sterilization

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The action around ethylene oxide would affect about 90 commercial sterilization facilities owned and operated by approximately 50 companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In females, several forms of sterilization were associated with longer lives, suggesting that the benefit comes from avoiding the intense physical demands of pregnancy, nursing, and reproductive cycling.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Power outages are common, and many hospitals run short of nursing staff or consumables such as water and alcohol for sterilization.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024

Dr. Knipling has pointed out that effective chemical insect sterilization “might easily outdo some of the best of known insecticides.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson