I-Trichlorethylene (TCE) iwuketshezi olunobuthi olucacile, olungenambala, olungashi (egumbini lokushisa) oluzinzile olunephunga elifana ne-chloroform (ATSDR, 2011).Incibilika kancane emanzini, inyibilika kugrisi nasezincibilikisini ezivamile zemvelo, futhi ibilisa ku-87°C (190 F).
Lapho ithintana nomoya, ibola kancane futhi yakhe i-phosgene, i-hydrogen chloride, ne-dichloroacetyl chloride.I-Trichlorethylene lapho ithintana namanzi iqala ukugqwala futhi yakhe i-dichloroacetic acid ne-hydrochloric acid.Incibilika ku-methanol, i-diethyl ether, ne-acetone.
I-Trichlorethylene yaziwa nangokuthi i-trichloroethene, i-acetylene trichloride, i-1-chloro-2,2- dichlorethylene, ne-ethylene trichloride, futhi ivame ukufushaniswa ku-TRI.Kuyi-hydrocarbon ephilayo eguquguqukayo, ekloriniwe esetshenziswa kakhulu ukuqeda izinsimbi kanye nanjenge-hydrofluorocarbon (HFC-134a) emaphakathi (ATSDR, 2013).Ibuye isetshenziselwe izinto zokunamathisela, izinto zokukhumula upende, opende, amalakhi kanye namavanisha.Ngawo-1930, i-TCE yethulwa ukuze isetshenziswe ekuhlanzeni okomile, kodwa lo mkhuba wanqanyulwa kakhulu ngeminyaka yawo-1950 lapho i-TCE ithathelwa indawo yi-tetrachlorethylene (PCE).Inokunye ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi esidlule kwezimonyo, izidakamizwa, ukudla, nezibulala-zinambuzane (US EPA, 2011).Kuwukungcola kwemvelo okutholwe emoyeni, emanzini angaphansi komhlaba, emanzini angaphezulu, nasenhlabathini