ATLANTA — Legislation intended to put some transparency into the discharge of harmful ethylene oxide gained final passage in the General Assembly Wednesday.

The state House of Representatives voted 150-1 to require manufacturers that use ethylene oxide to report any waste spills or gas releases to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) within 24 hours. The director of the EPD then would post the information on its website.

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