Entry by JoeDerhake

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When doing a Phase I ESA, we all know that significant on site use of TCE, PCE, or vinyl chloride amount to a recognized environmental condition. But will we recognize these chemicals if they are called by an obscure brand name?

For example, Petzinol is a branded solvent that contains a lot of TCE and this may slip by a field inspector. Beware of the following common name and brand names for chemical mixtures containing significant quantities of TCE:

Acetylene trichloroethylene
Algylen
Anameth
Benzinol
Chlorilen
CirCosolv
Germalgene
Lethurin
Perm-a-chlor
Petzinol
Philex
TRI-Plus M
Vitran

Similarly, here are common names and brand names for chemical mixtures containing significant quantities of PCE:

Carbon bichloride
Carbon dichloride
Ethylene tetrachloride
Perchloroethylene
Tetrachloiroethtlene
Ankilostin
Blacosolve No.2
Dee-Solv
Didakene
DowPer (Dow Chemical)*
Isoform (Dow Chemical)
Midsolv
Nema
Perclene (Du Pont, Diamond Shamrock)
Perclene TG (Du, Pont, Diamond Shamrock)

*Manufacturer names in italics.

Recognizing these chemicals as evidence of Chlorinated Solvents is important to identifying Recognized Environmental Conditions and designing an appropriate Phase II Subsurface Investigation.

Keywords

TCE, PCE, dry cleaning chemicals, Phase I ESA, Phase i environmental, phase 1 environmental, phase 2 environmental, Phase II ESA, trichloroethylene, Petzinol, vinyl chloride, Dow Chemical, Du Pont, Diamond Shamrock, Chlorinated Solvents, recognized enviornmental condition