(CBS)-- What is ethylene oxide, the cancer-causing agent at the center of the Sterigenics case? The chemical is used to sterilize medical equipment. According to the Illinois Environmental Protection ...

Ethylene oxide is a widely used chemical made in the U.S. by some of the industry’s global giants, including Dow Chemical, Huntsman, Shell and Union Carbide. Its main use is in the refining of other ...

Ethylene oxide is the smallest of the oxirane family of molecules. It is a sweet-smelling, colorless gas that has many uses; but its high reactivity presents many hazards. Back in 1859, A. Wurtz ...

In the past two years, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against companies based on their emissions of a chemical called ethylene oxide (often referred to as “EtO” or “EO”). Multiple facilities ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many medical devices need to be sterile to be used safely. But sterilizing a pacemaker, catheter, or other device with steam or ...

A new study in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health finds parents' workplace chemical exposure may be linked to a range of behavioral challenges and developmental delays in ...

A chemical known to increase the risk of cancer is far more prevalent in the air along the Mississippi River corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans than previously thought, a new study has found ...

Chemical makers must curb ethylene oxide leaks, though not nearly as much as the US Environmental Protection Agency had proposed last year. Chemical production facilities collectively will have to cut ...