National Pollutant Inventory

Substances

Ethylene oxide: Sources of emissions

Industry sources

Chemical manufacture, manufacturing industries may release to air.

Diffuse sources, and industry sources included in diffuse emissions data

Release to air from some agricultural fumigation.

Natural sources

Ethylene oxide is unlikely to be found in the general environment. No significant natural sources of ethylene oxide are known.

Transport sources

Car exhaust.

Consumer products

Spices at extremely low levels.

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Factory. Credit: Michael Lindquist