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Introduction: Startling revelations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have illuminated a concerning environmental issue in Puerto Rico. For decades, communities near four commercial sterilization facilities have been exposed to ethylene oxide (EtO), a cancer-causing gas. This chemical, used for medical equipment sterilization and the production of other chemicals, has prompted health concerns among local residents. Understanding EtO: EtO is a chemical compound with both industrial and medical applications. It’s widely utilized in sterilizing medical equipment and producing products such as plastics, antifreeze, and adhesives. However, the adverse health effects it poses are a cause for concern. Notably, EtO exposure has been linked to cancer, including breast cancer, blood cancer, stomach cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, and brain cancer. EtO is also related to reproductive […]

Imagine a scene with rail cars lined up at one of Union Pacific’s railyards in Kansas. This railyard happens to be in northeast Wichita, just north of a park where children play and drink well water from a fountain. Next, picture railroad workers back in the 1970s or 80s pouring or spraying a highly toxic chemical on the gears and wheels of the cars to clean the oil and grease buildup. Envision this liquid spilling onto the ground and soaking into the soil, eventually reaching the aquifer approximately 15 feet below the surface. Imagine that degreasing scenario repeatedly happening over the years as hundreds, perhaps thousands of gallons of the cancer-causing liquid, trichloroethylene (TCE), seep into the aquifer, eventually traveling south and impacting Wichita neighborhoods. […]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel announced some details of the settlement Thursday, Aug. 20, and asked residents for patience as the deal works its way through the legal system. “Several things need to happen before this agreement can be finalized and because of those steps, many of the details must remain confidential for the time being,” Nessel said in a video statement released by her office Thursday morning. A summary of the settlement agreement released by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office says the state will pay $600 million into a qualified settlement fund for the benefit of those individuals, property owners, and businesses who claimed they were injured by the water distributed by the City of Flint while the city used the Flint […]

Mаrtiаl аrtiѕt Chuсk Nоrriѕ аnd hiѕ wifе hаvе rесеntlу filеd a lawsuit аgаinѕt mеdiсаl dеviсе mаnufасturеrѕ аllеging thаt a chemical uѕеd in MRI imаging ѕсаnѕ lеft her роiѕоnеd аnd wеаk. Aссоrding tо thе 77-уеаr-оld star, hе hаѕ givеn uр hiѕ film career tо tаkе саrе оf hiѕ аiling wifе, Gеnа. Thеу сlаimеd thаt in 2013 a сhеmiсаl, Gаdоlinium that was uѕеd in MRI imаging scans, lеft Gеnа wеаk, tirеd аnd with dеbilitаting amounts оf раin аnd burning ѕеnѕаtiоns linked to ‘gаdоlinium dероѕitiоn diѕеаѕе’. In 2013, Gеnа undеrwеnt ѕеvеrаl mаgnеtiс rеѕоnаnсе imаging (MRI) ѕсаnѕ tо mоnitоr hеr rhеumаtоid аrthritiѕ, rесеiving аn injесtiоn оf dуе knоwn аѕ a “contrast аgеnt” thаt highlightѕ ѕресifiс оrgаnѕ, blооd vеѕѕеlѕ, оr tiѕѕuеѕ tо mаkе thеm еаѕiеr fоr thе radiologist tо dеtеrminе the […]