A new report confirms what had been suspected for decades — a link between the disease and the common cleaning agent trichloroethylene, or TCE.
— 280 times above current safety standards.
Parkinson’s disease is a condition of the nervous system that can cause tremors, stiffness or slowing of movement,The disease gets progressively worse over time, and there’s no cure for the condition, though some medications can help ease symptoms. Brian Grant, pictured in 2000, playing for the Miami Heat, before he noticed troubling symptoms with his coordination in the mid-2000s.Grant noticed troubling symptoms with his coordination in the mid-2000s, and was soon diagnosed.
Only two U.S. states — New York and Minnesota — have prohibited the use of TCE, which is still permitted for degreasing and spot dry cleaning in most of the United States.Former NBA star Grant’s family was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, where testing revealed that the water at contained astoundingly high levels of TCE — 280 times above current safety standards.“Global use is waxing, not waning,” the report’s authors noted.
The authors call for decisive action to curb the risks of TCE, from cleaning contaminated sites to monitoring TCE levels in groundwater, drinking water, soil and outdoor and indoor air, and extending to a comprehensive ban.
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