Other names
perchloroethene, perchloroethylene, PCE
CAS Number
127-18-4
Properties
- colourless, volatile liquid
- non-flammable
- smells like ether
Main sources
- industry and commerce
- dry cleaning: cleaning agents
- metal industry, clock industry, optical industry: degreasing agents
- chemical industry: solvents
- production of printing plates, films
Thresholds for the reporting requirement of facilities in accordance with Annex 2 PRTRO
(Ordinance on the Register relating to Pollutant Release and the Transfer of Waste and of Pollutants in Waste Water)
- Air 2,000 kg/year
- Water -
- Soil -
Impacts
- harmful to health
- suspected carcinogenic effect
- toxic to aquatic organisms
- major, widely dispersed pollutant in groundwater
