Reported health effects linked with trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), benzene, and vinyl chloride (VC) exposure

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Reported health problems in children who were exposed in the womb from their mother drinking water contaminated with TCE and/or PCE include—

• Leukemia (1-3)
• Small for gestational age (4-6)
• Low birth weight (6-8)
• Fetal death (4, 7, 9)
• Major heart defects (7, 10)
• Neural tube defects (4, 7, 9)
• Oral cleft defects (including cleft lip) (4, 7, 9)
• Chonal atresia (nasal passages blocked with bone or tissue) (4, 9)
• Eye defects (4, 9)

Reported health problems in children who were exposed in the womb from their mother working with TCE and/or PCE include—

• Low birth weight (11)
• Miscarriage (12, 13)
• Major malformations (11)

Reported health problems in people of all ages from drinking water contaminated with TCE and/or PCE include—

• Non-Hodgkins lymphoma (1, 12)
• Leukemia (1, 17)
• Rectal cancer (14)
• Bladder cancer (17)
• Breast cancer (18)
• Lung cancer (14)
• Neurobehavioral performance deficits (i.e., delayed recall and deficits in visual perception), decreased blink reflex, and mood effects (i.e., confusion, depression and tension) (33, 34)