The toxic effects of trichloroethylene (TRI) vapors are explained. The TRI vapors have been determined in the air of workingplaces where the liquid is used to remove oil and grease from metal surfaces. Its metabolites, tricehorocetic acid and trichloroethanol have been determined in the urine of exposed persons. The TRI vapors concentrations and urinary TCA resuts confirm the potential danger represented by the use of trichloroethylene in decreasing processes.
Trichloroethylene poisoning; Industrial medicine; Occupational diseases