Trichloroethylene: The Silent Massacre
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 137A
Start Date
16-5-2013
End Date
16-5-2013
Abstract
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is used worldwide as a solvent and was disposed of in ways that caused disease clusters nationwide. TCE is highly carcinogenic, causing miscarriages, birth defects, heart, brain, skin, autoimmune system diseases, Lupus, multiple sclerosis, nerve damage, and blood and bone cancers such as Leukemia and Renal Cell Carcinoma as well as creating defective DNA in offspring. Case studies like Woburn, the Love Canal, Camp Lejeune, McCall, and countless clusters of disease including the Mattel/Hall Street case in Beaverton, were cause for new laws and policies such as “Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012,” and “Trevor’s Law”. Results of my research indicate that the history of laws concerning TCE brings to light that the statutes of limitation on exposure to hazardous materials do block victims from compensation that have been injured or become ill because of toxic poisoning by blatant negligence of corporations and/or our government. I want to change that.
Recommended Citation
Pace, Terri, "Trichloroethylene: The Silent Massacre" (2013). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 82.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2013/oralpresentations/82
Additional Mentoring Department
Political Science
Trichloroethylene: The Silent Massacre
SURC 137A
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is used worldwide as a solvent and was disposed of in ways that caused disease clusters nationwide. TCE is highly carcinogenic, causing miscarriages, birth defects, heart, brain, skin, autoimmune system diseases, Lupus, multiple sclerosis, nerve damage, and blood and bone cancers such as Leukemia and Renal Cell Carcinoma as well as creating defective DNA in offspring. Case studies like Woburn, the Love Canal, Camp Lejeune, McCall, and countless clusters of disease including the Mattel/Hall Street case in Beaverton, were cause for new laws and policies such as “Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012,” and “Trevor’s Law”. Results of my research indicate that the history of laws concerning TCE brings to light that the statutes of limitation on exposure to hazardous materials do block victims from compensation that have been injured or become ill because of toxic poisoning by blatant negligence of corporations and/or our government. I want to change that.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Rex Wirth