This February 2008 brochure summarizes the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) requirements for the hospital sterilization industry.

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

• Summary of Regulations Controlling Air Emissions from the Hospital Sterilizers using Ethylene Oxide National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Subpart WWWWW Final Rule (PDF)(2 pp, 351 K, February 2008)