sterilization
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Together, the data showed that long-term hormonal contraception and permanent surgical sterilization are linked to an average lifespan increase of about ten percent.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026
China has become a major supplier of ingredients for small-molecule medications, coatings and sterilization agents for medical devices, and the chlorine and caustic soda used to keep water safe to drink.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
All three belong to Sterigenics, a company that provides industrial sterilization technology for medical devices and other commercial products at two locations in Los Angeles and one in San Bernardino County.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
Power outages are common, and many hospitals run short of nursing staff or consumables such as water and alcohol for sterilization.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024
About 1950, Dr. Knipling launched a serious effort to turn insect sterilization into a weapon that would wipe out a major insect enemy of livestock in the South, the screw-worm fly.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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