Study Says Air Purification Method Kills Airborne Pathogens
BOULDER, Colo. - StrionAir has announced that a new study indicates that HVAC equipment using the company's patented air purification method effectively kills mold, anthrax, and other airborne pathogens to aid in the fight against bioterrorism, hospital-spread infections, and other indoor air quality (IAQ) threats.
In tests conducted at the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science, the study exposed millions of anthrax-type spores and mold spores to StrionAir's air purifying system that combines mechanical air filtration, ionization, and electrostatics. A 24-hour test period resulted in 97 percent and 99 percent inactivation of anthrax-type and mold spores, respectively, according to the study results. The kill rates observed by the study's researchers are consistent with exponential reductions of 99.9 percent and higher when spore forming bacteria and molds are exposed for longer periods, such as in a typical 24/7 HVAC field application, according to Mark Hernandez, Ph.D., P.E., the study's principal investigator and an environmental engineering professor at CU.