Trichloroethylene

NIOSH Resources

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2005-149
Exposure limits, Respirator Recommendations, First Aid, more...
The Pocket Guide is a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes found in the work environment. Key data provided for each chemical/substance includes name (including synonyms/trade names), structure/formula, CAS/RTECS Numbers, DOT ID, conversion factors, exposure limits, IDLH, chemical and physical properties, measurement methods, personal protection, respirator recommendations, symptoms, and first aid.

• Trichloroethylene (CAS No. 79-01-6)

International Chemical Safety Cards
An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.

• Trichloroethylene (1,1,2-Trichloroethylene, Trichloroethene, Ethylene trichloride, Acetylene trichloride)

Documentation for Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The IDLH documents the criteria and information sources that have been used by NIOSH to determine immediately dangerous to life or health concentrations.

• Trichloroethylene

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM)
NMAM is a collection of methods for sampling and analysis of contaminants in workplace air, and in the blood and urine of workers who are occupationally exposed.

• Trichloroethylene (No. 1022) PDF only 22 kb (4 pages)
• Trichloroethylene by port GC (No. 3701) PDF only 17 kb (3 pages)

NIOSH Criteria Documents: Special Occupational Hazard Review With Control Recommendations: Trichloroethylene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-130 (1978)  
The purpose of Special Occupational Hazard Reviews is to analyze and document the health problems asoociated with a given agent or industrial process, and to recommend engineering controls and work practices to ameliorate these problems.

Current Intelligence Bulletin 2: Trichloroethylene (TCE)
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-127 (1975)  
Presents information about Trichloroethylene as well as recommendation to treat formaldehyde as a carcinogen.

NIOSH Criteria Documents: Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Trichloroethylene
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 73-11025 (1973)  
Presents a standard to prevent the adverse effects of exposure to Trichloroethylene over a working lifetime.

Occupational Safety and Health Guideline: Trichloroethylene
PDF only 322KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/0629.pdf

Related Resources

ATSDR's Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs): Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg19.html

Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry - ToxFAQS: Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg19.html

Toxicological Profile for Trichloroethylene (ATSDR)
External Link: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp19.html

OSHA (Sampling Information): Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/dts/chemicalsampling/data/CH_273000.html

OSHA Hazard Recognition: Drycleaning
External Link: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/drycleaning/recognition.html

New Jersey Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets: Trichloroethylene
PDF only 73KB (6 pages)
External Link: http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1890.pdf

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/trichloroethylene/

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) (EPA): Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/pubs/results78.htm

EPA (Air Toxics): Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/tri-ethy.html

EPA Consumer Fact Sheet (Ground and Drinking Water): Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/c-voc/trichlor.html

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS): Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://www.epa.gov/iris/subst/0199.htm

NTP (Substance Profiles): Trichloroethylene
PDF only 216KB (3 pages)
External Link: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s180tce.pdf

IARC Monographs (Vol. 63): Trichloroethylene
PDF only 103KB (39 pages)
External Link: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol63/volume63.pdf

WHO (European Office): Trichloroethylene
PDF only 219KB (15 pages)
External Link: http://www.euro.who.int/document/aiq/5_15trichloroethylene.pdf

Risk Assessment Information Center (RAIS): Trichloroethylene
External Link: http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/trichloroethene_f_V1.shtml#t34