He kino te hau ethylene oxide ki te tangata

E mohiotia ana te oxide o te oleylene hei whanui whanui me te tino whai hua nui, yet it poses significant harm to human health, Te whakaatu i nga taumata paitini nui atu i te hunga o te chloroform me te tetrachloride.

I te timatanga, Ka whaaia te ara o te manawa, Ko nga tohu kei roto i nga tohu penei i te nausea, ruaki, torohī, me te mamae, along with central nervous system suppression. In severe instances, it may escalate to respiratory distress and pulmonary edema.