Louisiana has been warned of soaring toxic gas levels that can "directly damage DNA." A recent study revealed that toxic levels of ethylene oxide (EtO) gas were found in parts of Louisiana, at ...

Can ethylene oxide change DNA? The chemical’s capability to induce mutagenic changes that mutate an individual’s DNA is what makes it able to affect genes and cells, causing the development of ...

Studies have connected ethylene oxide exposure to cancers of the stomach, breasts, and lungs, and have found that it can alter DNA, causing negative health effects in unborn children.

The EPA is warning Fort Myers residents about American Contract Systems' ethylene oxide emissions. The plant is located at 11600 Adelmo Lane.

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

A federal study found that emissions of ethylene oxide from the plant were responsible for long-term cancer risks up to 20 times higher than federal guidelines.

Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize medical equipment because it breaks down DNA — but that’s also what makes it cause cancer.

The Sterigenics plant used ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment and, as a result, emitted harmful levels of the gas into the surrounding atmosphere.

The toxic gas ethylene oxide, at levels a thousand times higher than what is considered safe, was detected across parts of Louisiana with a cutting-edge mobile air-testing lab ...

EPA targets cancer-causing emissions from medical sterilization facilities Ethylene oxide has long been linked to cancers of the breasts, lymph nodes, and lungs.