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Keyword: trichloroethylene

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  • Study links Parkinson's disease to industrial solvent (trichloroethylene)

    11/14/2011 2:50:52 PM PST · by decimon · 32 replies
    BBC ^ | November 13, 2011 | Neil Bowdler
    An international study has linked an industrial solvent to Parkinson's disease.Researchers found a six-fold increase in the risk of developing Parkinson's in individuals exposed in the workplace to trichloroethylene (TCE). Although many uses for TCE have been banned around the world, the chemical is still used as a degreasing agent. The research was based on analysis of 99 pairs of twins selected from US data records. Parkinson's can result in limb tremors, slowed movement and speech impairment, but the exact cause of the disease is still unknown, and there is no cure. Research to date suggests a mix of genetic...
  • Below an Airport in Lake Elmo, a Deadly Mystery Lurks

    02/03/2003 3:46:48 PM PST · by wallcrawlr · 26 replies · 399+ views
    Star Tribune ^ | 02/03/2003 | Mike Kaszuba
    <p>For 16 years, no one in Washington County has been able to determine where a plume of cancer-causing chemicals, now estimated to cover 6 square miles underground, has come from.</p> <p>What is known is that the chemicals are slowly sliding toward the St. Croix River near Stillwater through some of the most desirable land being eyed for development in the Twin Cities area.</p>