Trichloroethylene and cancer: Epidemiologic evidence

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages 161-176

  Wartenberg, Daniel ^a,c   Reyner, Daniel ^a   Scott, Cheryl Siegel ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c EOHSI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Degreasers; Dry cleaning; Epidemiology; PERC; Solvents; TCE; TCOH; Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033920977     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.00108s2161     Document Type: Article

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