He mea ino anei ke kinoea Ethylene Oxide i kanaka

ʻIke ʻia ʻo Ethylene oxide ma ke ʻano he disinfectant kinoea ākea ākea a maikaʻi loa, aka he poino nui i ke ola kanaka, e hōʻike ana i nā pae ʻona ma mua o ka chloroform a me ka carbon tetrachloride.

I ka hoomaka ana, hoʻopaʻa i ka ʻōpū hanu, hoʻoulu i nā hōʻailona e like me ka nausea, luaʻi, ka maʻi pā, a me ka eha, me ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka ʻōnaehana nerve waena. I nā hihia koʻikoʻi, hiki ke piʻi aʻe i ka ʻeha hanu a me ka edema pulmonary.