EPA to host ETO public meeting for Fort Myers residents
Fort Myers, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2023) - On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a public meeting to provide an update concerning measures taken to limit the release of the chemical ethylene oxide (EtO) from American Contract Systems, Inc. located at 11600 Adelmo Ln, Fort Myers, FL 33966.
The American Contract Systems facility is a commercial sterilizer that EPA identified as having contributed to an elevated level of risk due to its emissions of EtO into the air.
Earlier this year, the EPA determined that Fort Myers neighborhoods in the vicinity of the American Contract Systems facility may have an elevated lifetime cancer risk. The risk gradually increases as you get closer to the American Contract Systems facility.
WHAT: Fort Myers Public Meeting on EtO
WHEN: Wednesday, November 1, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Hilton Garden Inn Hotel
12600 University Drive
Fort Myers, FL 33907
The EPA is sharing this information because communities have a right to know about emissions that could affect their health and well-being. Please go to www.epa.gov/fl/fort-myers-fl-american-contract-systems-fort-myers-facility for more information about the meeting. A recording of the meeting will be available on this website after the meeting.
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