Perchloroethylene

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a public meeting on September 25, 2002 in Cincinnati, OH to discuss Potential Health Effects Involving Use of Perchloroethylene (PCE) in Dry-cleaning and Other Industries: Scientific Presentations and informational-gathering Meeting.

Material Under Consideration

Notice of Public Meeting; 67 FR 54217; 8/21/02 [PDF – 228 KB]

Meeting held at Alice Hamilton Building, Cincinnati, OH on September 25, 2002

Agenda for meeting; 9/25/02 [PDF – 47 KB]

Sign in sheet from public meeting; 9/25/02 [PDF – 94 KB]

Presentation by Marie Sweeney (CDC/NIOSH/EID) entitled “PCE Forum”, 9/25/02 [PDF – 534 KB]

Presentation by Paul Dugard (HSIA) entitled “PERC: Mouse Liver Tumors and Risk Assessment”; 9/25/02 [PDF – 90 KB]

Presentation by Janet Hickman (Dow Chemicals) entitled “Drycleaning Industry Trends”; 9/25/02 [PDF – 449 KB]

Presentation by Cheryl Siegel Scott (National Center for Environmental Assessment) entitled “Epidemiologic Evidence in NCEA’s Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) Health Assessment”; 9/25/02 [PDF – 119 KB]

Presentation by Daniel Almaguer, (CDC/NIOSH/DART) entitled “NIOSH Perchloroethylene (PCE) Vapor Degreaser Study”; 9/25/02 [PDF – 888 KB]

Presentation by Mark Toraason (CDC/NIOSH/DART) entitled “Effect of Perchloroethylene, Smoking, and Race on Oxidative DNA Damage in Female Drycleaners”; 9/25/02 [PDF – 153 KB]

Presentation by Avima Ruder(CDC/NIOSH/DSHEFS) entitled “How to Assess Possible Health Effect of PCE Exposure”; 9/25/02 [PDF – 275 KB]

Presentation by Louis Bloemen (Dow Chemical) entitled “Case-Control Studies Nested in a Cohort of Nordic Dry-cleaners” ; 9/25/02 [PDF – 184 KB]