TCE
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- noun
- /tiː siː iː/
- Specialized
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TCE
- Recent studies have shown that exposure to TCE can lead to serious health issues, including liver damage.
- TCE exposure
- trichloroethylene (TCE)
They have banned the use of TCe.
- They have banned the use of TCe.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has found TCE at 852 out of the 1,430 hazardous waste sites on the National Priority List (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 2003).
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These measurements would be the most important variables in quantifying an individual's exposure to TCE.
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Unfortunately, among the participants in these focus groups, no individual had worked directly with the degreasing operation or disposal of waste TCE.
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a solvent used worldwide for degreasing metal parts (International Agency for Research on Cancer, 1995).
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According to Freeman and coauthors (2004), "The EPA has classified TCE as a probable carcinogen for humans."
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A more adequate exposure assessment would have documented the level of TCE in a registrant's well; the routes of exposure, e.g., ingestion or showering; and the frequency and duration of exposure.
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) estimated that TCE had contaminated the drinking water at the View-Master plant for more than 30 years (Freeman, Heumann, Douglas, & Foster, 2004).
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Studies have found increases in kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, cervical cancer, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma, and pancreatic cancer, although the association between exposure to TCE and cancer has been inconsistent across studies.
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Site factors, including a large cohort (13,700) and long-term exposure to TCE without the presence of other organic solvents, provide a unique opportunity for the investigation of potential health effects (Freeman, Heumann, Douglas, & Foster, 2004).
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The industrial facility has implemented strict regulations to control the release of TCE into the environment.
Synonyms
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A heavy clear liquid used to clean things that can poison people and cause cancer
Surface Forms
Morphology
TCE = trichloroethylene (opaque) = T + C + E
TCE is an initialism for a technical chemical name; the letter sequence does not transparently convey meaning to average learners.
Etymology
TCE is short for trichloroethylene, which breaks into tri- ('three'), chloro- ('chlorine') and ethylene ('a simple chemical part'). The name shows it has three chlorine parts on an ethylene part, and that's why TCE is a strong solvent and a heavy, toxic liquid used for cleaning but harmful to health.