Resources on Ethylene Oxide and Air Pollution

Helpful links:

• National Air Toxic Assessment Map (enter your address to assess your risk)

• EPA: Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• EPA: Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens

• EPA: Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility: Frequent Questions

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (2018, August 21). Evaluation of Potential Health Impacts from Ethylene Oxide Emissions, Sterigenics International, INC. Willowbrook, Illinois.  

• Alternatives to Ethylene Oxide

• "Sterigenics Information" viaVillage of Burr Ridge website

• "Sterigenics Issues" via Village of Willowbrook website

• NRDC: Action Needed to Protect Americans from Toxic EtO Pollution

• The Intercept: A Tale of Two Toxic Cities

• STOP STERIGENICS: News Archive

• Chicago Tribune: Complete Coverage of the Sterigenics Controversy

• Illinois State Medical Society Resolution to Remove Ethylene Oxide Sterilization From Healthcare

• Cancer-Causing Gas In Our Community Fact Sheet

• National Cancer Institute - Ethylene Oxide

• Breast Cancer Prevention Partners: What is Ethylene Oxide?

• Mom's Clean Air Force: How Air Pollution Harms Your Body

• Mom's Clean Air Force: Protect Little Lungs

• STOP STERIGENICS: Frequently Asked Questions

• STOP STERIGENICS: Fact Checking Sterigenics