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EG

English translation: ethylene glycol

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French term or phrase:EG
English translation:ethylene glycol

16:25 Jan 18, 2017
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French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / microbiology
French term or phrase: EG
This appears in a text describing a sterilization process for medical devices:

Qualification de Performance Microbiologique :
1. DEP interne - produit contaminé par un indicateur
biologique à 106 (Bacillus atrophaeus)
2. Produit fini pour contrôle de stérilité
Validation de l'aération :
1. Produit fini pour dosage OER/ECH/EG

I know that OER is objectif environnemental de rejet (effluent discharge objective, EDO), but I can't figure out ECH and EG, and there is no other context for them in the document.
Laura Nagle (X)
United States
Local time: 07:44
ethylene glycol
Explanation:
"For the sterilization of disposable medical devices, ethylene oxide gas is used in most cases. When this sterilization method is used, ethylene oxide (EO) and its secondary products, i.e., ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH) and ethylene glycol (EG), remain in the medical devices after sterilization."
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ethylene glycol


Explanation:
"For the sterilization of disposable medical devices, ethylene oxide gas is used in most cases. When this sterilization method is used, ethylene oxide (EO) and its secondary products, i.e., ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH) and ethylene glycol (EG), remain in the medical devices after sterilization."


    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6961967
philgoddard
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agree  Charles Davis: The same source I mentioned in the other question gives this, with EG used in French.
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