Science Advisors Appear To Back Key Aspects Of EPA's Ethylene Oxide Risk Analysis As Worker Concerns Grow

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November 25, 2014 at 07:47 PM
Science advisors appear to be backing key aspects of the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to assess the human health risks of exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO) -- following epidemiology studies of exposed medical sterilization workers that raised new concerns -- with some panelists pressing the agency to finalize the long-running assessment, while also casting aside several industry complaints about the latest draft assessment.