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RECORD NUMBER: 25 OF 1060

Main Title Air Pollution Assessment of Trichloroethylene.
Author Fuller., B. B. ;
CORP Author Mitre Corp., McLean, Va.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, N.C. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
Year Published 1976
Report Number MTR-7142; EPA-68-02-1495;
Stock Number PB-256 730
Additional Subjects Air pollution ; Air pollution control ; Waste disposal ; Chemical industry ; Industrial hygiene ; Assessment ; Toxicity ; Physical properties ; Chemical properties ; Material handling ; Chlorine organic compounds ; Physiological effects ; Research ; Concentration(Composition) ; Sources ; Solvents ; Effluents ; Ventilation ; Maintenance ; Indoor air pollution ; Ethylene/trichloro ; Air pollution effects(Humans) ; Air pollution effects(Animals) ; Environmental chemical substitutes ; Carcinogens ; Stationary sources
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NTIS  PB-256 730 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 73p
Abstract
Trichloroethylene is an organic solvent primarily used for the vapor degreasing of metals. Approximately 200,000 industrial workers are exposed to this solvent annually. Although the major physiological response in humans from acute or chronic exposure to trichloroethylene is central nervous system depression, damage to liver, kidney and heart have also been reported. Since the metabolic fate and toxic effects of trichloroethylene are similar in many mammalian species to those in man, the fact that this compound has recently been implicated as a potent liver carcinogen in mice may be of significance. Approximately 60% of the total world production of trichloroethylene is released to the environment each year. However, due to its low water solubility, high vapor pressure and high atmospheric photodegradation rate, trichloroethylene is not expected to persist in the environment. Ambient concentrations in the atmosphere of industrialized areas are only about 16 ppt. Proper use of local exhaust systems in conjunction with vapor condensation apparatus and good general ventilation should be sufficient to maintain levels of trichloroethylene in the workshop environment well below the recommended 100 ppm and to insure a minimum release to the ambient atmosphere.