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Medical Equipment Sterilizer Agrees to Limits on Destruction of Toxic Ethylene Oxide Emissions to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Puerto Rico

The Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lodged a proposed settlement agreement with medical equipment sterilizer Steri-Tech Inc. yesterday to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act and related federal and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico regulations at its Salinas, Puerto Rico, sterilization facility. Under the proposed settlement, Steri-Tech will pay a $700,000...

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The Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lodged a proposed settlement agreement with medical equipment sterilizer Steri-Tech Inc. yesterday to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act and related federal and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico regulations at its Salinas, Puerto Rico, sterilization facility. Under the proposed settlement, Steri-Tech will pay a $700,000...

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  1. U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    Medical Equipment Sterilizer Agrees to Limits on Destruction of Toxic Ethylene Oxide Emissions to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Puerto Rico

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  • Medical Equipment Sterilizer Agrees to Limits on Destruction of Toxic Ethylene Oxide Emissions to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations in Puerto Rico Observed

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Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
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Event magnitude82
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
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capital magnitude54
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