ʻOku ʻiloa ʻa Ethylene oxide ko ha tuʻunga lahi mo lelei gaseous disinfectant, ka ʻOku ne ʻomi ha maumau lahi ki he moʻui lelei ʻa e tangata, fakaʻaliʻali toxicity tuʻunga lahi ʻo e chloroform mo e kaponi tetrachloride.
ʻI he kamataʻanga, ʻOku fakataumuʻa ia ki he tohitufa ʻo e manava, lua e ngaahi fakaʻilonga hange ko e tokakovi, lua, Fakalele, mo e mamahí, fakataha mo e founga manavasiʻi suppression. ʻI ha ngaahi meʻa faingataʻa, ʻe lava ke fakalalahi ai e faingataʻaʻia ʻa e manava mo pulmonary edema.