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 the Laburnum Avenue-Charles City Road intersection) to sterilize medical equipment. The EPA flagged the facility as creating a high risk to the surrounding community after a risk assessment completed in 2022. Ethylene oxide emissions cause elevated risks of lymph and blood cancers for the facility’s workers and people who live,...Article LinkSupport the show