Like using a machine gun to kill a rabbit:” ethylene oxide is a known carcinogen. Is it the best way to sterilize medical equipment?

For decades, developments in sterilization procedures have been driven by improvements of mainstream techniques. “Steam, ethylene oxide gas, formaldehyde, and hydrogen peroxide, etc. are each ...

The regulations are intended to reduce lifetime cancer risk for those living nearby sterilization facilities. For certain medical devices, ethylene oxide may be the only realistic option for ...

The most significant part of this decision is its attempt to reduce OSHA’s permissible exposure limit for workers.

Dublin, Jan. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Services Market by Type, Mode of Delivery, End-User, and By Region" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

On January 14, 2025, the Biden administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a last-minute “interim” decision in the ...

"Today is an important step forward in regulating toxic ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilization facilities," said Patrice Simms, an Earthjustice vice president, in a statement.

That effort initially identified seven off-site warehouses and found that at least one of the state’s warehouses was emitting more ethylene oxide than the sterilization plant that first treats ...

Sotera Health Company (Nasdaq: SHC), a leading global provider of mission-critical end-to-end sterilization solutions and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry, today announced ...

The case is pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and involves claims by an individual plaintiff that ethylene oxide emissions from a sterilization facility in Waukegan ...

and moist heat or chemical methods using liquids such as hydrogen peroxide and peracetic acid or gases such as ethylene oxide or methanol. Cleaning and sterilization are used for washing and ...