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Reducing Ethyline Oxide & Glutaraldehyde Use
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Woodland Hills / /

Company

Steris Corporation / Sterilox Technologies Inc. / /

Continent

Europe / /

Country

Lebanon / /

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USD / CAD / /

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FDA Phase / Product Issues / /

Facility

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital / National Institute / Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute / Hospital Association Employee Safety / Tellus Institute / /

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sterilization processor / level disinfectant solutions / heat-sensitive equipment / it impractical in some applications / shorter processing times / hydrogen peroxide solution / static electricity / similar protective equipment / mixed-media mate rials / healthcare facilities / chemical accidents / glutaraldehyde-based disinfecting products / preferable technologies / work ing / sterilization technologies / chemical / peracetic acid-based technology / chemicals / hydrogen peroxide gas plasma / /

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Headaches / neurological disorders / Hives / nausea / Nosebleed / conjunctivitis / respiratory irritation / allergic dermatitis / wheezing / Asthma / meet infection / cataracts / respiratory tract irritation / better infection / select staff indicating slight eyelid irritation / occupational asthma / vomiting / irritation / several other acute and chronic health effects / /

MedicalTreatment

dialysis / /

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Kaiser Woodland Hills / /

Organization

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital / ACGIH / Michigan Health and Hospital Association / Gastroenterology Department / National Safety Council / NIOSH / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health / Occupational Safety and Health Administration / Tellus Institute / Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute / FDA / Environmental Protection Agency / /

Person

Sultan Chemists / /

Position

Safety Director / /

Product

glycine / waste beginning January / waste / in / /

ProvinceOrState

California / New Hampshire / /

Technology

Enclosed sterilization processor / x-ray / peracetic acid-based technology / 45-minute cycle time Processor / non-EtO technologies / html / environmentally preferable technologies / process control / Sterrad technologies / non-EtO sterilization technologies / two alternative technologies / 30 minutes Processor / dialysis / /

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