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Subject: GreenFumeHood - More Information
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I would like to share some additional information about GreenFumeHood
technology that I received from the Erlab Group. In earlier messages, there were
some questions about testing of these new types of devices.
James A. Kaufman, Ph.D.
President/CEO
The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI)
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A COMMUNICATION FROM ERLAB, INC. ON GREENFUMEHOOD® (GFH®) WITH NEUTRODINE®
FILTRATION TECHNOLOGY
In 1989, a test was ordered by the N.I.H. to be performed on traditional
ductless
filtering fume hoods. The results and conclusions of this test were then
re-presented
"as is" in 2004. This twenty year old test cannot seriously be taken as a
basis to
evaluate in 2008 the new GFH with Neutrodine technology.
Applying this method to every other product would be like denying any
possibility of
progress. Over any 20-year period, millions of products have evolved through
experimentation and research: cars, airplanes, computers, telephones, etc…
And the Neutrodine filtration system of GFH belongs in this same category.
In 2008, the GFH fume hood was tested by an independent laboratory
established
and recognized in the U.S.A. The tests were conducted by Intertek
Laboratory
(_www.intertek-labtest.com_ (http://www.intertek-labtest.com/) ) in
accordance with the following standards:
• ASHRAE 110 requirements
• ANSI-Z9.5 compliance
• UL, CE and electromagnetic compliance
• Requirements of the new French NFX 15-211 Standard* (due to the
non-existence of a
U.S. performance standard)
GFH met or exceeded all testing requirements.
*The French NFX 15-211 Standard was revised and updated in 2008 by an
official standards committee comprising 19 specialists, comparable to the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The committee included
Chemistry
PhDs, HVAC engineers, filtration specialists, occupational health and safety
specialists, and the standard was examined by 65 independent entities
including: Pasteur Institute, Sanofi Aventis, Waldner, British Standards
Institution
(B.S.I.) and more. The NFX 15-211 Standard is not a manufacturer’s standard.
It is
the only standard in today’s market capable of legitimately evaluating the
functioning
of a filtering fume hood according to strict results criteria. It requires,
for example,
that no more than 1% of the TLVs of each of the handled chemicals be present
in
the air released by the filtration system. In other words a constant
filtration efficiency
of at least 0.01 of the TLV of the chemicals handled.
For 40 years, ERLAB has built its reputation based on honesty and the high
level
of technology of its products. The company has heavily invested in its R&D
laboratory and in the new GFH line, an innovation of public interest in the
arena of energy savings. ERLAB is inviting anyone interested to come and
visit its Rowley, Massachusetts facility and receive a demonstration of the
GreenFumeHood with Neutrodine technology. It is an open invitation to come
and form an opinion for yourself—as many others have before you—on the
relevance, reality and performance of this new technology. Contact: (800)
964 4434.
F.P. HAUVILLE
ERLAB Group Chairman
For public release
Rowley, MA – November 5, 2008
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