After learning that the air they breathe may be contaminated by a cancer-causing gas originating from plants specializing in medical sterilization, two communities are moving forward with plans to test for the toxic gas.
This story is jointly reported by Brenda Goodman of WebMD and Andy Miller of Georgia Health News.
Ethylene oxide is used on about half of the medical devices that require sterilization, according to the Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Association. The chemical was classified asMeanwhile, Georgia's Environmental Protection Division this week revealed results of an initial sample test for ethylene oxide at its South DeKalb County monitoring station. The agency said the test revealed an ethylene oxide concentration of 0.
“In this case, apparently, the equipment had not been checked , so while the scientists are confident that it correctly detected [ethylene oxide] they are not confident in the exact reading,” McCabe says in an email. The state’s report on the ethylene oxide sample does not include any data on wind direction at the time of the testing.
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