Identification of Safer Alternatives to TCE for Cleaning Applications in Minnesota

Trichloroethylene (TCE) is used in many facilities located throughout Minnesota. Many of these businesses use TCE as a cleaning or dissolving solvent in fabricated metal products manufacturing and in machine manufacturing. The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) was contracted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), as part of an initiative with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 and Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP), to help Minnesota companies reduce their use of TCE.