On Fri, 26 Mar 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Dr Dave:
> You are correct that ethylene oxide is readily available and in most states
> for hospital use.
> However, EPA has only issued licenses to Mayland, North Carolina, and Maine
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Hi all,
I'm pretty sure that Washington state has a license, too.  I understand
that Roy Thurber of WA. was one of the first beekeepers to design and use
an ETO fumigator for sterilizing bee equiment.  Last I heard, there is a
fumigator in operation in Stanwood, WA.

Cheers,
Dave Pehling
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