From the EPA's abstract:
This assessment presents EPA's most current evaluation of the potential health risks from exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE). TCE exposure is associated with several adverse health effects, including neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, developmental toxicity, liver toxicity, kidney toxicity, endocrine effects, and several forms of cancer. Mechanistic research indicates that TCE-induced carcinogenesis is complex, involving multiple carcinogenic metabolites acting through multiple modes of action. Under EPA's proposed (1996, 1999) cancer guidelines, TCE can be characterized as "highly likely to produce cancer in humans."
Update:
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- National Academies' TCE project report available now
- LA Times on National Academies' TCE report (CA)
- UPDATED: Official release date for National Academy of Sciences report on TCE: July 27, 2006...
- Science Advisory Board (SAB) review of 2001 draft health assessment
- EPA's 2001 TCE Health Risk Assessment (External Review Draft)
- National Public Meeting on TCE Health Risks
