Safe CellTM 2002 Tackles Tough Ethylene Oxide Application An overseas hospital was faced with the difficulty of economically meeting new air emission regulations concerning Ethylene Oxide gas, which was being used to sterilize medical equipment. The regulation being adopted, known as T.A. Luft, is a European standard that is roughly ten times stricter than even the most stringent U.S. emission limits on Ethylene Oxide, such as those in force in California and Wisconsin. T.A. Luft limits Ethylene Oxide emissions to a maximum discharge of 1.5 g/hour. The two Getinge-Castle 4271 sterilizers each utilize an Ethylene Oxide charge of 1 kg, which is evacuated out of a chamber after the “soak” time has been completed. Evacuation time is 15-minutes, so the amount of Ethylene Oxide that may be em

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