Medical device sterilization plants in two Atlanta suburbs have come under scrutiny from neighbors and state officials following the publication of an investigative report by Georgia Health News and WebMD.
Ethylene oxide plants owned by Sterigenics in Smyrna, Ga. and BD Bard in Covington, Ga. reported having emitted thousands of pounds of the cancer-causing gas into the air in excess of federal environmental limits, according to the report.