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Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

CASRN 127-18-4 | DTXSID2021319

  • Toxicological Review (PDF)  (1077  pp, 137.5 MB, about PDF)
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Charge to the Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) Neurotoxicity Expert Panel

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Meeting Agenda

Today NCEA is posting the charge which will be discussed at the expert panel meeting on neurotoxicity issues associated with exposure to tetrachlroroethylene. This charge is to be the main agenda topic for the meeting. The time and place of the meeting will be announced in a future Federal Register Notice. In addressing this charge, the panel of neurotoxicity experts will use the discussion paper, announced in the Federal Register on December 30, 2003 and posted at that time on this web site, as background material.

Meeting Materials

  • Peer Consultation of Neurotoxicity of Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) Discussion Paper (PDF)  (1  pp, 79.1 KB, about PDF)

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Meeting Related Link(s)

  • IRIS Toxicological Review and Summary Documents For Tetrachloroethylene
  • NEUROTOXICITY OF TETRACHLOROETHYLENE (PERCHLOROETHYLENE): DISCUSSION PAPER

Federal Register Notices

  • FR NOTICE: FEBRUARY 12, 2004
  • FR NOTICE: DECEMBER 30, 2003

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  • EPA Chemicals Dashboard - Tetrachloroethylene
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Chemical Structure for
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)

Synonyms

  • Ankilostin
  • Antisal 1
  • Antisol 1
  • Carbon bichloride
  • Carbon dichloride
  • Czterochloroetylen
  • Dee-Solv
  • Didakene
  • Didokene
  • Dow-Per
  • Dowclene ec
  • ENT 1,860
  • Ethene, tetrachloro-
  • Ethylene tetrachloride
  • Ethylene, tetrachloro-
  • Fedal-UN
  • NCI-C04580
  • Nema
  • PCE
  • PER
  • PERC
  • Perawin
  • Perchloorethyleen, per
  • Perchlor
  • Perchloraethylen, per
  • Perchlorethylene
  • Perchlorethylene, per
  • Perchloroethylene
  • Perclene
  • Percloroetilene
  • Percosolv
  • Percosolve
  • Perk
  • Perklone
  • Persec
  • Tetlen
  • Tetracap
  • Tetrachlooretheen
  • Tetrachloraethen
  • Tetrachlorethylene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Tetrachloroethylene
  • Tetracloroetene
  • Tetraguer
  • Tetraleno
  • Tetralex
  • Tetravec
  • Tetroguer
  • Tetropil
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylene.
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