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Trichloroethylene

CAS Number

79-01-6

Synonym

TCE, acetylene trichloride; AI3-00052; Algylen; Anameth; Benzinol; Caswell No. 876; Cecolene; Chlorilen; 1-chloro-2,2-dichloroethylene; Densinfluat; 1,1-dichloro-2chloroethylene; ethylene trichloride; fleck-flip; flock flip; fluate; germalgene; lethurin; narcogen; narkosoid; NCI-C04546; Perm-a-chlor; petzinol; philex; threthylen; threthylene; TRI; triasol; trichloran; trichlorethylene; trichloroethene; 1,1,2-trichloroethylene; triclene; trielin; trilene; trimar; tri-plus; Vestrol; EPA Pesticide Code: 081202

Occurrence/Use

Metal degreasing, extraction solvent, cleaning kerosene-fueled rocket engines; production of refrigerants; component of tobacco smoke. Formerly used in medicine (inhaled analgesic), film cleaning, dry-cleaning solvent, and fumigant.

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California Public Health Goals Data

Health Risk Category: 
Carcinogenicity
Public Health Goal (mg/L): 
0.0017
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Cancer Risk at PHG: 
0.000001
MCL value (mg/L): 
0.005
Cancer Risk at MCL: 
0.000003
Last PHG Revision : 
2009
California PHG Comments: 
Update Date: 
07/09/2009