# Trichloroethylene outbreak — Rhode Island, 1980-09
> **Water** · Confirmed · 20 ill / 0 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-b7c2ad9db166
- **Date:** 1980-09
- **State:** Rhode Island
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Trichloroethylene
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Community/municipality
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 20
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 0
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Drinking water
- **Water type:** Community;Individual/Private

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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