EPA Puts New Limits on Ethylene Oxide Due to Cancer Risks
Ruling comes after Sterigenics reached a $400 million settlement with residents and workers exposed to increased cancer risks following ethylene oxide leaks.
Ruling comes after Sterigenics reached a $400 million settlement with residents and workers exposed to increased cancer risks following ethylene oxide leaks.
More stringent ethylene oxide standards were enacted last year, following a number of factory leaks that put workers and nearby residents at risk.
A leak from a Sterigenics plant in Illinois resulted in a $400 million ethylene oxide exposure lawsuit settlement agreement last year for nearby residents, due to serious health risks
The EPA has proposed new ethylene oxide emission standards after investigations into leaks of the sterilizing gas at facilities nationwide revealed higher cancer risks than previously believed.
The new standards follow a $408 million settlement over Sterigenics leaks of ethylene oxide gas into local communities
The EPA's new air pollution standards aim to lower cancer rates around communities hit hardest by chemical and polymer plant toxic emissions.
Long-term ethylene oxide exposure from recalled The Laundress Fabric Conditioner could result in multiple health risks, including cancer
The ethylene oxide lawsuit settlement comes after the company was ordered to pay $363 million to a single plaintiff last year over breast cancer claims.
While the BD Medical ethylene oxide emissions are within federal standards, the company is conducting $15 million in upgrades to lower releases by 95% due to long-term cancer risks.
This is the first lawsuit to go to trial over Sterigenics ethylene oxide leaks