Guidance

Tetrachloroethylene: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information on tetrachloroethylene (also known as tetrachloroethene), for use in responding to chemical incidents.

Documents

Tetrachloroethylene: general information

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Tetrachloroethylene: incident management

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Tetrachloroethylene: toxicological overview

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This content was originally produced by Public Health England (PHE). This content is now owned and managed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Updates to this page

Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 16 November 2017 + show all updates
  1. Updated general information document.

  2. Updated incident management.

  3. Updated toxicological overview.

  4. First published.

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