Measurement of ethylene oxide at a medical sterilization site.
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[Measurement of ethylene oxide at a medical sterilization site].
Although ethylene oxide gas is widely used as a sterilizing agent for medical instruments because of its disinfection property, the effects of its use in medical settings have not been clarified. In the present study, we measured the ethylene oxide gas concentration (EOGC) within a hospital sterilization unit and in the ambient air near the unit. Before the sterilizer was turned on (about 9:00)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sangyo Igaku
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0047-1879,1881-1302
DOI: 10.1539/joh1959.35.413