I think you're thinking of perchloroethylene, also known as tetrachloroethylene, not perchlorates, which have a much more restricted use. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
How can tetrachloroethylene enter and leave my body?. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
What happens to tetrachloroethylene when it enters the environment?. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Water, both above and below ground, may contain tetrachloroethylene. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Most of the changed tetrachloroethylene leaves your body in a few days. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
As more sites are evaluated, the sites with tetrachloroethylene may increase. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Most tetrachloroethylene leaves your body from your lungs when you breathe out. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Under some conditions, tetrachloroethylene may stick to the soil and stay there. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
You can also be exposed to tetrachloroethylene by using certain consumer products. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
OSHA limits the amount of tetrachloroethylene that can be present in workroom air. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Some regulations and recommendations for tetrachloroethylene include the following. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Very little tetrachloroethylene in the air can pass through your skin into your body. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
How tetrachloroethylene may affect the developing brain in human babies is not known. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
The effects of exposing babies to tetrachloroethylene through breast milk are unknown. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Is there a medical test to determine whether I have been exposed to tetrachloroethylene?. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Much of the tetrachloroethylene that gets into water and soil will evaporate into the air. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
If you are exposed to tetrachloroethylene, many factors determine whether you'll be harmed. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
These two exposure routes are the most likely ways people will take in tetrachloroethylene. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
This public health statement tells you about tetrachloroethylene and the effects of exposure. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
In an experiment, some people could smell tetrachloroethylene in water at a level of 0.3 ppm. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
The people with the greatest chance of exposure to tetrachloroethylene are those who work with it. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
If tetrachloroethylene is trapped against your skin, a small amount of it can pass through into your body. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
This Public Health Statement is the summary chapter from the Toxicological Profile for tetrachloroethylene. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Exposure to very high levels of tetrachloroethylene can be toxic to the unborn pups of pregnant rats and mice. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
People can be exposed to tetrachloroethylene from environmental and occupational sources and from consumer products. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
For example, tetrachloroethylene was found in 38% of 9,232 surface water sampling sites throughout the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
However, the background level of tetrachloroethylene in air is usually less than 1 part in 1 billion parts of air (ppb). From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
The health effects of breathing in air or drinking water with low levels of tetrachloroethylene are not definitely known. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
EPA has established regulations and procedures for dealing with tetrachloroethylene, which it considers a hazardous waste. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
The air close to dry cleaning shops and chemical waste sites has levels of tetrachloroethylene higher than background levels. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
When you bring clothes home from the dry cleaners, the clothes may release small amounts of tetrachloroethylene into the air. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Part of the tetrachloroethylene that is stored in fat may stay in your body for several days or weeks before it is eliminated. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
However, because tetrachloroethylene can travel through soils quite easily, it can get into underground drinking water supplies. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined that tetrachloroethylene is probably carcinogenic to humans. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Although uncommon, small amounts of tetrachloroethylene have been found in food, especially food prepared near a dry cleaning shop. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Most people can smell tetrachloroethylene when it is present in the air at a level of 1 part in 1 million parts of air (ppm) or more. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
Department of Health and Human Services has determined that tetrachloroethylene may reasonably be anticipated to be a human carcinogen. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Tetrachloroethylene] Reference
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