Ethylene Oxide

DNREC understands that Delaware residents have concerns and questions about ethylene oxide (often abbreviated as EtO). This page provides information on what EtO is and its impacts to human health. This page also provides links to federal and other state resources that provide more in-depth information on EtO.

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Notice of Public Meeting

DNREC and state and federal partners will hold a virtual meeting to provide information to the community regarding ethylene oxide.

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Q and A: Croda Ethylene Oxide Release November 25, 2018

What happened at the Croda Atlas Point plant? At 4:15 p.m., Sunday, November 25, 2018 ethylene oxide (EO) was accidentally released into the air from Croda’s ethylene oxide plant. Since EO is very soluble in water,

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