Is a common industrial chemical fueling the spread of Parkinson's disease?
Ventura County???s Santa Susana Field Lab, shown in 2020, is one of many sites nationwide that are contaminated by trichloroethylene, or TCE. (Mel ...
Ventura County???s Santa Susana Field Lab, shown in 2020, is one of many sites nationwide that are contaminated by trichloroethylene, or TCE. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times/TNS) A cancer-causing chemical that is widely used to degrease aviation components and heavy machinery could also be linked to Parkinson's disease, according to a new research paper that recommends increased scrutiny of areas long contaminated by the compound. Trichloroethylene, or TCE, is a colorless liquid that has been used to remove gunk from jet engines, strip paint and remove stains from shirts dropped off at the dry cleaners.