EPA to host ETO public meeting for Temple Terrace residents
TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. (Oct. 26, 2023) - On Thursday, November 2, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a public meeting to provide an update concerning measures taken to limit the release of the chemical ethylene oxide (EtO) from American Contract Systems, Inc. located at 7802 East Telecon Pkwy in Temple Terrace, FL 33637.
The American Contract Systems facility is a commercial sterilizer that EPA identified as having contributed to an elevated level of risk due to its emissions of EtO into the air.
Earlier this year, using data from operations prior to July of 2023, the EPA determined that Temple Terrace neighborhoods in the vicinity of the American Contract Systems facility may have an elevated lifetime cancer risk. The risk decreases significantly as you move away from the American Contract Systems facility.
WHAT: Temple Terrace Public Meeting on EtO
WHEN: Thursday, November 2, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Hillsborough Community College
Dale Mabry Campus
Learning Resource Center, Room 106
4001 W. Tampa Bay Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33614
EPA is sharing this information because communities have a right to know about emissions that could affect their health and well-being. Please go to www.epa.gov/fl/temple-terrace-fl-american-contract-systems for more information about the meeting. A recording of the meeting will be available on this website after the meeting.
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