Pagina uit de Emergency Response Guide 2004 van het Amerikaanse Department of Transportation over de gevaren en aanpak bij dit gas:
http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/erg/g119.pdf (code van ethyleenoxide is 119P).
Gegevens uit de Table of Initial Isolation and Protective Action Distances:
First isolate in all directions: 30m/90m
Then protect persons downwind during day: 100m/800m
Then protect persons downwind during night: 200m/2400m
Eerste getal: small spill (from a small package or small leak from a large package)
Tweede getal: large spill (from a large package or from many small packages)