Guidance

Trichloroethylene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on trichloroethylene (also known as trichloroethene), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Documents

Trichloroethylene: general information

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Trichloroethylene: incident management

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Details

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 10 June 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated Toxicological overview.

  2. Updated compendium of chemical hazards.

  3. Updated general information document.

  4. Updated incident management.

  5. First published.