EPA Proposes Major Air Pollution Reforms to Lower Residents' Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities.

Autor: Song, Lisa, Collier, Kiah, Miller, Maya
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Zdroj: Pro Publica; Apr2023, p1-6, 6p, 1 Color Photograph
Abstrakt: The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a series of major reforms this past week to slash toxic air pollution at chemical plants and facilities that sterilize medical equipment, nearly 18 months after ProPublica reported how an estimated 74 million Americans were exposed to elevated cancer risk from these businesses. They want the EPA to require fence line monitoring of ethylene oxide at sterilizing facilities (like the agency is proposing for chemical plants) and to expand the rule to cover emissions from off-site warehouses that also are a significant source of emissions. [Extracted from the article]
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