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

The kitchen has a sterilizer for bottles, while the nursery has a changing station stocked with diapers.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

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