Scientists gauge Mallory Heights’ cancer risk from EtO
Vera Holmes (left) president of the Mallory Heights CDC, talks during a January Mallory Heights CDC meeting at the South Branch Library to inform residents about their cancer risk from Ethylene Oxide emissions from Sterilization Services of Tennessee. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian)
By looking at the cumulative lifetime cancer risk from individual pollutants scientists can glean how much one chemical is contributing to overall risk.
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Sterilization Services of Tennessee ethylene oxide Mallory Heights Environmental Protection AgencyKeely 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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