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A Breath of Fresh Air
On the fringes of a global pandemic, we’ve all become more aware and fastidious about washing hands, cleaning surfaces and avoiding close contact with strangers, but how much thought have you given to the air you breathe?
Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) can spread through surfaces, air and close contact transmission. Beyond wearing masks and social distancing, the CDC also recommends surface disinfection and proper ventilation to decrease the concentration of suspended droplets and particles carrying potentially dangerous viruses. But what if you could go one step further?
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With new NASA technology and guidance from local experts at Freedom Health Solutions, you can kill over 99.9% of airborne SARS-CoV-2, along with a variety of other contaminants, in only three minutes. For surfaces, just seven hours.
If you think it sounds too good to be true, you’re in good company. Founders and managing partners Corey Watson, Chase Vernotzy and Jay Jescavage wondered why they had never heard of ActivePure® Technology if it was so effective.
Through research, testing and continuous learning, the owners became supporters, investors and advocates for the FDA-certified technology.
What started out as a business idea in January 2020 quickly became a necessity in the community as COVID spread. Freedom Health Solutions first started offering spray solutions and hand sanitizers before becoming an Aerus National Distributor for ActivePure Technology.
“We didn’t have a disinfecting or health background, so this was all new to us. We were constantly evaluating how we could be better and looking for innovative ways to help people,” said Watson. “We were connecting with local business owners to find out what they needed and realized many of them only had short-lived, one-time sanitizing solutions.”
The three managing partners came from vastly different industries, but rallied around the purpose of educating themselves and individuals in the community about the options for disinfecting spaces and reopening for business.
“COVID shut everything down. I lost my job because of it, and unfortunately a lot of people lost a lot more than that,” said Vernotzy, who was a mechanical engineer by trade. “The three of us wanted to find a way to serve our community, keep people safe and get people back to their lives.”
Then they found ActivePure Technology, and everything changed. It was a completely new way of thinking about sanitization and would provide 24/7 protection even beyond COVID.
In simple terms, ActivePure is scientifically proven to disinfect air and surfaces through purification and oxidation. Air travels through the highpower, state of the art machine, which then sends out oxidized particles that seek out and destroy pathogens like viruses, bacteria, dust, allergens and mold.
“An oxidized particle isn’t just randomly out there hoping to hit a contaminate,” said Watson. “They aren’t just floating hoping to hit something, they seek them out. They are looking for anything harmful and attacking, smothering and destroying it.”
The technology was funded by and created for NASA to remove gases from the International Space Station and was one of only 75 products to be inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. In 2020, it was tested and approved by the FDA to remove 99.9% of contaminated air and surface particles.
“The versatility is unmatched. There is nothing out there like it,” said Vernotzy. “It’s not just for viruses like COVID or the flu. You’re also protected from bacteria like Hand, Foot and Mouth, MRSA, allergens, mold and other things that can cause illness and breathing problems.”
Anyone in the community can receive a free indoor air quality test, whether it’s a business, residential home, school, church or healthcare facility. For clients with children in Edmond or Deer Creek schools, they will offer direct proceeds back to each individual school.
“If this year has taught us anything, it’s that you don’t want to be reactive. About anything.” said Vernotzy. “Hindsight is 2020, but this is a proactive solution to solve any issue that might come up in the future.”
To learn more about ActivePure products and get a free air quality test, visit freedomhealthsolutionsok.com.
Instead of paying for continuous sprays and products, it’s a one-time investment that protects homes and businesses all day, every day. The machines work alongside your HVAC system, and the oxidized particles reach every corner 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Since the COVID pandemic, major companies and event spaces have been investing in air purification technology. The Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas now has ActivePure in more than 34,000 feet of interior spaces, protecting more than 90,000 seats and fans for the foreseeable future.
The technology has also been extended to the Laundry Pro 2.0, which hooks up to residential laundry systems and eliminates the need for detergent or hot water, saving homeowners hundreds of dollars a year.
“We’re everyday Joes here, and our job is to educate first, whether or not the consumer makes a decision to purchase,” said Watson. “We’ll do a test and demo the product to anyone and everyone for free. That’s how much we believe in the technology.”
