trichloroethylene
noun
tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene
ˌtrī-ˌklȯr-ō-ˈe-thə-ˌlēn 
: a nonflammable toxic liquid C2HCl3 used especially as an industrial solvent
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And last week, the EPA asked a federal appeals court to further delay the ban until the end of May.
TCE, short for trichloroethylene, is one of five toxic substances for which full or partial bans put in place by the EPA under President Joe Biden are now under threat.
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
Other pollutants that alarmed the EWG researchers were volatile organic compounds, like trichloroethylene (TCE), nitrates, heavy metals like arsenic and disinfection byproducts.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2025
During that time, dangerous chemicals including trichloroethylene and dichloroethylene contaminated the site, according to a report by WUSA 9.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Others impose new fees for industry releases of methane, a potent warming gas; ban the manufacture of trichloroethylene, a toxic chemical solvent; and cut leaks of another warming gas, hydrofluorocarbons, from refrigeration equipment.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 7 Feb. 2025
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Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
Other pollutants that alarmed the EWG researchers were volatile organic compounds, like trichloroethylene (TCE), nitrates, heavy metals like arsenic and disinfection byproducts.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 26 Feb. 2025
During that time, dangerous chemicals including trichloroethylene and dichloroethylene contaminated the site, according to a report by WUSA 9.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Others impose new fees for industry releases of methane, a potent warming gas; ban the manufacture of trichloroethylene, a toxic chemical solvent; and cut leaks of another warming gas, hydrofluorocarbons, from refrigeration equipment.
—Bydan Charles, science.org, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Trichloroethylene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trichloroethylene. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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trichloroethylene
noun
tri·chlo·ro·eth·y·lene
variants
also trichlorethylene
: a nonflammable liquid C2HCl3 used as a solvent and in medicine as an anesthetic and analgesic
—abbreviation TCE
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