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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Tom,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Many healthcare facilities have moved away from EO and are now using hydrogen peroxide plasma. I believe the instrument is “Sterrad”. Other options include ozone and of course the old standby, steam. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You may want to get on the Practice Greenhealth listserve where you can communicate directly with healthcare facility/sustainability type folks. See, <a href="http://www.practicegreenhealth.org">www.practicegreenhealth.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Very truly yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Catherine Zimmer, MS, BSMT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Industry Leader, Environmental and Regulatory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>PSC Healthcare Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office: 651.645.7509<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mobile: 713.829.6365<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.pscnow.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.pscnow.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Catherine.zimmer@pscnow.com"><span style='color:blue'>Catherine.zimmer@pscnow.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#65C060'>Live green now!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#65C060'>Reduce, reuse, repair, recycle.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Hodges<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 11, 2012 2:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br><b>Subject:</b> [Pharmwaste] Ethylene Oxide Substitute?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Forgive me if this is off topic, but I hope you health care professionals might help me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have data on acceptable substitutes for EtO as a sterilant in hospital or veterinary environments? Our veterinary school currently uses EtO but is growing increasingly concerned about EtO as a carcinogen, as well as the extensive engineering controls required to keep clinicians safe. It has a TWA of 1.0 ppm, with an excursion level of 5.0 ppm. Is there something else out there that will sterilize as well as EtO, without the toxicity it exhibits? Barring substitutions, does anyone have experience with any engineering controls that would lower the action level to below 0.5 ppm, thereby exempting some of the OSHA requirements when using EtO?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry for any cross posts.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Thomas Hodges CHMM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Hazardous Materials Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Environmental Health & Safety<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>971 Camp Auburn Road<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>Auburn University AL 36849<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>(334) 703-7511<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'><a href="mailto:hodgetf@auburn.edu">hodgetf@auburn.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Adobe Caslon Pro Bold"'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Adobe Caslon Pro Bold"'>And remember: if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitate.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>