Health Department launches first specific cancer-cluster study
“It’s important for us to listen and to hear from you directly,” said EPA Region 4 administrator Daniel Blackman during a community meeting Tuesday at Monumental Baptist Church. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Residents who live near the Sterilization Services of Tennessee facility in South Memphis have a lifetime cancer risk of 100 in a million from EtO exposure, according to the EPA.
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Environmental Protection Agency South Memphis ethylene oxide Sterilization Services of TennesseeKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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