Increased risk of birth defects after PCE exposure
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 02:28
in Health & Medicine
Exposure to tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchlorethylene, PCE) may cause congenital birth defects. A study of expectant women exposed to PCE in drinking water, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health, found an increased risk of oral clefts and neural tube defects in their children...