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 ...
On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed new limits on the use of a carcinogenic gas called ethylene oxide. The hope is to reduce ethylene oxide emissions by 80%, which the agency said ...
1. The use of ethylene oxide is critical for the sterilization of medical equipment, which protects patients against infection and the transmission of disease. The continued utilization of ethylene ...
Ethylene oxide emissions cause cancer. The toxic chemical is often used to sterilize medical supplies, and these emissions are present even in storage facilities, not just the places that clean them.
Levels of a carcinogenic gas in a high-pollution area of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley” are significantly higher than previously believed, according to a new study. Researchers from Johns Hopkins ...
Nearly two decades after federal scientists concluded ethylene oxide is far more dangerous than previously thought, President Joe Biden’s administration is moving to dramatically reduce emissions from ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (“Montrose”) (NYSE: MEG), a leading environmental services company, today announced a global collaboration with Thermo Fisher ...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — President Donald Trump, with an executive order last week, has reversed stricter standards that were put into place by the Environmental Protection Agency limiting the release of ...