Laredo, TX Community Meeting on Ethylene Oxide (EtO)

Laredo, TX 

Community Information Session on Ethylene Oxide (EtO)  

Midwest Sterilization Corporation, located at 12010 General Milton in Laredo, Texas, has been identified as a commercial sterilizer where EtO emissions may pose elevated lifetime cancer risk in portions of Laredo, Texas. 

EPA is committed to reducing this risk in Laredo, Texas, and in other communities facing EtO concerns nationwide. EPA would like to talk to you more about these risks and the actions we are taking to reduce these risks. Please visit our website to register for this event on EtO commercial sterilizers.  

 

Community Meeting Details 

September 15th, 2022 • Meeting time: 6:30pm (Central Time) 

Location:  

Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) 
Student Center/Performance Art Recital Hall 
5201 University Boulevard 
Laredo, Texas 78041 

Link to campus map: https://www.tamiu.edu/map.shtml  

 

Background Information 

Air emissions of EtO from commercial sterilizers can contribute to elevated cancer risk in some communities. EPA’s concern is that a lifetime of exposure to EtO emissions could lead to long-term health impacts if some of the commercial sterilizers continue to emit at the current levels. EPA’s analysis indicates that the air near the facility in Laredo, Texas does not exceed short-term health benchmarks.  

 

To register to attend this in-person meeting, please use the following link:  

General info: www.epa.gov/EtO 

 

For meeting accessibility issues, translation requests or any additional questions please contact: 

Taylor Gillespie at gillespie.taylor@epa.gov