| Project Clean Air ATL Daycare is launched | | | | or to contact us for published test results. (use |
| by environmental consulting firm BCB Associates | | | | guest as the password) |
| as pollen season arrives | | | | Many of the major health agencies, including the |
| Environmental consulting firm BCB Associates has | | | | EPA, World Health Organization and CDC are |
| announced plans to expand their Project Clean | | | | concerned about the quality of our indoor air. The |
| Air campaign to include daycare facilities in the | | | | EPA has stated that 50% of all illness is caused |
| greater Atlanta area. The technology evaluation | | | | by indoor pollution. The American Lung Association |
| study referred to as Project Clean Air ATL | | | | says that you are more likely to get sick from |
| Daycare, enables participating daycares to | | | | pollution in your home and office than from |
| evaluate a proprietary active air purification | | | | pollution in the air outside. Studies suggest that |
| system free of charge in their facility. Child care | | | | children in a day care environment are four times |
| employees and managers then have the | | | | more susceptible to upper respiratory viruses |
| opportunity to experience the benefits and | | | | than children staying at home. According to |
| effectiveness of this space age technology in | | | | Medline, a service of the National Library of |
| removing pollen, dust and allergens from the | | | | Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, day |
| indoor air as the pollen season reaches its peak. | | | | care centers pose an increased health risk for |
| Studies in other sections of the country have | | | | children and staff because of the exposure to |
| shown a reduction in absenteeism of allergy and | | | | other children who may be sick. Also, children can |
| asthma sufferers, as well as by cold and flu. | | | | be exposed to some things in the air that are not |
| According to Bruce Bley, founder of BCB | | | | present in their own home environment that can |
| Associates, studies recently conducted by their | | | | trigger other respiratory ailments |
| associates in California, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania | | | | Sheryl Bley is spearheading Project Clean Air |
| showed a marked improvement in the indoor air | | | | ATL Daycare and says the issue of |
| quality of participating childcare facilities. | | | | healthy environment in schools and daycares is |
| It’s absolutely amazing, says Bley, | | | | important to me as a parent and grandparent. I |
| the most effective way to convince owners | | | | am excited to be able to offer an alternative |
| directors of the real value of this system is to let | | | | solution to this problem. This past cold/flu season |
| them breathe’ the difference in their | | | | was severe nationwide and probably will continue |
| own facilities. They are very skeptical of its | | | | to get worse in the future unless we do |
| effectiveness Some might dispute statistics, | | | | something to clean up the indoor environment in |
| but you can’t dispute how the children and | | | | our schools and daycares now. One metro-Atlanta |
| staff respond. Objective results have shown | | | | area school actually had to shut down for a full |
| healthier, livelier, more alert children that are more | | | | week this past winter because of the high |
| responsive to learning and happier, healthier staff. | | | | absentee level of teachers and students. The |
| BCB Associates represents one of the | | | | situation has gotten very serious. This system |
| world’s largest manufacturers of residential | | | | may be one way to help stop the spread of |
| and commercial air purifiers. This is a free standing | | | | many illnesses as well as to offer some relief for |
| "active" system that is proven safe and | | | | allergy and asthma sufferers. |
| affordable. It does not require changing expensive | | | | Our company has extensive experience in |
| filter elements and, unlike conventional | | | | residential applications, says Sheryl. We are |
| passive HVAC systems, it does not require | | | | now looking to expand to multi-resident |
| the air to be drawn to a device or through filters | | | | applications that involve different and multiple air |
| and past UV lights. It not only treats the air | | | | quality issues. We are looking for ten |
| efficiently, but also removes odors AND, recent | | | | facilities willing to participate in a 5 Day evaluation |
| university tests have proven its ability to kill | | | | of a piece of equipment that does not require |
| 99.99% of mold and bacteria and over 99.9% of | | | | installation. Each facility will be asked to provide |
| the Avian Flu virus on surfaces. This technology | | | | us with their feedback and observations regarding |
| really works and has become widely accepted | | | | improvements in their indoor air quality and what |
| since it’s use by the government during | | | | they have experienced while the unit is in place. |
| the 9/11 Pentagon cleanup and is currently in use | | | | The evaluation process is simple and meant to be |
| in several government facilities. It is certified by | | | | as non-disruptive as possible. We will provide |
| the Space Foundation and is available to the | | | | the technology and the survey to collect the |
| general public through authorized independent | | | | data. The results of these tests will be shared |
| distributors to make your home or business a | | | | with the participants individually to help them learn |
| healthier place to live. | | | | more about the various options available for their |
| Visit to learn more about this unique technology | | | | facility. |