Airline / Commercial Building Bioterrorism Solution
By Dr. James Marsden, Ronald G. Fink and Walter Ellis
In theory, a terrorist could aspirate a virus easily on an air-
3’
liner, in a terminal or any commercial building simply by plac-
88% Reduction
ing a virus in a small hand activated asperator readily
available at any drugstore or by re-using an over the counter
nasal spray bottle. No one would know until the next day
after they have traveled and spread the virus. This is how
worldwide pandemics can get started. This concept was dis-
covered by Sandia National Labs while working with RGF
Environmental Group on a homeland security project for a
Kill rate of virus and bacteria
potential terrorist bio attack on an airliner.
A PHI Cell
creates an airborne plasma, which is distributed
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The solution is to kill the virus at the source before it reaches
through the HVAC (heating ventilation & air conditioning)
another person. The problem was how do you do that? RGF
system basically consisting of friendly oxidizers. Friendly
Environmental Group has been working with Advanced Ox-
being those found in nature that return to oxygen and water
idation technology since the mid-1980s. RGF’s Photohy-
after they oxidize, such as hydroperoxides. The process is
droionization or PHI™ technology looked promising as
like misting the air with an atomized or very fine mist of hy-
having the ability to kill an airborne virus, from a sneeze or
drogen peroxide. A series of tests were conducted by
asperator, within three feet. The next problem was how do
Kansas State University, who also works closely
you validate the results? The validation had to be in a bio
with Sandia National Labs. The first results
test chamber and had to be repeatable. Now, how do you
were outstanding with a kill
duplicate a sneeze? No two people sneeze alike or not even
rate of 78% of a sneeze at
the same person could duplicate his or her own sneeze. A
RGF’s REME
Cell
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three feet. A more ad-
high-tech sneeze/asperation machine was needed. Of
vanced cell was later developed by RGF, REME
or Reflec-
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course, there was no such thing, so RGF developed one.
tive Electro-Magnetic Energy, that ionized the Advanced
When you sneeze, you evacuate one lung of air volume. You
Oxidation plasma making it far more effective on a broader
expel about one gram of fluid at about 100 miles per hour.
scope of contaminants. REME
sneeze results showed 88%
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RGF invented and built the world’s first sneeze/asperation
reductions.
machine with controls for volume, fluid and speed. Now it
During the SARS scare a few years
ago, the Chinese Government in-
stalled PHI™ Advanced Oxidation
Cells in city buses and subways
after determining it killed the deadly
SARS virus. A Chinese manufacturer licensed PHI™Tech-
nology for use on China’s buses and subways.
The breakthrough in the RGF Advanced Oxidation tech-
nologies is a group of oxidants known as Hydroperoxides.
The World’s first Sneeze Machine
Hydroperoxides have been a common part of our environ-
ment for over 3.5 billion years. Hydroperoxides are created
was possible to duplicate a sneeze/asperation allowing a re-
in our atmosphere whenever three components are present:
peatable method of testing the effectiveness of RGF’s Ad-
oxygen molecules, water vapor and energy (electro mag-
vanced Oxidation technologies.
netic). REME
also has the ability to super charge these hy-
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droperoxides or ionize them into Ionized-Hydro-Peroxides™.
and bacteria.
Ionized-Hydro-Peroxides™ are very effective at destroying
There is no known case of hydroperoxides ever creating a
harmful microbials in the air and on surfaces. As oxidants,
health risk. Considering we have been exposed to hy-
they do this by either destroying the microbe through a
droperoxides in nature since the day man stepped on the
process known as cell lysing or by changing its molecular
planet, it is a reasonable assumption that hydroperoxides do
structure and rendering it harmless (which is typically the
not constitute a health risk. Over the past 25 years, RGF has
case in VOC’s and odors). The amount of hydroperoxides
more than one million Advanced Oxidation products which
required to accomplish this task in a conditioned space is
have been used successfully worldwide without a safety
below the level that is constantly in our outside air. The Ad-
problem.
vanced Oxidation technology has brought the oxidants found
in the outside air into the indoor conditioned air. One of the
Advanced Oxidation Plasma
Advanced Oxidation Plasma
best features of Ionized-Hydro-Peroxides™ is that as they
settle out of the air, they disinfect surfaces. This was vali-
dated in a Kansas State University Bio Chamber on stainless
REME
Cell
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steel surfaces, resulting in a 99+% kill on numerous viruses
Partial List of University Test Results
Vent
AC Coil
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)*
Filter
• Norwalk Virus*
Blower
• Pseudomonas Sp.*
• MRSA Bacteria*
• Listeria*
Contaminated Air
• E.coli*
• Staph*
Typical Installation in HVAC system
• Strep*
• Stachybotrys chartarum*
Authors:
Dr. James Marsden
Regents Professor at Kansas State University,
• Candida*
who has conducted research on Advanced Oxidation Technology for the
• H1N1 Swine Flu*
past 15 years. He has authored numerous articles and holds many
patents
Ron Fink
President, CEO, Founder of RGF Environmental Group, Inc.
*
99+% reduction on stainless steel surface in a Kansas
Mr. Fink holds a BSME and has been active in Nuclear Weapon detection
State University Class II Bio Chamber
for the DIA Defense Intelligence Agency and Nuclear Power Industry.
He holds numerous patents and authored over 70 articles.
In addition:
RGF Environmental Group, Inc. founded in 1985 manufactures over 500
Formaldehyde 99+%
products involving Advanced Oxidation Technology.
Mold 97% to 98%
Walter Ellis
VicePresident Research & Development, RGF Environ-
Hydrogen Sulfide 80%
mental Group. BS Degree in Biology & Marine Biology. Mr. Ellis is a spe-
Odors - pet, chemicals and human biological odors 55% to 98%
cialist in Advanced Oxidation. He has authored several published
Smoke 70%
technical papers and has numerous patents.
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