The agency’s evaluation of ethylene oxide (EtO) in the outdoor air near Medline’s medical sterilization facility and the Vantage chemical manufacturing plant 3 miles away will be discussed ...

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People living near two Lake County industries could face significantly greater risks of developing certain cancers, according to a new federal study based on monitoring of ethylene oxide pollution ...

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Ethylene oxide is a chemical used in various industrial processes and in hospitals, is known for its mutagenic and carcinogenic properties. Human exposure to EO is mainly through inhalation of ...

More information: Harding BN, Ethylene oxide hemoglobin adducts in cord blood and offspring's size at birth: The NewGeneris European Cohort Study, Epidemiology (2024). DOI: 10.1097/EDE ...

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Medline’s emissions are limited to 150 pounds a year, down from 3,058 pounds in 2014 and 8,638 pounds in 1999. Vantage, which emitted 6,421 pounds of EtO in 2014, is now limited to 110 pounds a ...

Emissions of the highly toxic gas from Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee were responsible for long-term cancer risks up to 20 times higher than federal guidelines, the report found. Three ...