Ethylene oxide rarely makes headlines, yet it quietly sterilizes about half of all medical devices used in the United States. Now, the gas is at the center of a heated regulatory battle after the EPA ...

The EPA is proposing looser limits on ethylene oxide emissions, a gas used to sterilize many medical devices that is also linked to cancer.

The gas, ethylene oxide, plays a crucial role in sterilizing medical devices. But long-term exposure is linked to several ...

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency wants to loosen Biden-era limits on the manufacturing-related release of ethylene oxide, a potent carcinogen that has been linked to increased rates of ...

LONDON, Aug. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navigator Holdings Ltd. (described herein as “Navigator Gas” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NVGS), the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize ...

Many medical devices need to be sterile to be used safely. But sterilizing a pacemaker, catheter, or other device with steam or heat could damage its structural integrity. So medical device ...

The Trump administration proposes easing ethylene oxide sterilization rules in a bid to protect medical device supply chains ...

LONDON, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navigator Holdings Ltd. (described herein as “Navigator Gas” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NVGS), the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of handysize ...

The Trump administration proposed Friday to loosen rules surrounding emissions of a cancer-causing gas from sterilizer plants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to ...

Levels of ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic gas, are higher in the Phoenix metro area than in any other cities with monitoring sites across the country, preliminary federal data shows, but it’s a mystery ...

Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone which regulates a wide range of biological processes in plants. It is associated with the ripening processes in a number of fruits such as apples and pears. Better ...