Dealing with ethylene oxide is a top EPA priority, said agency spokesman Remmington Belford. Although the agency can’t comment on pending litigation, he said, it is “coordinating with air ...

In the first trial in hundreds of Georgia lawsuits, retired truck driver Gary Walker, 75, contends emmissions from ethylene oxide caused his cancer.

Ethylene oxide is primarily produced in Texas and Louisiana with sites in Texas accounting for nearly half of all emitted ethylene oxide in the United States. Because ethylene oxide is emitted in ...

The first standards for ethylene oxide sterilization were promulgated in 1994, and the EPA surveyed the health risk posed by the sector in 2006. According to the Clean Air Act, ...

There are currently 15 facilities that use ethylene oxide to sterilize medical equipment under the agency’s jurisdiction, according to Susan Nakamura, SCAQMD’s chief operating officer.

Vancouver, Jan. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global ethylene glycol market size was USD 16.74 Billion in 2022 and is expected to register a rapid revenue CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast ...

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Medtronic and Boston Scientific are just two of the many companies that use the chemical ethylene oxide to sterilize their devices and equipment. Brooklyn Park-based Ametek Mocon makes a device ...

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against a medical sterilizer using ethylene oxide include cancer patients in the city of Maywood, as well as residents who’ve lost loved ones. The company denies wrongdoing.

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What are the challenges you need to address when monitoring ethylene oxide at ultra-low levels using FTIR? The first major challenge is the transportation of this gas at parts-per-billion (ppb) levels ...