Solvent exposure increases congenital defects risk in babies of the exposed

Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by admin in Health

According to US researchers there is a correlation between prenatal exposure of mothers to solvents such as tetrachloroethylene and the risk of congenital defects in their offsprings.
Tetrachloroethylene aka perchlorethylene (PCE), one of the common solvents, seeps accidentally into drinking water and according to a finding published in the Environmental Health, there is a positive correlation [...]