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How Long Has This Technology Been Around?
UV light and ozone are not new discoveries. Ozone was first discovered in the late 1800's and used as a water purifier in Europe. UV light was discovered in the 1930's. Actually, nature discovered it before; it was called the
How Do These Units Work?
RGF uses Advanced Oxidation technology, similuar to how the sun. They developed an advanced catalytic oxidation system for total organic oxidation. Their Photohydroionization process has been approved by the USDA / FDA / FSIS for food processing.
Photohydroionization TM, or PHITM, is an Advanced Oxidation technology developed and owned by RGF Environmental Group. Basically, it is a broad spectrum high intensity UV light targeted on a quad metallic catalyst ultraviolet (UV) target in a low-level ozone and moist atmosphere. This creates an advanced oxidation process providing friendly oxidizers, or very safe and aggres¬sive oxidizers that revert back to oxygen and hydrogen. PHITM Technology has been successfully used in water, air, food, laundry and grease applications.
Estimated Coverage and Reduction Speeds
RGF's oxidizers travel through a room or home by Brownian Motion (natural air movement). One of the five PHI oxidizers is hydro peroxides. In layman's terms, treating a room with hydro peroxides is like misting a room with a weak hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) mist. Each time a hydrogen peroxide particle finds an airborne organic contami¬nant it will oxidize or neutralize the contaminant, and in the process kill itself. The hydrogen peroxide particle (H2O2) will revert to water vapor (H2O). This will permit the next H2O2 particle to move a little further into the room until the entire area is purified. This is the reason one small PHI unit can work on large areas up to a 5,000 sq. ft. house. The factor is time. The more pollutants or contaminants, the longer it may take to reach a 90%+ reduction level.
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What Good Do These Units Produce?
The evidence is quite staggering, take a look at the inactivation rates below.
Swine Flue (H1 N1)
This preliminary study indicates that the effect of the Advanced Oxidation Plasma produced by the PHITM cell were effective at inactivating Influenza A H1 N1 virus on inoculated stainless steel coupons under the conditions of these tests. Additional testing is recommended to evaluate other strains of the virus and other environmental surfaces and application parameters.
Tested By Kansas State's Distinguished Regents Professor Doctor James Marsden.
*Disclaimer: RGF's PHI and REME products have not yet been approved, cleared or otherwise authorized by FDA and are not intended to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 Flu Virus.
SARS (Inactivation Rate 73+%)
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-VoV). SARS was first re-ported in Asia in February 2003. Over the next few months, the illness spread to more than two dozen countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia before the SARS global outbreak of 2003 was contained. The main way SARS seems to spread is by close person-to-person contact. The disease can spread when droplets from the cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled a short distance (generally up to 3 feet) through the air. The virus also can spread when a person touches a surface or object contaminated with the infectious droplets and then touches his or her mouth, nose or eye(s).
Source: CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tested by NEI-Chineses Government
Norwalk Virus (Inactivation Rate 99+%)
Noroviruses are a group of related, single-stranded RNA, nonenveloped viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. Noroviruses are named after the original strain "Norwalk virus," which caused an outbreak of gastroenteritis in a school in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1968. No evidence suggests that infection occurs through the respiratory sys-tem. Noroviruses are highly contagious and as few as 10 viral particles may be sufficient to infect an individual. During outbreaks of norovirus, several modes of transmission have been documented; for example, initial food-borne transmission in a restaurant, followed by secondary person-to-person transmission to household contacts. 50% of all food-borne outbreaks of gastroenteritis can be attributed to noroviruses. Among the 232 outbreaks of norovirus illness reported to CDC from 1997 to 2000 36% were in restaurants, 23% were in nursing homes, 13% were in schools and 10% were vacation settings or cruise ships.
Source: CDC-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tested by Midwest Research Institute
Streptococcus Sp. (Inactivation Rate 96+%)
Group A Streptococcal (strep) infections are caused by group A streptococcus, a bacterium responsible for a variety of health problems. These infections can range from mild skin infection or sore throat to severe, life-threatening conditions such as toxic shock syndrome and necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as flesh eating disease. Health experts estimate that more than 10 million mild infections (throat and skin) like these occur every year. Secondary infections include: Rheumatic Fever, Impetigo, Cellulties, Erysipelas and Scarlet Fever.
Source: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Tested by Kansas State University
Pseudomonas (Inactivation Rate 99+%)
The bacterial genus Pseudomonas includes plant pathogenic bacteria such as P. syringae, the opportunistic human pathogen P. aeruginosa, the ubiquitous soil bac-terium P. putida, and some species that are known to cause spoilage of unpasteurised milk and other dairy products. The Pseudomonads are metabolically diverse, can consequently colonize a wide range of niches, and are generally perceived to be agents of spoilage and degradation.
Source: CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Tested by Kansas State University
Listeria (Inactivation Rate 99+%)
This is a Gram-positive bacterium, motile by means of flagella. Some studies sug-gest that 1-10% of humans may be intestinal carriers of L. monocytogenes. It has been found in at least 37 mammalian species, both domestic and feral, as well as at least 17 species of birds and possibly some species of fish and shellfish. The manifestations of listeriosis include septicemia, meningitis (or meningoencephalitis), encephalitis, and intrauterine or cervical infections in pregnant women, which may result in spontaneous abortion or stillbirth.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Tested by Kansas State University
Steris Labs, KAG / Eco Labs
Escherichia Coli (Inactivation Rate 99+%)
Escherichia coli, usually abbreviated to E. coli, discovered by Theodor Escherich, a German pediatrician and bacteriologist, is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines of mammals, known as gut flora. The number of individual E. coli bacteria in the feces that a human excretes in one day averages between 500 billion and 10 trillion. All the different kinds of fecal coli bacteria, and all the very similar bacteria that live in the ground are grouped together under the name coliform bacteria. E. coli can be the causative agent of several intestinal and extra-intestinal infections such as urinary tract infections, meningitis, peritonitis, mastitis, septicemia and gram-negative pneumonia.
Source: CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Tested by Kansas State University
Staphylococcus (Inactivation Rate 99+%)
Staphylococcus aureus, often referred to simply as "staph," is a bacteria commonly found on the skin and in the nose of people. Person-to-person transmission is the usual form of spread and occurs through contact with secretions from infected skin lesions, nasal discharge or spread via the hands. S. aureus is a spherical bacterium (coccus) which on microscopic examination appears in pairs, short chains, or bunched, grapelike clusters. These organisms are Gram-positive. Some strains are capable of producing a highly heat-stable protein toxin that causes illness in humans. Some isolates of S. aureus are classified as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These are a type of bacteria that are resistant to certain antibiotics. These antibiotics include methicillin and other more common antibiotics such as oxacillin, penicillin and amoxicillin. Staph infections, including MRSA, occur most frequently among persons in hospitals and healthcare facilities (such as nursing homes and dialysis centers) who have weakened immune systems.
source: CDC (Center for Disease Control) and FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Tested by Kansas State University
Streptococcus Pneumoniae (Inactivation Rate 99+%)
S. pneumoniae is an exclusively human pathogen and is spread from person-to-person by respiratory droplets, meaning that transmission generally occurs during coughing or sneezing to others within 6 feet of the carrier. Thus, carriers of S. pneumoniae, while generally healthy, are an important source of infection and disease for others. The most common types of infections caused by this bacteria include middle ear infections, pneumonia, blood stream infections (bacteremia), sinus infections, and meningitis. In the 1940s, penicillin antibiotics became available and were used effectively to treat pneumococcal infections. During the 1960s, however, the first pneumococcal bacteria that were not susceptible ("resistant") to penicillin were discovered in humans. Since then, penicillin resistant pneumococcal bacteria have been reported all over the world.
Source: CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
Tested by Kansas State University
Stachybotrys Chartarum (Inactivation Rate 99+%)
Stachybotrys is a greenish-black fungus found worldwide that colonizes particularly well in high-cellular material, such as straw, hay, paper, dust, lint, and cellulose-containing building materials such as fiber board and gypsum board that become chronically moist or water damage due to excessive humidity, water leaks, condensation or flooding. Stachybotrys chartaurum grows and produces spores in the temperature range of 36-104F. It is also capable of producing several toxins however, researchers still knowlittle about the temperature and moisture conditions under which these toxins are produced.
Source: Health and Industry
Tested by Kansas State University
Odors
The purpose of this test was to evaluate to what effect the RGF's AOT unit has on cleaning chemicals, pet odors and perfume odors. This test was performed utilizing two 500 cubic foot test chambers and a ten-person odor panel. The qualitative asessments of the ten-person odor panel were then used as a means to determine the odor reduction.
| Reduction % | |
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| Cleaning chemicals 55+% | |
| Pet odors 72% | |
| Perfume odors 63+% | |
Source: RGF Environmental Group. Inc
Tested by CW Engineering (Independent PE Firm)
Chemical Odors (VOCs)
The purpose of this test was to evaluate the effect the RGF's AOT unit has on chemical odors.
| Reduction % | |
|---|---|
| Toluene 29% | |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone 13% | |
| D-limonene 98% | |
Tests were conducted by GC/MS
Tested by NELAP Accredited Independent Lab
Mold/Yeast
The purpose of this test was to evaluate the effect the RGF AOT unit has on mold/yeast bacteria (TPC). This test was performed utilizing a standard 2000 sq. ft. home and 3000 sq. ft. simulated home.
| Reduction % | |
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| Yeast 90+% | |
| Bacteria 99% | |
| Mold 97- 98% | |
Tested by California Microbiology Center Independent Accredited Lab/ IBR Kansas State University/ University of Florida/ United States Air Force RD Labs/ CW Engineering University of Cincinnati Kane Regional Hospital
Chemical Compounds
Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer test performed by Nelap Accredited Lab on airborne chemical compound reduction using RGF's AOT.
| Reduction % | |
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| Sweet Banana (Butyl Acetate) 100% | |
| Plastic (Methyl Metharcyline) 100% | |
| Rotten Cabbage (Methyl Mercaptan) 100% | |
| Vegetable Sulfide (Carbon Disulfide) 30% | |
| Rotten Eggs (Hydrogen Sulfide) 80% | |
Tested by California Microbiology Center Independent Accredited Lab/ IBR Kansas State University/ University of Florida/ United States Air Force RD Labs/ CW Engineering University of Cincinnati Kane Regional Hospital
Smoke (Odors and Particulates)
The purpose of this test was to evaluate to what effect the RGF's AOT unit has on cigarette smoke odors and particulate. This test was performed utilizing two 500 cubic foot test chambers and a ten-person odor panel. The qualitative assessments of the ten-person odor panel were then used as a means to determine the odor reduction.
| Reduction % | |
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| Smoke Odors 70% | |
| Smoke Particulate 25% | |
Tested by CW Engineering (Independent PE Firm)
Particulate was tested with a laser particle counter.
Particulate [REME only] (12 hours ISO Class 4: 10,000 - 0.1 um)
The REME Cell is also effective in reducing particle counts in the controlled chamber. Particle counts are reduced to ISO Class 4 levels (10,000 - 0.1 um) after 12 hours of exposure to the REME Cell. After 24 hours of treatment, ISO Class 3 levels (1,000 - 0.1 um) were achieved. These are better than HEPA results.
Tested By Kansas State University Performance Analytical Labs
Food Safety
RGF's AOP Devices were approved by the USDA and FDA in 2001 for use in food proccessing facilities worldwide. Since the approval RGF has had AOP equipment in every aspect of food proccessing; meat, poultry, fish, grain, fruit, vegetables, proccessed meats, ready to eat and restaurants.
Tested and approved for use in plants by USDA, FDA and FSIS.
Tested for safe reduction of airborne and surface bacteria, mold, virus and yeast in food processing plants
Electrical
Food Safety
All RGF AOP devices have been thourghly tested for electrical safety in house, by consultants and certified independent agencies. Results were excellent.
Tested by: TUV, ETL, UL, NEI China, RGF Labs. The Japanese Government, GSA, Electrical Power Research Institute.
Tested by: TUV/ ETL/ UL/ NEI China/ RGF Labs/ The Japanese Government/ GSA/ Electrical Power Research Institute.
