"Tetrachloroethylene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent and cooling liquid in electrical transformers. It is a potential carcinogen.
| Descriptor ID |
D013750
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.526.439.880
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| Concept/Terms |
Tetrachloroethylene- Tetrachloroethylene
- Tetrachloroethene
- Tetrachlorethylene
- Perchlorethylene
- Perchloroethylene
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tetrachloroethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Impacts of microbial community composition on isotope fractionation during reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethylene. Biodegradation. 2011 Apr; 22(2):431-44.
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Dense nonaqueous phase liquid architecture and dissolution in discretely fractured sandstone blocks. Environ Sci Technol. 2009 Mar 15; 43(6):1877-83.
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The relative contributions of abiotic and microbial processes to the transformation of tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene in anaerobic microcosms. Environ Sci Technol. 2009 Feb 01; 43(3):690-7.
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Distinguishing abiotic and biotic transformation of tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene by stable carbon isotope fractionation. Environ Sci Technol. 2007 Oct 15; 41(20):7094-100.
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Oxidation of chlorinated ethenes by heat-activated persulfate: kinetics and products. Environ Sci Technol. 2007 Feb 01; 41(3):1010-5.
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Field demonstration of surfactant-enhanced solubilization of DNAPL at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. J Contam Hydrol. 2006 Jan 05; 82(1-2):1-22.
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Improving the extraction of tetrachloroethylene from soil columns using surfactant gradient systems. J Contam Hydrol. 2004 Jul; 71(1-4):27-45.
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Effects of daily precipitation and evapotranspiration patterns on flow and VOC transport to groundwater along a watershed flow path. Environ Sci Technol. 2003 Nov 01; 37(21):4944-54.
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Formulating chlorinated hydrocarbon microemulsions using linker molecules. Environ Sci Technol. 2002 Nov 01; 36(21):4618-24.
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Influence of sulfur oxyanions on reductive dehalogenation activities in Desulfomonile tiedjei. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1997 Sep; 63(9):3594-9.