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trichloroethylene [trī¦klȯr·ō′eth·ə‚lēn] (organic chemistry) CHCl:CCl2A heavy, stable, toxic liquid with a chloroform aroma; slightly soluble in water, soluble with greases and common organic solvents; boils at 87°C; used for metal degreasing, solvent extraction, and dry cleaning and as a fumigant and chemical intermediate. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lab and field tests hint that dairy whey, a lactose-rich by-product of the dairy industry, could be used to clean up underground water supplies tainted with the solvent trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial degreaser. But Myers said the plan does not account for other contaminants, including trichloroethylene, a colorless liquid used as a solvent for cleaning metal parts, and tetrachloroethene, which is widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics and for metal-degreasing. Because the study "Threshold of Trichloroethylene Contamination in Maternal Drinking Waters Affecting Fetal Heart Development in the Rat" (Johnson et al. |
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