Associated
Press November 13, 2019
COVINGTON, Ga. —
Residents of an Atlanta suburb want the federal government to investigate cases
of cancer near a medical sterilization plant that uses a gas linked to an
increased cancer risk.
WXIA-TV reports
some Covington residents are asking the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry to investigate cases near the plant, which has released leaked
ethylene oxide into the surrounding air.
The Environmental
Protection Agency and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
have warned of increased cancer mortality risk in studied people who worked
with ethylene oxide, particularly at sites where the chemical is used for
sterilization or fumigation.
Under a state
agreement, the Becton, Dickinson and Co. plant briefly closed and was required
to reduce emissions upon resuming operations Thursday. The station says the
facility declined to comment.
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