Crime & Safety
Blood Tests Show Ethylene Oxide In Those Near Waukegan Plant
Higher levels of potentially cancer-causing gas was found in those who live near the Waukegan Medline Plant, CBS Chicago reported.
WAUKEGAN, IL (CBS) — Some Waukegan residents have been fearing the worst living near a plant that emits a potentially cancer-causing gas.
Now, researchers say there is indeed evidence that higher levels of the chemical are showing up in some residents’ blood.