Seafood processing facilities in Cape Breton are investing in air cleaning technology to help keep workers safe from COVID-19. The air purifiers, using NASA-inspired technology, have been produced for several years by the Dallas-based company Aerus. Late last year, PFS Health Solutions claimed the purifiers are more than 99.9 per cent effective at killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for causing COVID-19. Walsh said they're also effective against E. coli, salmonella and Listeria — another benefit for seafood processing. PFS Health Solutions has also signed a deal with A&L Seafood in Louisbourg, and it's talking with several other seafood processors in Nova Scotia, and in Newfoundland and Labrador, where the air purifiers are already in use in some plants.

Source: CBC News February 19, 2021 09:56 UTC