Frequently Asked Questions
Does BCS use environmentally clean products?
We have partnered with environmentally conscious companies to use products that not only minimize chemical and allergen exposure, but are also environmentally responsible and sustainable or use recyclable products. We use HEPA vacuum filters, microfiber cloths and mops made from recycled plastic bottles. Additional green product use is available on request.
Why is Cleaning AND Disinfecting So Important?
Since the advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic, a virus that has proven to be highly infectious and has infected over 1 Million U.S. residents, it has become of utmost importance to keep clean and sanitary surfaces to minimize risk of spread.
Per CDC guidelines for Reopening Businesses and public places, it has become paramount to have a Cleaning and Disinfection Protocol in place. BCS can provide a customized solution for your specific needs.
CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Guidelines for Reopening Businesses and Public Places
Click here to view complete guidelines
What is Electrostatic Disinfecting?
Electrostatic spraying allows for 360 degree wrap around disinfecting of 3D surfaces for a complete clean. Electrostatic spraying passes each drop through an electromagnetic field that provides a strong negative charge creating a strong attractive force allowing for attachment and complete coverage of sprayed surfaces. This allows for an even and complete coverage of any surface with our Decon7 disinfecting solution.
What is Decon7?
Decon7 (D7) is a proprietary disinfectant solution developed by Sandia National Laboratories, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, as a broad spectrum decontaminate for biological and chemical warfare agents. It is an aqueous based disinfectant that can rapidly neutralize highly toxic chemical and biological materials, effective for killing bacteria, viruses, fungi and biofilms. It is made up of surfactants, mild solvents, inorganic salts and a low concentration of hydrogen peroxide, hydrogen peroxide activator and water.
Decon7 meets the demands of strict environmental laws and regulatory requirements. It is biodegradable and safe for household use yet deadly enough to neutralize and kill deadly bacteria, viruses and chemicals within minutes.
Not only is Decon7 broad spectrum in its coverage, it is biodegradable, non corrosive with minimal residual odor after use. It does not require rinsing off or long ventilation time after use.
Decon7 can be deployed as foam, fog, mist, spray or wipe down solution and can cling to surfaces for up to 30 minutes, providing long contact time for the penetration of organic materials and biofilms. Decon7 penetrates the outer layer of the virus, reacting with the RNA, thereby killing the virus and its ability to replicate.
What does a 99.99999% kill mean?
99.99999% kill represents the efficiency of disinfecting solution’s ability to kill virus also known as Log10Kill. The higher the kill or % efficiency, the better the disinfecting solution. Logarithmic reduction is the standard used for disinfecting by the EPA, with ≥6 Log reduction in ≤10 minutes considered the Hospital/Healthcare standard.
Log reduction correlates to a 10 fold reduction i.e. 1 log = 90% reduction in bacteria load measured as colony forming unit (CFU). In pathogen terms e.g. bacteria, fungi or virus, log reduction is incredibly important as these organisms are numbered in the millions and have rapid doubling time and exponential or logarithmic growth in the order of minutes. Therefore getting organism logarithmic growth reduction as close to 0 or 1 CFUs is critically important to minimize the rapid regrowth and spread of these organisms. By providing 99.99999% kill, D7 is able to bring SARS-CoV-2 viral load from 10,000,000 CFU to 0 CFU.
Where can I go to verify Decon7 Efficacy?
Decon7 is an EPA approved disinfecting solution against COVID-19 virus. It has been demonstrated in published laboratory studies to be efficacious against coronaviruses. You can refer to the CDC website:
It has also been registered on the EPA website as a disinfectant approved to be used against SARS-CoV2 virus. Please refer to the EPA website link to look up its N registered number:
epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov-2-covid-19