[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, HEALTH: University of Alabama at Birmingham to study TCE and Parkinson’s disease

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

UAB awarded grant from U.S. Department of Defense to study TCE exposure’s link to cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

by Hannah Echols
UAB News (AL)
August 22, 2023 


The United States Department of Defense has awarded more than $700,000 to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study how exposure to trichloroethylene, or TCE, affects neurodegeneration and cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease. The grant is part of the DoD’s Toxin Exposure Research Program.  

While 85 percent of parkinsonism has no genetic cause, TCE is a known environmental factor associated with elevated Parkinson’s disease risk. It is a common ingredient in refrigerants and degreasing compounds and is used as a chemical feedstock. The application of TCE in industrial and military settings has resulted in widespread occupational exposure and environmental contamination.

One of the most significant TCE exposure events occurred between the 1950s and 1980s where high levels of TCE were found in the soil and groundwater at the U.S. Marines base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. As a result, individuals who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune are at an elevated risk for several diseases, including cancer, autoimmune disease and Parkinson’s disease.

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For the entire release, see
https://www.uab.edu/news/research/item/13736-uab-awarded-grant-from-u-s-department-of-defense-to-study-tce-exposure-s-link-to-cognitive-dysfunction-in-parkinson-s-disease

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