective of this study was to assess the adsorption capacity of Moroccan stevensite for the removal of tetrachloroethylene from aqueous solutions.
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Residential Tetrachloroethylene Exposure: Response [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2004 We are grateful for the opportunity to respond to Storm and Mazor’s comments about our study “Apartment Residents’ and Day Care Workers’ Exposures to Tetrachloroethylene and Deficits in Visual Contrast Sensitivity” (Schreiber et al. 2002).
H. Kenneth Hudnell, Judith S. Schreiber
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