To fight cancer, EPA wants sterilizer companies to emit less ethylene oxide - Printable Version
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To fight cancer, EPA wants sterilizer companies to emit less ethylene oxide - Levin - 13-04-2023
By MICHAEL PHILLIS
yesterday
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the use of the chemical ethylene oxide after finding a higher than expected cancer risk at facilities that use it to sterilize billions of medical devices each year.
The EPA says its proposal will reduce ethylene oxide emissions by roughly 80% by targeting 86 medical sterilization facilities across the United States.
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Ethylene oxide is a gas used to sterilize roughly half of all medical devices and is also used to ensure the safety of certain spices and other food products. It is used to clean everything from catheters to syringes, pacemakers and plastic surgical gowns. Brief exposure isn’t considered a danger, but breathing it long term elevates the risk of breast cancer and lymphoma
https://apnews.com/article/epa-ethylene-oxide-medical-cancer-6a17e10fea4c1f01a73968b2a4d84c0b