{"id":74106,"date":"2025-11-19T13:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74106"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:10:03","slug":"tetrachloroethylene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tetrachloroethylene\/","title":{"rendered":"Tetrachloroethylene"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tetrachloroethylene Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers have identified that Tetrachloroethylene commonly used in dry cleaning and household items could lead to a 3x increased risk of liver diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tetrachloroethylene<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It appears as a <\/span><b>clear colorless<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> volatile liquid having an ether-like odor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>noncombustible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>insoluble in water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other names for tetrachloroethylene include <\/span><b>perchloroethylene, PCE, perc, tetrachloroethene, and perchlor<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health Impacts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Exposure to very high concentrations of tetrachloroethylene can cause <\/span><b>dizziness headaches, sleepiness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, incoordination confusion, nausea, <\/span><b>unconsciousness, and even death.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How does it enter the Environment?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>breaks down very slowly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the air and so it can be transported long distances in the air.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It evaporates quickly from water into air. It is generally <\/span><b>slow to break down in water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is generally <\/span><b>slow to break down in soil.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also seep into soil and groundwater through <\/span><b>factory waste or improper disposal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making drinking water another potential source of exposure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Tetrachloroethylene<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>used to remove grease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in industrial and household settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely used for dry <\/span><b>cleaning of fabrics<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>used to make other chemicals and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used in some consumer products.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/lifestyle\/health\/toxin-that-triples-the-risk-of-liver-diseases-may-be-hiding-in-plain-sight-101763467388379.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tetrachloroethylene appears as a clear colorless volatile liquid having an ether-like odor. 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