The EPA publishes strict guidelines to test and verify the efficacy of cleaning and decontamination solutions.
To verify the efficiency and log reduction of SteraMist proprietary technology, six laboratories were engaged to test against a wide variety of some of the most harmful microbial pathogens with the following results.
This list is by no means exhaustive. SteraMist and BIT have proven field efficacy against a wide range of contaminants.
OrganismClassificationLog Reduction Bacillus atrophaeusBacterial Spore>8.3 Geobacillus stearothermophilusBacterial Spore>6.3 Bacillus subtilisBacterial Spore>6.0 Clostridium difficileBacterial Spore>6.0 Escherichia coliGram Negative>7.4 Pseudomonas aeruginosaGram Negative>6.0 Serratia marcescensGram Negative>6.0 Staphylococcus aureusGram Positive>7.4 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)Gram Positive>5.9 Bacillus atrophaeus vegetative cellsGram Positive>9.0 Aspergillus NigerMold>8.0 Aspergillus speciesMold>7.0 Cladosporium speciesMold>7.0 Penicillium SpeciesMold>7.0 Stachybotrys chartarumMold>7.0 Trichophyton mentagrophytesMold>6.0 Human rhinovirus 164Virus>6.8 Influenza A (H1N1)Virus>10