EPA announces final rule to slash toxic emissions of ethylene oxide and reduce cancer risk
EPA News Release: EPA announces final rule to slash toxic emissions of ethylene oxide and reduce cancer risk
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EPA News Release: EPA announces final rule to slash toxic emissions of ethylene oxide and reduce cancer risk
Final rule will reduce the number of people with elevated cancer risk by 96% in communities near plants that emit ethylene oxide and chloroprene, advancing President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot Initiative
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Agency will present information on national EtO efforts and the results of recent risk modeling in the immediate vicinity of the BD Medical sterilization facility
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