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  1. Vinyl Chloride

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1597

    GENERAL INFORMATION Vinyl chloride is a colorless organic gas with a sweet odor. Vinyl chloride is used in the manufacture of numerous products in building construction, automotive industry, electrical wire insulation and cables, piping, industrial and ho ...

  2. TTHMs (Total trihalomethanes)

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1601

    GENERAL INFORMATION Trihalomethane occur when naturally-occurring organic and inorganic materials in the water react with the disinfectants, chlorine and chloramine. HEALTH EFFECTS Some people who drink water containing total trihalomethanes in excess of ...

  3. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1593

    GENERAL INFORMATION 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, a volatile organic chemical is a liquid with a chloroform-like odor. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane is used to make vinylidene chloride which is in turn used to make synthetic fibers and plastic wraps. It is also used in ...

  4. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1592

    GENERAL INFORMATION 1,1,1-Trichloroethane is an organic liquid with a chloroform-like odor. It is largely used as a solvent removing grease from machined metal products, in textile processing and dyeing and in aerosols. The major source of 1,1,1-trichloro ...

  5. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1591

    GENERAL INFORMATION 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene is an aromatic, colorless organic liquid. The greatest use of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene is primarily as a dye carriet. It is also used to make herbicides and other organic chemicals; as a solvent; in wood preservati ...

  6. Tetrachloroethylene (aka Perchlorethylene, Perchloroethylene, PERC)

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1590

    GENERAL INFORMATION Tetrachloroethylene is a colorless organic liquid with a mild, chloroform-like odor. The greatest use of tetrachloroethylene is in the textile industry, and as a component of aerosol dry-cleaning products. The major source of tetrachlo ...

  7. Styrene

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1589

    GENERAL INFORMATION Styrene is an oily organic liquid with an aromatic, almost floral odor. Initially, styrene was used primarily in the synthetic rubber industry, but it is currently used as a building block for polymers in making plastics, resins, coati ...

  8. 1,2-Dichloropropane

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1587

    GENERAL INFORMATION 1,2-Dichloropropane is a colorless flammable liquid with a chloroform-like odor. It does not occur naturally in the environment. It is used to make other organic chemicals. It is also used in making lead free gasoline, paper coating, s ...

  9. cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene (aka 1,2-DCE; 1,2-Dichloroethene; 1,2-dichloroethylene)

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1584

    GENERAL INFORMATION cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene is an odorless organic liquid that has two slightly different forms, a "cis" form and a "trans" form. Both the cis and trans forms — usually as a mixture — are used as a solvent for waxes an ...

  10. trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (aka 1,2-DCE; 1,2-Dichloroethene; 1,2-dichloroethylene)

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1585

    GENERAL INFORMATION trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene is an odorless organic liquid that has two slightly different forms, a "cis" form and a "trans" form. Both the cis and trans forms-- usually as a mixture-- are used as a solvent for waxes ...

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