Designed to control infectious aerosols and toxic vapors likely to be present in a mass fatality mortuary atmosphere.
Infectious Aerosols: Present in a natural event such as a pandemic or a man-made or natural bio release.
Methyl Mercaptan: A natural substance released from decaying matter. This is not toxic; however, it has the odor of rotting cabbage. Most people have experienced the odor as it is added to natural gas to make it easier to detect in case of a leak.
Hydrogen Sulfide: A colorless, flammable gas, very toxic with a “rotten egg" smell. Some common names for the gas include sewer gas, swamp gas, and manure gas. In a mortuary setting, hydrogen sulfi de is produced by bacterial breakdown of organic materials and human waste.
Formaldehyde: Used in the embalming process or when a corpse is totally submersed as a preserving liquid. Exposure above 25 ppm can cause pulmonary edema (fluid in lungs) which may lead to death.
Alcohol: Most Formaldehyde solutions contain 6-15% alcohol which is used as a cosolvent disinfectant.
The Novatek 1000 cfm Bio Air Scrubber uses a HEPA fi lter for infectious aerosol particles and is also equipped with a special potassium permanganate impregnated media for vapor/odor control. The potassium permanganate impregnated media filter is included because of its efficiency in capturing formaldehyde, a dangerous vapor.
