Terumo BCT Plant in Lakewood
Terumo BCT Sterilization Service, Inc. is located at 11308 W. Collins Avenue, Lakewood, CO. The facility uses ethylene oxide (EtO) to sterilize medical equipment and materials.
EPA scientists and analysts recently completed a risk assessment to understand the impact of EtO emissions from the Terumo BCT Sterilization Service, Inc. facility. As part of this risk assessment, they used the most recent available information about how much EtO the company emits into the air and they modeled estimated cancer risks to people living nearby. The risk assessment identified elevated cancer risk in the Lakewood community.
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