Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Exposure Report Released for Public Comment

What to know

  • A public meeting will be held on-line Wednesday, January 28, 2026 beginning at 5:30pm.
  • For members of the media: If you require information or would like to request an interview, please submit this Request for Comment Form.

Media Advisory

ATLANTA, GA – Today, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, released its draft report for public comment, Evaluation of Ethylene Oxide in Outdoor Air Near the Sterigenics Sterilization Facility in Cobb County, Georgia. After the facility began operating with new emissions controls in April 2020, data indicate Sterigenics did not have a major influence on EtO concentrations in Cobb County.

See the factsheet or the full report for more information.

ATSDR scientists will discuss the overall findings of the report with the community at a virtual public meeting.

WHEN:

January 28, 2026, 5:30 – 7:00 pm EST

WHERE:

Virtual Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 234 195 084 530 12
Passcode: Fo6zs7wq  

Dial in by phone 
+1 404-718-3800 United States, Atlanta 
+1 888-994-4478 United States (Toll-free) 
Phone conference ID: 871 950 779#  

During the virtual public meeting, community members can learn about ATSDR's evaluation of ethylene oxide (EtO) in the outdoor air near the Sterigenics commercial sterilization facility in Cobb County, Georgia.

Attendees who wish to submit questions in advance may email EtO@cdc.gov by 12 PM on January 27th.

ATSDR will accept comments to the report until March 6, 2026. Comments on the report may be submitted electronically to OCHHAPublicComment@cdc.gov or in writing.

Please address written comments to Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Attn: Records Center, 4770 Buford Highway NE, MS S106-5 Atlanta, Georgia 30341.

The public comment process gives the community an opportunity to review the report and provide input. ATSDR's responses to those comments will be included in an appendix of the final report. The report will not include the names of people submitting comments. However, names may be released if ATSDR receives a U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

RESOURCES

For more information about the Health Consultation on EtO concentrations in Cobb County, Georgia contact CDC-INFO at 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) or www.cdc.gov/info or visit www.atsdr.cdc.gov.

For more information about EtO please refer to the ATSDR resources below:

ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, invests in everyone's health by evaluating the potential for adverse human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.

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