The following information is provided as a service to the residents of Willowbrook. Please note, the Village was not involved in this study, nor took part in the report. For any questions or information, please contact the ATSDR or the CDC.
Today the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, released its report, Evaluation of Ethylene Oxide Concentrations in Outdoor Air near Sterigenics.
Representatives from ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) will host a virtual public meeting on November 30th to discuss their report. Please see the press release for the meeting link and to view the full report.
ATSDR Press Release
If you have any questions, please contact CDC-INFO at 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) or visit www.cdc.gov/info or www.atsdr.cdc.gov.
Documents available for public comment at the CDC website:
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/PHA/PHAListing.aspx?StateIndicator=IL
OTHER ATSDR RESOURCES ON ETHYLENE OXIDE (ETO)
ATSDR Toxicological Profile for Ethylene Oxide:
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/ToxProfiles/ToxProfiles.aspx?id=734&tid=133#
Clinician Overview: Ethylene Oxide:
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/health_professionals/clinician-overview-ethylene-oxide.html
ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the potential for adverse human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.