{"id":66251,"date":"2025-10-03T12:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=66251"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:34:38","slug":"trichloroethylene-tce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/trichloroethylene-tce\/","title":{"rendered":"Trichloroethylene (TCE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Trichloroethylene Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-term exposure to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) outdoors may be linked to an increased risk of Parkinson&#8217;s disease, according to a recent study.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Trichloroethylene<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> volatile, colorless liquid organic chemical.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TCE does <\/span><b>not occur naturally<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><b>created by chemical synthesis.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Trichloroethylene <\/b><b>Applications<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>used primarily to make refrigerants <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other <\/span><b>hydrofluorocarbons <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and as a <\/span><b>degreasing solvent for metal equipment.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TCE is also used in some <\/span><b>household products,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as <\/span><b>cleaning wipes, <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/aerosol-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\">aerosol<\/a> cleaning products, tool cleaners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, paint removers, spray adhesives, and carpet cleaners and spot removers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Commercial dry cleaner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s also<\/span><b> use trichloroethylene as a spot remover.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How are People Exposed to Trichloroethylene?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TCE may be <\/span><b>found in the air, water, and soil at places where it is produced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or used.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span><b> breaks down slowly <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>remains in the environment for a long time.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>readily passes through so<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">il and can<\/span><b> accumulate in groundwater.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>People <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the general population can be <\/span><b>exposed to TCE by inhaling it in indoor and outdoor air, drinking contaminated water,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or eating foods that have been washed or processed with contaminated water.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Impact of <\/b><b>Trichloroethylene <\/b><b>on Human Health<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with prolonged or repeated exposure to TCE could experience <\/span><b>liver problems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and may have an <\/span><b>increased risk of developing liver or kidney cancer.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TCE also has <\/span><b>genotoxic and immunotoxic potential,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and some studies indicate that it may be a teratogen. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">There is also increasing evidence supporting the <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">association between TCE exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and several <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">reproductive and developmental toxicity endpoints, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">infertility <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in males and females<\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">, impaired fetal growth, and cardiac teratogenesis.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2025-10-outdoor-air-exposure-industrial-solvent.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MEDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trichloroethylene is a volatile, colorless liquid organic chemical. 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