A Mississauga factory is using a known carcinogen. Residents had no idea

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... Illinois attorney Antonio Romanucci, the co-lead counsel representing more than 300 plaintiffs, told us generations have been impacted by Sterigenics’ ethylene oxide emissions in Willowbrook.

“I think one of the more egregious findings that we saw is how many children were affected by the effects of ethylene oxide,” Romanucci said. “And that’s because they were emitting ethylene oxide within hundreds of yards [of schools].” 

Romanucci and his clients say the impact in Willowbrook was merciless, resulting in life-changing and even terminal illnesses for hundreds of people who lived and worked near the facility. 

Read more reporting about Sterigenics and Ethylene Oxide from Leah Borts-Kuperman and Urbi Khan for The Narwhal, a non-profit Canadian investigative journalism organization.