Identifying these warehouses and the 30 or so that emit some amount of ethylene oxide was a laborious process, in part because information about these facilities isn’t readily available.

Chemists find greener path to making ethylene oxide, a key industrial chemical. Story by Science X staff • 5d.

From El Paso, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.

“The current industrial process for producing ethylene oxide typically generates two molecules of carbon dioxide per ethylene oxide molecule. Adding chlorine improves this ratio to about two molecules ...

There are currently 15 facilities that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment under the agency’s jurisdiction, according to Susan Nakamura, SCAQMD’s chief operating officer.

Chemical engineers have discovered that adding nickel atoms to silver catalysts could revolutionize the production of ethylene oxide by eliminating the need for toxic chlorine while maintaining ...

Ethylene oxide is a chemical used in the manufacture of antifreeze, detergents, plastics and textiles, and as a sterilizing agent for food and medical equipment.

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

Studies have connected ethylene oxide exposure to cancers of the stomach, breasts, ... The chemical has the unique ability to disinfect products without damaging their heat-sensitive components, ...