The US Environmental Protection Agency now bans trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (Perc). See and hear why. #epa #trichloroethylene #perchloroethylene #cancer
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE3ESW9t2ue/
#trichloroethylene
Lawsuit Claims Company Knowingly and Illegally Dumped Cancer-Causing Waste
Several hundred victims have come forward with cancers & other conditions caused by exposure, said attorney
https://truthout.org/articles/lawsuit-claims-company-knowingly-and-illegally-dumped-cancer-causing-waste/
* illegally discharging trichloroethylene (TCE) into the environment, contaminating soil, air and groundwater, and knowingly exposing workers to the cancer-causing chemical
Enpro Industries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enpro_Industries
#Enpro #trichloroethylene #environment #capitalism #corporations #pollution
New theory on Parkinson's Disease origins & spread
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240411130149.htm
* hypothesis paper builds on growing scientific consensus that Parkinson's disease route to brain starts in nose or gut
* proposes that environmental toxicants the likely source
The Body, the Brain, the Environment, and Parkinson’s Disease
https://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-parkinsons-disease/jpd240019
#ParkinsonDisease #ParkinsonsDisease #disease #EnvironmentalHealth #LewyBody #pesticides #pollution #trichloroethylene #PolychlorinatedBiphenyls #PCB
‘Extremely toxic chemical’ found in many products may be banned by EPA. What is #TCE?
Brendan Rascius
Tue, October 24, 2023
"The Environmental Protection Agency (#EPA) proposed a ban on #trichloroethylene (TCE), a #cancer-causing chemical found in consumer and industrial products.
"The proposed near-total ban — part of the #Biden administration’s 'moonshot' initiative to eradicate cancer — would take effect next year, following a period for public comment, according to an Oct. 23 EPA news release.
"'The science is loud and clear on TCE,' EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe said in the release. 'It is a dangerous toxic chemical and proposing to ban it will protect families, workers, and communities.'
"TCE is a colorless, liquid chemical compound that is manufactured primarily as a cleaning #solvent, according to the National Cancer Institute.
"It’s typically not found in products marketed to consumers, but among the household products it is used in are #CleaningPipes, #PaintRemovers, #Carpet Cleaners, #ToolCleaners, #SprayAdhesives and #BrakeCleaners, officials said.
"Industrially, it’s used to #degrease metal materials found in aircraft and as a refrigerant. It’s also employed in the manufacturing of battery separators found in #ElectricVehicles.
"The chemical compound is 'extremely toxic' and has been linked to adverse health effects, the EPA says.
"The agency has found that TCE causes #NonHodgkinsLymphoma and liver and kidney #cancer, officials said. It also damages the #ImmuneSystem, the central nervous system, reproductive organs and puts fetal development at risk.
"'These risks are present even at very small concentrations of TCE,' officials said.
"'TCE is also associated with Parkinson’s disease and possibly other neurodegenerative diseases,' Briana De Miranda, a professor specializing in toxicology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, told McClatchy News.
"Exposure to the chemical can occur in a number of ways, the most common of which is via inhalation, De Miranda said.
"'If people work with TCE they may inhale it through its vapor phase or off gassing of the liquid,' De Miranda said. 'If people live or work where it contaminates the soil or ground water, they could inhale TCE via vapor intrusion into buildings.'
"It can also be ingested orally, including through #contaminated drinking water, and through the skin, though this is less common, De Miranda said.
"Exposure often occurs at #Superfund sites, which are swaths of land across the country that are designated as contaminated by the EPA. These include manufacturing centers, processing plants, #landfills and #mines."
Read more:
https://news.yahoo.com/extremely-toxic-chemical-found-many-164645595.html
Exposure to high levels of TCE could increase risk of Parkinson’s disease by 70%
The risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life could be increased by up to 70% by drinking water contaminated with the industrial solvent, trichloroethylene (TCE). The researchers said it was, to their knowledge, the first study to assess the association of Parkinson’s disease and exposure to a TCE-contaminated water supply, in a large, population-based cohort.
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/exposure-to-high-levels-of-tce-could-increase-risk-of-parkinsons-disease-by-70/4017482.article #TCE #parkinsons #trichloroethylene #drinkingwater
What you need to know about a common chemical linked to a increased risk of #Parkinson's disease
By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, April 25, 2023
"Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing brain condition in the world. A new paper co-authored by Dr. Ray Dorsey at the University of Rochester Medical Center shows that a common chemical may be fueling the rise of the disease. #Trichloroethylene (#TCE) is used to #DryClean clothes, to #decaffeinate coffee, and to #degrease metal. It was one of the main contaminant at the Marine Corps base #CampLejeune and has been found in up to one-third of the #groundwater in the U.S. According to the research, TCE is linked with a 500 percent increased risk of Parkinson’s disease."
#DryCleaning chemical may be invisible #Parkinson’s cause
March 15th, 2023 Posted by Mark Michaud-Rochester
"For the past 100 years, #trichloroethylene (#TCE) has been used to decaffeinate coffee, degrease metal, and dry clean clothes. It contaminates the Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, 15 toxic Superfund sites in Silicon Valley, and up to one-third of groundwater in the US.
TCE causes cancer, is linked to miscarriages and congenital heart disease, and is associated with a 500% increased risk of Parkinson’s disease.
In a hypothesis paper in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, researchers, including University of Rochester Medical Center neurologists Ray Dorsey, Ruth Schneider, and Karl Kieburtz, postulate that TCE may be an invisible cause of Parkinson’s. They detail the widespread use of the chemical, the evidence linking the toxicant to Parkinson’s, and profile seven individuals, including a former NBA basketball player, a Navy captain, and a late US Senator, who developed Parkinson’s disease either after likely working with the chemical or being exposed to it in the environment.
Massive TCE contamination
TCE was a widely used solvent used in a number of industrial, consumer, military, and medical applications, including to remove paint, correct typewriting mistakes, clean engines, and anesthetize patients.
Its use in the US peaked in the 1970s, when more than 600 million pounds of the chemical—or two pounds per American—were manufactured annually. Some 10 million Americans worked with the chemical or other similar industrial solvents. While domestic use has since fallen, TCE is still used for degreasing metal and spot dry cleaning in the US.
TCE contaminates countless sites across the country. Half of the most toxic Environmental Protection Agency’s (#EPA) #Superfund sites contain TCE. Fifteen sites are in #California’s #SiliconValley where the chemicals were used to clean electronics and computer chips. TCE is found in numerous military bases, including #CampLejeune in North Carolina. From the 1950s to the 1980s a million Marines, their families, and civilians that worked or resided at the base were exposed to drinking water levels of TCE and #perchloroethylene (#PCE), a close chemical cousin, that were up to 280 times above what is considered safe levels.
Soil, water, and air
The connection between TCE and Parkinson’s was first hinted at in case studies more than 50 years ago. In the intervening years, research in mice and rats has shown that TCE readily enters the brain and body tissue and at high doses damages the energy-producing parts of cells known as mitochondria. In animal studies, TCE causes selective loss of dopamine-producing nerve cells, a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease in humans.
Individuals who worked directly with TCE have an elevated risk of developing Parkinson’s. However, the authors warn that 'millions more encounter the chemical unknowingly through outdoor air, contaminated groundwater, and indoor air pollution.'
The chemical can contaminate soil and groundwater leading to underground rivers, or plumes, that can extend over long distances and migrate over time. One such plume associated with an aerospace company on Long Island, New York, is over four miles long and two miles wide, and has contaminated the drinking water of thousands. Others are found everywhere from Shanghai, China to Newport Beach, California.
Beyond their risks to water, the volatile TCE can readily evaporate and enter people’s homes, schools, and workplaces, often undetected. Today, this vapor intrusion is likely exposing millions who live, learn, and work near former dry cleaning, military, and industrial sites to toxic indoor air. Vapor intrusion was first reported in the 1980s when radon was found to evaporate from soil and enter homes and increase the risk of lung cancer. Today millions of homes are tested for radon, but few are for the cancer-causing TCE."
#WaterIsLife #Toxic #Chemicals #Pollution #EPAFail
Read more:
https://www.futurity.org/parkinsons-disease-trichloroethylene-tce-2890562-2/
Scientists Warn: Common Cleaning Chemical Linked to 500% Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease - Trichloroethylene, a common and widely used chemical, may be fueling the rise in Parkinson’s disease. The chemical, which is sometimes used in industrial solvents, commercial dry cleaners, and some household products like cleaning wipes, paint removers, and carpet cleaners, is associated with a 500% increased risk of Parkinson’s. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-warn-common-cleaning-chemical-linked-to-500-increased-risk-of-parkinsons-disease/ #HouseholdCleaner #parkinsons #trichloroethylene
"Over the years of its operation, Santa Susana Field Laboratory became heavily contaminated. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of #trichloroethylene (TCE), for example, were released into the field laboratory’s soils and groundwater."
#WoolseyFire #SSFL #SimiValley #VenturaCounty
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