Increased Risk Of Birth Defects After PCE Exposure

Friday, September 25, 2009 - 20:14 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 found an increased risk of oral clefts and neural tube defects in their children.

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