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The water from Camp Lejeune's Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point distribution systems was highly contaminated with various chemicals, including the VOCs (volatile organic compounds) known as PCE (Tetrachloroethylene aka Perchloroethylene), TCE (Trichloroethylene),
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The water provided by the Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point distribution systems was highly contaminated with various chemicals, including the VOCs (volatile organic compounds) known as PCE (Tetrachloroethylene aka Perchloroethylene), TCE (Trichloroethylene), DCE (Dichloroethylene), Vinyl Chloride and BTEX
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In addition to TCE, related chlorinated solvents, or volatile organics compounds (VOCs), include Perchloroethylene (PCE), mainly used as a dry cleaning agent with some industrial applications including degreasing, and Dichloroethane (DCE), a breakdown product of both PCE and TCE.
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Perchloroethylene (perc) is also a VOC and is most commonly used in dry cleaning.
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Perchloroethylene (PCE) is a synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbon.
Alternatives for significant uses of perchloroethylene in Massachusetts 2008
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Perchloroethylene has also been found to cause cancer in animals.
Through A Glass Clearly, Athanasius 2007
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Perchloroethylene, also known as perc, is the solvent used by about 75 percent of the nation's 35,000 dry cleaners, but not for much longer.
Clean Lab 2007
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Perchloroethylene has also been found to cause cancer in animals.
Archive 2007-09-01 Athanasius 2007
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Worst Costume - Perchloroethylene, also referred to as Perc, is a chemical used in the dry cleaning process.
Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit Jace Shoemaker-Galloway 2010
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Perc or Perchloroethylene is a common solvent used in dry cleaning.
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