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HEPA is Not Enough for Battle Feline Herpesvirus (FHV) in your Cat Boarding Facility.
Posted by Phil Shames on
As a cat boarding facility owner or operator, maintaining a clean, healthy, and comfortable environment for your feline guests is a top priority. While standard cleaning routines are crucial, there’s one area that often goes overlooked: the quality of the air itself. Traditional air purifiers, like HEPA-based systems, are a common choice for reducing dust and allergens, but when it comes to eliminating viruses, bacteria, and odors, their effectiveness can be limited. For cat boarding facilities, where multiple cats share a confined space, improving air quality is essential to providing a safer environment. This is where active air purification technologies...
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pureAir Air Purifiers for Kennels - Not Just Odour Control - Microbial Control too
Posted by Phil Shames on
Canadian kennel owners and managers know that when it comes to maintaining a clean and healthy environment for animals, air quality is crucial in preventing the spread of respiratory issues like kennel cough. Kennels, by nature, are high-traffic environments where animals are often in close quarters, increasing the risk of airborne pathogens spreading among pets. In addition to this, persistent odors from pet dander, urine, and waste can quickly become overwhelming if not properly managed. That’s where The pureAir line of air purifier from GreenTech Environmental come in. Using advanced air purification technologies like Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO) and ionization, PureAir...
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Japan researchers say ozone effective in neutralising coronavirus
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese researchers said on Wednesday that low concentrations of ozone can neutralise coronavirus particles, potentially providing a way for hospitals to disinfect examination rooms and waiting areas. Scientists at Fujita Health University told a news conference they had proven that ozone gas in concentrations of 0.05 to 0.1 parts per million (ppm), levels considered harmless to humans, could kill the virus. The experiment used an ozone generator in a sealed chamber with a sample of coronavirus. The potency of the virus declined by more than 90% when subjected to low level ozone for 10 hours. “Transmission of...
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