diff --git a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentGetter.java b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentGetter.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.propagation;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.TextMapGetter;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link TextMapGetter} that extracts context from a map carrier, intended for use with
+ * environment variables in child processes.
+ *
+ * <p>This is useful when a child process needs to extract propagated context from its environment.
+ * For example:
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * Map<String, String> env = System.getenv();
+ * Context context = contextPropagators.getTextMapPropagator()
+ *     .extract(Context.current(), env, EnvironmentGetter.getInstance());
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * <p>This getter automatically sanitizes keys to match environment variable naming conventions:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>Converts keys to uppercase (e.g., {@code traceparent} becomes {@code TRACEPARENT})
+ *   <li>Replaces {@code .} and {@code -} with underscores
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * <p>Values are validated to contain only characters valid in HTTP header fields per <a
+ * href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9110#section-5.5">RFC 9110</a> (visible ASCII
+ * characters, space, and horizontal tab). Values containing invalid characters are treated as
+ * absent and {@code null} is returned.
+ *
+ * @see <a href=
+ *     "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/context/env-carriers.md#format-restrictions">Environment
+ *     Variable Format Restrictions</a>
+ */
+public final class EnvironmentGetter implements TextMapGetter<Map<String, String>> {
+
+  private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(EnvironmentGetter.class.getName());
+  private static final EnvironmentGetter INSTANCE = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+  private EnvironmentGetter() {}
+
+  /** Returns the singleton instance of {@link EnvironmentGetter}. */
+  public static EnvironmentGetter getInstance() {
+    return INSTANCE;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Iterable<String> keys(Map<String, String> carrier) {
+    if (carrier == null) {
+      return Collections.emptyList();
+    }
+    return carrier.keySet();
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  @Override
+  public String get(@Nullable Map<String, String> carrier, String key) {
+    if (carrier == null || key == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    // Spec recommends using uppercase and underscores for environment variable
+    // names for maximum
+    // cross-platform compatibility.
+    String sanitizedKey = key.replace('.', '_').replace('-', '_').toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT);
+    String value = carrier.get(sanitizedKey);
+    if (value != null && !EnvironmentSetter.isValidHttpHeaderValue(value)) {
+      logger.log(
+          Level.FINE,
+          "Ignoring environment variable '{0}': "
+              + "value contains characters not valid in HTTP header fields per RFC 9110.",
+          sanitizedKey);
+      return null;
+    }
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "EnvironmentGetter";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentSetter.java b/api/incubator/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentSetter.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.propagation;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.TextMapSetter;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link TextMapSetter} that injects context into a map carrier, intended for use with
+ * environment variables when spawning child processes.
+ *
+ * <p>This is useful when an application needs to propagate context to sub-processes via their
+ * environment. For example, when using {@link ProcessBuilder}:
+ *
+ * <pre>{@code
+ * Map<String, String> env = new HashMap<>();
+ * contextPropagators.getTextMapPropagator().inject(context, env, EnvironmentSetter.getInstance());
+ * ProcessBuilder processBuilder = new ProcessBuilder();
+ * processBuilder.environment().putAll(env);
+ * }</pre>
+ *
+ * <p>This setter automatically sanitizes keys to be compatible with environment variable naming
+ * conventions:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>Converts keys to uppercase (e.g., {@code traceparent} becomes {@code TRACEPARENT})
+ *   <li>Replaces {@code .} and {@code -} with underscores
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * <p>Values are validated to contain only characters valid in HTTP header fields per <a
+ * href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9110#section-5.5">RFC 9110</a> (visible ASCII
+ * characters, space, and horizontal tab). Values containing invalid characters are silently
+ * skipped.
+ *
+ * <p><strong>Size limitations:</strong> Environment variable sizes are platform-dependent (e.g.,
+ * Windows limits name=value pairs to 32,767 characters). Callers are responsible for being aware of
+ * platform-specific limits when injecting context.
+ *
+ * @see <a href=
+ *     "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/context/env-carriers.md#format-restrictions">Environment
+ *     Variable Format Restrictions</a>
+ */
+public final class EnvironmentSetter implements TextMapSetter<Map<String, String>> {
+
+  private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(EnvironmentSetter.class.getName());
+  private static final EnvironmentSetter INSTANCE = new EnvironmentSetter();
+
+  private EnvironmentSetter() {}
+
+  /** Returns the singleton instance of {@link EnvironmentSetter}. */
+  public static EnvironmentSetter getInstance() {
+    return INSTANCE;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void set(@Nullable Map<String, String> carrier, String key, String value) {
+    if (carrier == null || key == null || value == null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!isValidHttpHeaderValue(value)) {
+      logger.log(
+          Level.FINE,
+          "Skipping environment variable injection for key ''{0}'': "
+              + "value contains characters not valid in HTTP header fields per RFC 9110.",
+          key);
+      return;
+    }
+    // Spec recommends using uppercase and underscores for environment variable
+    // names for maximum
+    // cross-platform compatibility.
+    String sanitizedKey = key.replace('.', '_').replace('-', '_').toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT);
+    carrier.put(sanitizedKey, value);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether a string contains only characters valid in HTTP header field values per <a
+   * href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9110#section-5.5">RFC 9110 Section 5.5</a>.
+   * Valid characters are: visible ASCII (0x21-0x7E), space (0x20), and horizontal tab (0x09).
+   */
+  static boolean isValidHttpHeaderValue(String value) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < value.length(); i++) {
+      char ch = value.charAt(i);
+      // VCHAR (0x21-0x7E), SP (0x20), HTAB (0x09)
+      if (ch != '\t' && (ch < ' ' || ch > '~')) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "EnvironmentSetter";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentGetterTest.java b/api/incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentGetterTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.propagation;
+
+import static io.opentelemetry.sdk.testing.assertj.OpenTelemetryAssertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class EnvironmentGetterTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void get() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    carrier.put("TRACEPARENT", "val1");
+    carrier.put("TRACESTATE", "val2");
+    carrier.put("BAGGAGE", "val3");
+    carrier.put("OTHER", "val4");
+
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "traceparent")).isEqualTo("val1");
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "TRACESTATE")).isEqualTo("val2");
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "Baggage")).isEqualTo("val3");
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "other")).isEqualTo("val4");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void get_sanitization() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    carrier.put("OTEL_TRACE_ID", "val1");
+    carrier.put("OTEL_BAGGAGE_KEY", "val2");
+
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "otel.trace.id")).isEqualTo("val1");
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "otel-baggage-key")).isEqualTo("val2");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void get_null() {
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(null, "key")).isNull();
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(Collections.emptyMap(), null)).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void keys() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    carrier.put("K1", "V1");
+    carrier.put("K2", "V2");
+
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().keys(carrier)).containsExactlyInAnyOrder("K1", "K2");
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().keys(null)).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void get_validHeaderValues() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    carrier.put("KEY1", "simple-value");
+    carrier.put("KEY2", "value with spaces");
+    carrier.put("KEY3", "value\twith\ttabs");
+
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "key1")).isEqualTo("simple-value");
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "key2")).isEqualTo("value with spaces");
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "key3")).isEqualTo("value\twith\ttabs");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void get_invalidHeaderValues() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    carrier.put("KEY1", "value\u0000with\u0001control");
+    carrier.put("KEY2", "value\nwith\nnewlines");
+    carrier.put("KEY3", "value\u0080non-ascii");
+
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "key1")).isNull();
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "key2")).isNull();
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().get(carrier, "key3")).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testToString() {
+    assertThat(EnvironmentGetter.getInstance().toString()).isEqualTo("EnvironmentGetter");
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentSetterTest.java b/api/incubator/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/api/incubator/propagation/EnvironmentSetterTest.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.api.incubator.propagation;
+
+import static io.opentelemetry.sdk.testing.assertj.OpenTelemetryAssertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class EnvironmentSetterTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void set() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "traceparent", "val1");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "TRACESTATE", "val2");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "Baggage", "val3");
+
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("TRACEPARENT", "val1");
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("TRACESTATE", "val2");
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("BAGGAGE", "val3");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void set_sanitization() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "otel.trace.id", "val1");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "otel-baggage-key", "val2");
+
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("OTEL_TRACE_ID", "val1");
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("OTEL_BAGGAGE_KEY", "val2");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void set_null() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(null, "key", "val");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, null, "val");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key", null);
+    assertThat(carrier).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void set_validHeaderValues() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    // Printable ASCII and tab are valid per RFC 9110
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key1", "simple-value");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key2", "value with spaces");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key3", "value\twith\ttabs");
+
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("KEY1", "simple-value");
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("KEY2", "value with spaces");
+    assertThat(carrier).containsEntry("KEY3", "value\twith\ttabs");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void set_invalidHeaderValues() {
+    Map<String, String> carrier = new HashMap<>();
+    // Control characters and non-ASCII are invalid per RFC 9110
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key1", "value\u0000with\u0001control");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key2", "value\nwith\nnewlines");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key3", "value\rwith\rcarriage");
+    EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().set(carrier, "key4", "value\u0080non-ascii");
+
+    assertThat(carrier).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void testToString() {
+    assertThat(EnvironmentSetter.getInstance().toString()).isEqualTo("EnvironmentSetter");
+  }
+}