Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Pollution Victims

If you or a loved one developed cancer and live in the southwest or west Chicago suburbs, you may be entitled to a settlement from the companies that polluted the air with ethylene oxide (EtO).

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Our caring and passionate attorneys have been helping injured victims for over 35 years. Companies like Sterigenics and Medline have known of EtO’s link to cancer for decades, but did nothing to warn the public.

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EtO Cases & Research

Residents of several Chicago suburbs face abnormally high cancer risks because of companies – such as Medline and Sterigenics – that have been polluting the air for decades. The toxic gas these companies emit is called ethylene oxide, or EtO.

EtO is so powerful that it can damage DNA and cause cancer. Lymphoma and leukemia are the cancers most often reported from EtO exposure.
  • Vantage Specialty Chemicals - located in Gurnee, Vantage released more EtO than both Medline and Sterigenics in 2014
  • Medline – more than 19,000 people live within areas at risk from EtO exposure from Medline Industries, in Waukegan. There are more than twice as many people in Lake County breathing pollution from Medline than breathing pollution from Sterigenics.
  • Sterigenics - we are currently representing hundreds of clients in cases against Sterigenics, which the Illinois EPA shut down in February 2019. The Illinois Attorney General and State’s Attorney’s offices, along with Willowbrook and Burr Ridge, have also filed a lawsuit against Sterigenics.

EtO is Known to Cause

Birth defects and miscarriages
Brain and nerve problems
Brain tumors
Breast cancer
Tear gland tumors
Hodgkin’s disease
Leukemia
Lung tumors
Lymphoma
Eye, skin, and mucus membrane irritation
Cancer Link Grows Stronger
Against Sterigenics
New testing conducted by the EPA indicates that there were higher levels of a cancer-causing gas near the Sterigenics plant than previously imagined. The plant is located in Willowbrook, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.
Why Ethylene Oxide is
Used for Sterilization
This summer, residents of Willowbrook, Illinois learned that a company in their town has been negligently releasing high concentrations of a toxic gas for over 30 years.
How to Know if You’ve Been
Exposed to Ethylene Oxide
The most common way people are exposed to ethylene oxide (EtO) is through breathing it in. When the chemical is inhaled in small amounts, it can be easily removed through urine or feces within two to three days, and is not very harmful. Higher levels of exposure are difficult for the body to remove, and may leave victims with cancer, miscarriages, and birth defects in babies
EPA Closes Plant Producing
Cancer-Causing Emissions
The controversial Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook has been shut down. The shutdown comes after the release of new air quality numbers and renewed calls for the plant’s to be closed from government officials and area residents – many of whom are suffering from cancer.
7 Cancers Caused by
Ethylene Oxide Exposure
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps an electronic database that lists the cancer-causing potential of different substances. The EPA first classified ethylene oxide (EtO) as a possible human carcinogen in 1985. Fifteen years later, the EPA changed EtO’s status to a known human carcinogen.

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