EPA to Release Draft Ethylene Oxide Assessment

The Environmental Protection Agency will release on July 23 or soon thereafter a draft toxicological review evaluating the carcinogenicity of inhaled ethylene oxide, according to a Federal Register
notice scheduled for July 23 publication. The agency will accept comment on the draft for 45 days and have its Science Advisory Board peer review the document, which is being prepared under EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System program. According to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration fact sheet, ethylene oxide is used to make solvents, antifreeze, textiles, detergents, adhesives, polyurethane foam, fumigants, cosmetics, and other products. The chemical’s many adverse health ...