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tetrachloroethylene

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tetrachloroethylene [¦te·trə¦klȯr·ō′eth·ə‚lēn]
(organic chemistry)


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In addition to high levels of perchlorate, the site has other contaminants, including two potentially carcinogenic chemicals used as solvents -- tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene.
which used and disposed of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) at the site.
Among the VOCs that Adgate and his team studied were chloroform, a by-product of chlorination that's released from household water; d-limonene and a- and b-pinene, common deodorizing chemicals that produce scents of lemon and pine; para-dichlorobenzene, an air freshener and pesticide; and tetrachloroethylene, which emanates from dry-cleaned clothing.
 
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