[Advances in non-carcinogenic toxicity of trichloroethylene]

Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2015 Sep;49(9):844-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a widely used organic solvent and an important industrial material. Due to mass production and use, and improper waste disposal, TCE has become a common environmental contaminant, so there is a wide range of occupationally and environmentally exposed population. Occupational and environmental exposure to TCE can produce toxic effects on multiple organs and systems. This paper is a review of the immunotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, teratogenic effect and other non-carcinogenic toxic effects of TCE from the aspects of epidemiological study, experimental evidence on animals and toxic mechanisms.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Humans
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Solvents / toxicity
  • Trichloroethylene / toxicity*

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Trichloroethylene