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FLORIDA ESCALATES WAR AGAINST BACTERIAL GROWTH IN CHARLEY’S WAKE
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Thursday, September 16, 2004
Ft. Myers FL. – During Charley’s rampage, Diplomat Middle School became a key regional safe haven. When the evacuation order was issued an estimated 3,500 people arrived from towns like North Fort Myers and Cape Coral. Lee County experienced winds of up to 140 miles/hour and was one of the hardest hit areas, suffering severe power outages, leaving thousands homeless and causing sewer lift station failure countywide. Diplomat Middle School had major lift station failure and as a result the toilets in the school overflowed causing raw sewage to flood areas adjacent to the bathroom facilities. On the heels of Charley’s farewell bid the cleanup began and Lee County School District embarked on a cleaning and sanitizing campaign within the school’s many affected areas.
Southwest Florida’s FreshAire Solutions and Tampa-based BBJ Environmental Solutions Inc. were ready for the mission. Using BBJ Mold & Mildew Remediation Concentrate™ to initiate the carpet cleanup, the entire school was then treated with BBJ Microbiocide™ for floors and walls. BBJ’s Microbiocide is an antimicrobial product used to inhibit microbial growth for up to 2 years. Diplomat Middle School evaluates the cleaning and sanitizing effectiveness by measuring the presence of microorganisms on cleaned surfaces.
According to the Indoor Air Quality Coordinator Joseph Murphy of the Lee County School’s Plant Management Department, the results indicate that the cleaning procedure employed by BBJ Environmental Solutions and FreshAire Solutions were very effective in “rapidly and efficiently restoring the areas back to acceptable and above levels for normal living and eating standards”. BBJ Environmental Solutions and FreshAire will continue to monitor the area for the county to ensure there will be no future contamination at Diplomat Middle School.
About BBJ Environmental Solutions, Inc.
BBJ Environmental Solutions works to enhance public health and safety through the control of Microbial contamination of Indoor Environments. They Research, develop and market solutions supported by products and services that are highly effective and do not compromise the safety of the customers, users or environments.
Its leading product, BBJ MicroBiocide, is the only product specifically registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the control of bacterial growth in commercial buildings; floors & walls, air ducts and air-conditioning systems. All BBJ products are environmentally responsible, easy to use and biodegradable. They are registered with the Environmental Protection Agency, NSF International and/or the United States Patent Office. For more information regarding these findings, please contact Chris Lehmann, BBJ Environmental Solutions Inc., 1-800-889-2251.
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