November 5, 2001—Flanders Corporation has adapted its high-end air filtration technology and other biocontainment systems for use in office complexes, sports arenas, and other public venues. These systems, formerly viewed as being too expensive for general commercial use, may include High Efficiency Particulate Air (“HEPA”) filtration systems, Chemical Biological Radiological Bag In/Bag Out (CBR BIBO) systems, and isolation barrier systems. Designed to protect against airborne hazards, the systems are currently used to contain microorganisms and other contaminants in specific hazardous environments. They can also provide key components for “hardening” buildings against bioterrorist attacks using airborne biological weapons.
Although filtration systems cannot protect against all airborne hazards, Flanders says that air filtration is an essential part of a multi-layered program to harden a building against biological terrorist attacks. According to Flanders, airborne biological agents may be delivered in many ways, including air intakes (bioweapons released through a roof or wall air intake), package delivery (an exploding package or a handful of dust in the lobby, quickly spread by a building’s air recirculation system), and air release (bioweapons released into the outside air, via crop-dusting plane, helicopter, etc.). Flanders’ filtration systems and products can minimize the impact of either method of attack.
Flanders currently sells these systems to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the US armed forces, US Department of Energy (DOE), semiconductor manufacturers, and several biotech firms engaged in research with bacteria, viruses, chemical warfare agents, nuclear processing, and other toxic contaminants. For more information, call Flanders at 727/822-4411.
