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My sister, who recently died of cancer, ran a dry cleaning business. I have long wondered if that was part of why she died.

https://www.ecowatch.com/green-dry-cl...

Thanks, Jimmy. Sorry for your loss.

Any work with chemicals comes under the heading industrial hazards.

You may know of the pyramid of removing industrial hazard which starts at base by taking steps to make the work safer, like installing hand rails and anti-slip floors, goes through enumerating hazards, educating the employees, replacing hazardous items with safer ones, ends with taking humans completely away from a hazardous environment and automating tasks.
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-1...

"Long-term exposure to the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) outdoors may be linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a large nationwide study published in Neurology.

TCE is a chemical used in metal degreasing, dry cleaning and other industrial applications. Although TCE has been banned for certain uses, it remains in use today as an industrial solvent and is a persistent environmental pollutant in air, water and soil across the United States. The study does not prove that TCE exposure causes Parkinson's disease, it only shows an association.
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"The researchers also identified several geographic "hot spots" where outdoor TCE levels were highest, particularly in the Rust Belt region of the U.S. and smaller pockets across the country.

They then analyzed Parkinson's risk in the 10 miles surrounding the three top TCE-emitting facilities in the U.S. from 2002. For two of the areas, risk was higher closer to the facilities, and at one of those sites, there was a clear increasing incremental risk the closer people lived to the facility.

"While the increased risk was modest, the sheer number of people exposed to TCE in the environment means the potential public health impact could be substantial," said Krzyzanowski. "This underscores the need for stronger regulations and more monitoring of industrial pollutants.""

More information: Neurology (2025).

Journal information: Neurology
Provided by American Academy of Neurology