About 80 people who crowded into the Varina Area Library Wednesday for a meeting with local, state and federal officials had some of their environmental concerns eased but left with other questions unanswered. The good news: a Varina sterilization plant identified last year by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
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Some Henrico residents may have an elevated cancer risk because of chemical emissions from a commercial sterilization facility in the county, the Environmental Protection Agency reported recently. That risk stems from the chemical ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is used by Sterilization Services of Virginia at 5674 Eastport Boulevard (near
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a community meeting for residents of Henrico County June 20 at 6 p.m. to share information about health risks from the chemical ethylene oxide, or EtO. During the meeting, EPA staff members will discuss revised risk information related to the Sterilization
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