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What percentage of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease report exposure to solvents like Trichloroethylene 20 - 40 years earlier?

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Corvallis, OR

I was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s disease when I was 46 years old, 27 years earlier I was exposed to Trichloroethylene while working at Lawrence Livermore Laberatory.

February 24, 2024
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I'm 73 now and was exposed to it in high school

February 26, 2024
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I worked with TCE when I was in my twenties, but was fully aware of its potential affects, and wore all appropriate PPE.

February 24, 2024

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