# COSMED OF RHODE ISLAND
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2002 · — · Final Order No Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `1673`
- **Case Number:** 01-2002-0035
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order No Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $40K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- COSMED OF RHODE ISLAND (settlement)
## Summary

COSMED OF RHODE ISLANDOWNS AND OPERATES SEVEN ETHYLENE    OXIDE STERILIZATION CHAMBERS AT ITS COVENTRY FACILITY.       CSMED STERILIZES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SENT TO THE FACILITY BY   THE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS. AFTER STERILIZATION IN ONE OF   THE SEVEN CHAMBERS, THE PRODUCT IS PLACED IN AN AERATION     ROOM FOR UP TO 24 HOURS BEFORE BEING SHIPPED OFF SITE.          COSMED IS SUBJECT TO NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR      HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS (NESHAP) FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE         STERILIZATION FACILITIES, 40 CFR PART 63, SUBPART 0. THE     STANDARD REQUIRES ALL SUBJECT FACILITIES WHICH USE MORE THAN 10 TONS OF ETHYLENE OXIDE PER YEAR IN STERILIZATION          OPERATIONS TO CONTROL ETHYLENE OXIDE EMISSIONS FROM THE      STERILIZATION CHAMBER VENTS AND AERATION ROOM VENTS BY       DECEMBER 6, 1998 AND DECEMBER 6 2000, RESPECTIVELY.          PERFORMANCE TESTS ON THE CONTROL EQUIPMENT WERE REQUIRED BY  JUNE 4, 1999 AND JUNE 4, 2001, RESPECTIVELY.                    COSMED DID NOT INSTALL PROPER CONTROL EQUIPMENT ON THE    AERATION ROOM VENT UNTIL AUGUST 2001. COSMED HAS NOT YET     PROPERLY TESTED THE CONTROL EQUIPMENT ON THE STERILIZATION   CHAMBER VENTS OR THE AERATION ROOM VENTS.                       THE PROPOSED AO AND RR WILL REQUIRE COSMED TO CONDUCT     PERFORMANCE EMISSIONS TESTS ON THE CONTROL EQUIPMENT         CONTROLLING EMISSIONS FROM THE STERILIZATION ROOM VENTS AND  AERATION ROOM VENTS AND TO SUBMIT INFORMATION TO EPA AND     RI DEM.

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