The EPA has finally issued regulations intended to bring down emissions of the chemical ethylene oxide, a profoundly toxic chemical that has been determined can cause multiple forms of cancer.

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This story was produced in partnership with Atlanta News Firs t. Thousands of warehouse workers across the U.S. are likely regularly exposed to the cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide. More than ...

In the first trial in hundreds of Georgia lawsuits, retired truck driver Gary Walker, 75, contends emmissions from ethylene oxide caused his cancer.

- Approximately 20 billion medical devices are sterilized per year with Ethylene Oxide and restricting its usage could create a significant market void that may be filled with alternative ...

The administration estimated that the standards would put the cancer risk from ethylene oxide at or above 1 in 1 million — a reduction from about 7.2 million people to about 6.3 million — but ...

Sterilization with ethylene oxide at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary is performed in part of a large sterilizer, which has a chamber measuring 24 by 36 inches, with a depth of 48 inches.

Walker’s lawyers said Bard and BD have used more than 9.7 million pounds of ethylene oxide at the Covington facility, which was one of the largest of its kind in the country in the 1980s. BD ...

For companies affected by the rule, a key point of contention stems from the EPA’s decision to conduct a second analysis of the cancer risk posed by ethylene oxide. The first standards for ...

A Brooklyn Park-based company believes it has a solution that will allow med-tech companies to still use ethylene oxide without exposing workers or those living near med-tech facilities to the ...

New system provides comprehensive solution for community monitoring stations and industrial fencelines SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Picarro Inc., a leading gas analytics ...

Ethylene Oxide (EtO, EO), a sterilant gas and a key ingredient in chemical feedstock, is being subjected to a major regulatory oversight revision to ensure industrial facilities limit fugitive ...