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Fact Sheets: Final Air Toxics Rules for Ethylene Oxide Emissions from Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations

This page contains a November 1994 fact sheet with information regarding the final Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities.

This page contains a November 1999 fact sheet with information regarding the Final Rule Suspension for Specified Ethylene Oxide Sterilization and Fumigation Operations.

These documents contain answers to common questions for this National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP).

For more information on the rule, visit the regulation page for Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP).

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