EPA seeks to use measure showing EtO more harmful than believed
February 7, 2022
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Stonecrest, who is part of the bipartisan Congressional Ethylene Oxide Task Force, released a statement from his office and the task force about the EPA's decision.
"I consider this the beginning of the process and an important first step, not the end," said Johnson, whose 4th Congressional District includes part of Newton County.
EtO is an industrial chemical used to sterilize medical devices. Since 2016, EtO has been deemed a "known carcinogen" and the release of the 2018 National Air Toxics Assessment identified several Illinois communities facing dangerously high EtO emissions, a news release stated.
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