April 14, 2006—Novatron, Inc., announces that its BioProtector air sterilization system has been installed in the Pentagon’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system in Washington, DC.
The equipment sterilizes the air supply, rapidly and effectively killing biological organisms such as anthrax, bacteria, viruses, and mold, according to Novatron. The system uses a novel, high-intensity, Advanced UV (ultraviolet) System (AUVS) that produces up to 1,000 times the UV intensity of conventional germicidal systems, resulting in far greater sterilization.
The system installed at the Pentagon treats 60,000 cubic feet per minute (cmf) of air flowing in the building’s HVAC system. The Novatron system is being evaluated as part of the Pentagon Shield II Exercise test program and, if successful, additional systems could be installed.
The Novatron BioProtector technology was developed under the sponsorship of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and with financial assistance from the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego. Applications include protection of military and government facilities worldwide against bio-terrorism attack and protection of US civilian facilities as part of a homeland defense strategy. The Novatron BioProtector technology is also effective for treating air in hospital surgery and isolation rooms, sterilizing air in pharmaceutical, medical, and food manufacturing facilities for use in commercial buildings to kill mold and other pharmaceutical, medical and food manufacturing facilities and for use in commercial buildings to kill mold and other harmful microorganisms. The technology, says Novatron, offers significant advantages over competing technologies such as filtration.
For more information, visit the company’s Web site.
