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Arvada residents urge council to press state on ethylene oxide monitoring near LivaNova
Summary
Residents told the Arvada City Council they want the city to push state regulators for transparent monitoring of ethylene oxide emissions from a nearby sterilization facility, citing cancer risk studies and proximity to schools.
Evan Bonnie, an Arvada resident, told the City Council on Aug. 5 that he is asking the council to work with state officials to ensure transparent monitoring and enforcement of laws covering ethylene oxide emissions at the LivaNova facility near West 60 Fifth Way.
Bonnie said the facility uses ethylene oxide and that federal action to tighten emissions rules recently stalled. “We need transparency, accountability, and above all, we need to protect the people who live, learn, work, and play in its shadow,” Bonnie said.
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