Does Sabres ClO2 fumigation technology have applicability outside the bio-terrorism response arena?
A. Adaptation of the large-scale anthrax fumigation technology to address widespread mold contamination has proven expedient, cost effective, and successful. Sabre’s ClO2 fumigation process was used to eradicate mold from a three-story, 5,000 square foot historic building so heavily contaminated with mold, inside and outside its structural walls, that it was thought to be beyond economic rehabilitation. To prepare the building for treatment, the roof was replaced and obvious sources of external water intrusion were eliminated. Sabre then mobilized a core group of personnel to install fumigation system components inside and outside the building and tent the exterior of the structure to prevent release of ClO2 to the ambient environment during the fumigation process. Following completion of the fumigation, scientists collected mold samples throughout all four floors of the building, including mold infestations located behind internal walls of the structure, to assess efficacy of the ClO2
