EPA to Hold Community Meeting on Ethylene Oxide Emissions in St. Gabriel, LA

EPA to Hold Community Meeting on Ethylene Oxide Emissions in St. Gabriel, LA

(DALLAS – Aug. 11, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a virtual community meeting to provide residents of St. Gabriel, Louisiana, with information about ethylene oxide (EtO) and its health effects. EPA staff will present information specific to the St. Gabriel area, including risk levels associated with EtO and information about actions taken by industrial facilities to control or reduce EtO emissions. Participants will be able to provide feedback and ask questions.

Members of the media are invited to attend. Please RSVP to R6Press@epa.gov.

WHO:             U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

WHAT:          Ethylene Oxide Community Meeting for St. Gabriel, La.

WHERE:       Zoom link: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1611561330

                        Meeting ID: 161 646 8554

WHEN:          Thursday, August 12

                        6 pm CDT

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