Brenda Goodman is a senior news writer for WebMD. Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News.
Metro Atlanta communities are moving forward with plans to test air around two sterilizing facilities amid public pressure and concern about toxic pollution releases in those areas.
The Cobb County Commission on Tuesday approved funding for independent testing around the Sterigenics facility in Smyrna. The commission is awaiting decisions by the Smyrna City Council and possibly the Atlanta City Council on whether they will split the cost of the test, which will sample ethylene oxide, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
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