Morgantown, Pa., June 17, 2011—Following the worst floods in 40 years, millions of Mississippi Valley residents are now returning to their homes and businesses; and unfortunately, drying out their saturated structures is only one part of the clean-up effort. Flood victims will also have to worry about mold growth, a common post-flood problem.
The EPA recommends that only vacuums with HEPA filters should be used during mold remediation to collect dangerous mold spores stirred up during the mold removal process. Surfaces where mold has grown should be HEPA vacuumed to remove any residual mold particles. The HEPA filter ensures that no mold spores pass through the exhaust and back into the atmosphere. The agency defines a HEPA vacuum as “a vacuum cleaner which has been designed with a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter as the last filtration stage. A HEPA filter is a filter that is capable of capturing particles of 0.3 microns with 99.97% efficiency.”
Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums’ line of abatement HEPA vacuums are often used for mold remediation. Equipped with multi-stage filtration, including a tested and certified HEPA filter that exceeds the EPA’s definition of a HEPA vacuum, they are fully equipped to safely collect hazardous materials during the cleaning process in flood regions. While these vacuum cleaners will solve mold remediation challenges, Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums will also donate a portion of its abatement HEPA vacuum sales to the American Red Cross disaster relief fund, aiding both the flood and tornado-ravaged regions in the United States.
For more information on mold remediation or Nilfisk HEPA vacuums for abatement, visit www.NilfiskIndustrialVacuums.com or call 1-800-645-3475.
About Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums
Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums, also known as Nilfisk-Advance America, Inc., is one of the largest providers of cleaning equipment in North America. From its Morgantown, PA headquarters, Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums supports three brands of industrial vacuum cleaners: Nilfisk, Nilfisk ALTO and Nilfisk CFM. Equipped with exceptionally efficient filtration systems and user-friendly features, the company’s vacuums play a critical role in thousands of manufacturing facilities and industrial processes across North America. Supported by a direct sales force and extensive dealer network, Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums have solved a variety of cleaning challenges, including combustible dust, general maintenance, overhead cleaning, abatement, process integration, laboratory/cleanroom control, and more. For more information, visit www.NilfiskIndustrialVacuums.com.
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