Demand for Medical Equipment to enhance Ethylene Oxide adoption as a ...

Demand for Medical Equipment to enhance Ethylene Oxide adoption as a Sterilization Agent; expected to reach US$ 47.6 Billion by 2032, Fact.MR Study FACT.MR Sun, May 22, 2022, 7:00 PM 6 min read ... Read More

Ethylene oxide plant crackdown creates medical sterilization chemical ...

The battle over the sterilization agent ethylene oxide began like a sequel to "Erin Brockovich" -- local activists shut down big chemical plants over cancer fears -- and then the coronavirus hit. Read More

Sterilization of medical devices by ethylene oxide

United Arab Emirates: The market of single-use medical devices shows steady growth over the past 10 years. Experts say this fast-growing trend is far from over. Medical practices using disposable ... Read More

New Ethylene Oxide Regulations may Raise Cost of Sterilization

Sources indicate that, in the U.S., ethylene oxide sterilizes about 50% of all sterile medical devices — 20 billion devices annually. For certain medical devices, ethylene oxide may be the only ... Read More

EPA to limit use of ethylene oxide in medical sterilization plants

While the EPA's acceptable increase in lifetime cancer risk is 1 in 10,000, someone who works in a medical sterilizing plant has a risk over their career of an increase of one extra case of cancer ... Read More

EPA targets cancer-causing emissions from medical sterilization ...

Medical sterilization facilities came under scrutiny in 2016 when the EPA published an assessment finding ethylene oxide to be 30 times more toxic to adults and 60 times more toxic to children ... Read More

Global Sterilization Equipment Market Set to Reach US$ 27.1 Billion by ...

Looking ahead, the sterilization equipment market is expected to continue expanding rapidly, driven by the increasing prevalence of infections and the growing number of medical procedures being ... Read More