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Ethylene oxide exposure worse than previously believed in Louisiana, new study shows
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 4 days agoThe study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University raises new health concerns for communities that...
The EPA Grossly Underestimated How Many Carcinogens are Polluting This Louisiana Region's Air, Study...
Futurism via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoA plant-smattered stretch of Louisiana between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is already known as...
Airborne Poison: Johns Hopkins Detects Toxic Gas Swamping Louisiana
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoA Johns Hopkins study revealed alarmingly high ethylene oxide levels in Louisiana, suggesting...
Real-time data show the air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ is even worse than expected
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSince the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton...
Mobile monitoring for an airborne carcinogen in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'
Science Daily· 4 days agoIn 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified ethylene oxide as carcinogenic to humans, particularly when it is inhaled. Despite significant ...
Levels of toxic gas in ‘Cancer Alley’ are ‘substantially’ higher than previously believed: Study
The Hill via AOL· 5 days agoLevels of a carcinogenic gas in a high-pollution area of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley” are...
Toxic gas in Louisiana air far exceeds safe levels, EPA estimates, US study finds
Reuters via AOL· 4 days agoThe toxic gas ethylene oxide (EtO) is detectable in southeastern Louisiana at levels a thousand...
Toxic gas levels 1,000x higher than what's safe in Cancer Alley, study says
Axios· 4 days agoWhy it matters: The eye-popping numbers offer a baseline ahead of the implementation of new EPA...
Medtech group updates EtO standard for first time in 25 years
MedTech Dive via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoThe nonprofit, which develops... March, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule...
'People Are Dying': Air in 'Cancer Alley' Louisiana More Toxic Than Previously Thought | Common...
CommonDreams.org· 4 days agoEnvironmental Protection Agency estimated and exceeds safe limits, a study published Tuesday found....