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sterilizer



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Last year, the EPA imposed stricter limits on the chemical, which is used as a sterilizer.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2025

Ethylene oxide has been used as a sterilizer since 1930s, and the EPA has been under pressure to better regulate it since at least the 1980s.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2023

The medical sterilizer facilities in Vernon that were found in violation of emitting a carcinogen at elevated levels will not be shuttered.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2022

I bought a baby bottle sterilizer to use after I rinse them out with tap water.

From Slate May 10, 2021

While the nurse was expertly tying a strip of gauze around her arm and the doctor was putting his instrument in the sterilizer and taking out a fresh needle, Francie spoke up.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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