chlorinated solvents
Industrial cleaning agents
Chlorinated solvents are organic compounds containing chlorine atoms, used to dissolve oils, greases, and other substances.
Common examples include trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, and carbon tetrachloride.
They're valued in industrial degreasing and dry cleaning for their effectiveness and nonflammability, though environmental and health concerns have restricted many uses: The factory phased out chlorinated solvents after groundwater contamination was discovered.
- neurotoxicityHarmful effects on nerves
- trichloroethyleneChlorinated hydrocarbon solvent
- carbon tetrachlorideCCl₄ compound, once industrial
- dichloromethaneChlorinated organic solvent
- soil contaminationToxins degrading ground quality
banned substances · Superfund sites · vinyl chloride · chloroform · refrigerants · bioaccumulation · paint thinners · hazardous waste sites · environmental cleanup · ozone depletion · carcinogenicity · cancer cluster · dry cleaning · chemical exposure · occupational hazards · fume hood · chemical burns · air pollution
- solventsacetone, alcohol, chloroform, ether, benzene
- chlorinated solventscarbon tetrachloride, chloroform, dichloromethane, perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene
- Halocarbonscarbon tetrachloride, dichloromethane, trichloroethylene, fluorocarbons, chlorofluorocarbons
- halogenated compoundscarbon tetrachloride, dichloromethane, chloroform, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride
chlorinated solventsmineral spirits
Petroleum-derived paint solvent
acetone · ethanol · isopropyl alcohol · toluene · xylene