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Dry ice blast cleaning reduces or eliminates employee exposure to
(and corporate liability from) the use of dangerous chemical cleaning
agents.
• Dry ice (Solid CO2) pellets are a recycled by-product. They
do not create or contribute CO2 and therefore do not add to the
greenhouse effect.
Environmental Facts about Traditional Blast Cleaning Methods
• Sand, soda, solvent, or water blasting can leave toxic secondary
waste to be cleaned up in addition to the toxic contaminants.
• Sand, soda, solvent, or water blasting can create downstream
contamination that effects surrounding installations.
• Soda and solvent blasting can kill surrounding vegetation.
• Chemical and solvent cleaning methods are toxic, which creates
toxic waste to be disposed off appropriately.
• Workers are exposed to potentially harmful substances through
the use of chemicals and solvents.
Go Green with Dry Ice Blast Cleaning
Dry ice cleaning is a "green" process using small solid pellets
of recycled carbon dioxide to clean a surface. The pellets sublimate
(turning from solid directly to gas) during the cleaning process. The
carbon dioxide gas is absorbed by trees and plants and converted into
carbon (plant growth) and oxygen (for us to breathe), thus recycling
the CO2. So dry ice blasting is really "green" recycling at
its best.
Dry ice blasting does not contribute to greenhouse gasses. No hazardous
wastes are produced. The work process is safe and non-toxic. No
ozone-depleting chemicals are used. The factory work environment
is safer, because no Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) exposure occurs.
Dry ice blasting is truly "green".
Dry ice cleaning is so "green" that it is approved by
government agencies such as the FDA, EPA, and USDA. Your plant operations
can "go green" with dry ice cleaning.
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