tetrachloroethylene

Cl Cl / = / Cl Cl Uses: - industrial solventauto repair - dry cleaning fluid - auto repair - Environmental Protection Agency has bannedd use of tetrachloroethylene Dec 2024 Adverse effects: - less toxic than trichloroethylene - hepatoxic, liver cancer - nephrotoxic, kidney cancer - brain cancer - testicular cancer Characteristics: - sweet odor detectable by most people at a concentration of 1 part per million

References

- Wikipedia: Tetrachloroethylene http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrachloroethylene