Over the past two years, Madeline Beal has heard frustration and even bewilderment during public meetings about ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas that is used to sterilize half of the medical ...

In the communities of people living and working around the 100+ facilities across the U.S. that use a chemical called ethylene oxide, contamination in the air may cause cancer. If your family lives ...

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized new regulations to govern the more than 80 industrial facilities across the nation that use ethylene oxide, a highly potent and toxic ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening regulation of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas used to sterilize medical devices. (J. David Ake/Getty Images) Over the past two years, Madeline Beal ...

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 ...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — A few dozen people were in attendance for a public hearing Thursday afternoon over the final report given by the Department of Environmental Protection and agreement between the ...

A pilot air monitoring study in Laredo found varying levels of ethylene oxide, prompting officials to call for expanded ...

There is no evidence that tools used for cervical cancer screenings are cancerous, despite a video circulating online warning about the sterilisation process of test utensils. A controlled amount of ...

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EtO is broadly utilized as a feedstock in chemical production, including in producing polyethylene glycols (PEGs), used as emulsifiers and surfactants in perfumes, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. 1 ...