ethylene oxide News

Georgia Plant Agrees to Close in Fight Over Gas Emissions

Georgia officials reached an agreement Monday to temporarily shut down a medical sterilization facility that uses a gas that studies have linked to an increased risk of cancer. A Newton County judge signed off on a deal between the state …

Illinois Medical Instrument Sterilization Plant to Reopen with Emission Control Equipment

The operator of a closed suburban Chicago plant where medical instruments were sterilized with a cancer-causing chemical has reached an agreement with the state of Illinois that will allow the plant to reopen, both sides announced on July 12. Attorney …

Delaware Chemical Manufacturer Fined $262K for Exposing Workers to Toxic Gas

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Croda Inc. after a chemical release at the New Castle, Del., manufacturing plant exposed workers to ethylene oxide. The company faces $262,548 in penalties. OSHA initiated an inspection …