FAQs Archive - Advanced Decontamination

Q: What is TOMI SteraMist™?

The SteraMist™ designator refers to the machines and equipment used in the application of BIT™ decontamination technology. TOMI developed the products, processes and procedures involved in conjunction with the United States government DARPA and Titan to respond to and successfully neutralize the threat of weaponized anthrax. Since 2013, TOMI has held the intellectual patents on Binary Ionization Technology® and has recently made the solution available to the industrial, commercial and residential sectors.

Q: How do we get started?

The best way to begin is to contact us at 717.820.1010. We begin by learning more about your organization and its unique requirements, then create a detailed project plan and estimate with your specific requirements in mind. Once that process has been completed, we're able to schedule service in order to safely and effectively provide your facility with our advanced sanitization services and return you to production status as swiftly as possible.

Q: What is the ROI of cleaning services offered by ADSS?

When looking at the ROI of the technologies and methods used by ADSS in the sanitization and decontamination of facilities and environments, a prospective customer should carefully consider many variables. The following questions are a solid beginning to analysis of ROI while taking into account variables such as labor, facilities costs and potential lost profit in the form of revenue. How long will facilities be unavailable? The SteraMist™ system requires just over seventy minutes to clean a 108 m 3 closed area. What are the labor and materials costs for to prepare for service? No internal preparation is required; our technology sanitizes over, above, atop, behind and around surfaces and equipment. What is the utilities cost per hour while the facilities are unavailable? Clients must answer this for themselves, taking into account utilities and internal operations. What is the labor cost per hour while the facilities are unavailable? Only a client can provide this insight. How many employees use the environment? What are the associated labor costs, including overhead? What is the potential lost revenue per hour while facilities are unavailable? This is a difficult question to address. A reasonable model can be created by dividing revenue by the production days in a year, then the production hours in a day to assign a value to hourly revenue. What are the labor and materials costs to return the facilities to working order after service? No special operations are required after service. Only trace amounts of pure water in the form of humidity remain, easily managed by proper room control mechanisms.

Q: How does SteraMist™ Binary Ionization Technology® work?

Binary Ionization Technology® (BIT™) and its SteraMist™ platform were developed in conjunction with DARPA and Titan to respond to the threat of weaponized anthrax attacks following 09.11.2001. Binary Ionization Technology® is a patented two-step process that activates and ionizes a 7.8% hydrogen peroxide solution. The fine mist created by this process is called AIHP. The AIHP fog contains a high concentration of ROS, consisting mostly of hydroxyl radicals. These radicals damage pathogenic organisms through oxidization of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. This oxidization leads to cellular disruption and/or dysfunction and allows for disinfection/decontamination in targeted areas and large spaces. TOMI™ Environmental Solutions’ testing has confirmed the applicability and effectiveness of the SteraMist™ BIT™ system on a variety of infectious pathogens, resulting in EPA registration of Binary Ionization Technology® (BIT™) for use as a hospital-healthcare disinfectant as a combination solution and application technology. (EPA registration# 90150-2). [fusion_youtube id="I-HJL-yjvCQ?rel=0" width="480" height="" autoplay="false" api_params="" hide_on_mobile="medium-visibility,large-visibility" class=""][/fusion_youtube] [fusion_youtube id="I-HJL-yjvCQ?rel=0" width="320" height="" autoplay="false" api_params="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility" class=""][/fusion_youtube]

Q: What preparation is involved?

Part of what makes the ADSS suite of decontamination and sanitization services so attractive is the low overall turnaround time coupled with minimal requirements to prepare for service. There's no need to move equipment, no need to clean before the cleaning and no need to clean up after the cleaning. Our processes and technologies are engineered with complete room cleaning in mind: the AIHP mist reaches under, over, around and behind obstacles so that ROS can aggressively break down bacterial, fungal and viral contaminants and remove them from your environment. Since the only byproduct is water vapor in the form of humidity, standard HVAC equipment easily removes it from the cleaned environment. Facilities with adequate ventilation systems can literally return to production minutes after we finish.

What is TOMI SteraMist™?

TOMI SteraMist™ machines and equipment use proprietary Binary Ionization Technology® developed in conjunction with US DARPA and Titan to neutralize weaponized biological agents. This technology is now available in the private sector for decontamination and sterilization of bacteriological, viral and other contaminants.

Charles Molnar2017-04-27T11:53:51-04:00Science|

How do we get started?

Begin the process by contacting us at 717.798.8242. We work with you to gather all the important information about your facilities, customizing our service portfolio to your organization's needs to maximize your investment and minimize downtime.

Charles Molnar2017-05-25T23:42:43-04:00Service|

What is the ROI of cleaning services offered by ADSS?

ROI can be applied to business practices and projects to determine whether a project or venture is worth pursuing. The projected cost of a project is compared to the projected gains over a specified period of time. If the gains are greater than the cost, then the project has a favorable ROI and should be undertaken.

Charles Molnar2017-04-27T11:41:08-04:00Savings|

How does SteraMist™ Binary Ionization Technology® work?

Binary Ionization Technology® is a patented two-step process that activates and ionizes a 7.8% hydrogen peroxide solution. The created AIHP mist holds a high concentration of ROS, consisting mostly of hydroxyl radicals. These damage pathogenic organisms through oxidation of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. This leads to cellular disruption and/or dysfunction and allows for disinfection/decontamination in targeted areas and large spaces.

Charles Molnar2017-05-04T16:13:05-04:00Science|

What preparation is involved?

The suite of ADSS sanitization and decontamination solutions offers the lowest overall turnaround time and highest efficacy of any solution in the public or private sectors. No special preparations are required, and your facilities can easily return to full production literally minutes after we complete our services.

Charles Molnar2017-05-03T08:37:16-04:00Service|

Can we look at an example of ROI?

Here we take a basic look at ROI as it can be applied to business and industry outside the financial and investment sectors.

Charles Molnar2017-05-03T02:33:25-04:00Savings|

What is log reduction?

As we briefly discussed on the main page, log reduction refers to the relative number of live pathenogens eliminated through sanitization or disinfection (cleaning) of a given environment. The number in the reduction value refers to the 'number of nines' in the reduction percentage. Log two reduction means that 99% of live microorganisms are eliminated, [...]

Charles Molnar2017-04-27T11:55:44-04:00Science|

What does SteraMist™ neutralize?

To verify the efficiency of SteraMist™ we tested according to EPA guidelines across six laboratories, against a wide variety of harmful microbial pathogens.

Charles Molnar2017-05-24T10:14:31-04:00Science|