From anthrax on Capitol Hill to mold on Monkey Hill: Decontamination experts save homes and businesses

By: by Elizabeth Hofheinz, MPH, MEd

Sterilization and decontamination experts Sabre Technical Services, headquartered in Albany, New York, are now familiar with the rhythm of life in post-Katrina New Orleans. Having saved over 100 homes and businesses in the city and surrounding area, Sabre is confident that much can be done to further the recovery of buildings and lives. Says Karen Cavanagh, chief operating officer, "My parents went to college in New Orleans. My mother still talks wistfully of her favorite restaurants. Being able to take part in the restoration of this unique city is an honor. I only wish we could do more."

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US team examines house in anthrax scare

By: Rob Robertson

A TEAM of US anthrax specialists arrived yesterday at a Borders village as an investigation continued into Britain's first such scare in 30 years.

The experts, wearing white protective suits, began work at a house in Smailholm, a hamlet between Lauder and Kelso, which earlier this week was linked with the death of a 50-year-old Scot in July.

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Sebastopol Plantation Restoration

By: Steve Cannizaro

Sebastopol, an 1830s sugar plantation which is the only private residence in St. Bernard Parish on the National Historic Register, was damaged in Hurricane Katrina but is on its way back to restoration and future tours again for the public.

A big step was taken on Tuesday, May 2, when Sabre Technical Services, headquartered in New York state and with offices in other states, donated their mold fumigation services to help reopen Sebastopol, which is in the 700 block of Bayou Road in eastern St. Bernard Parish.

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Company lives its values

Bio-One effective in anthrax incidents

By John Mason

A Feb. 19 South Florida Sun-Sentinel editorial cited concerns about whether the selection of Bio-One to partner with Florida Atlantic University on a proposed disaster training center amounts to a no-bid contract and whether public money is being used to enrich a private enterprise.

The partnership between Bio-One and FAU was designed so that Bio-One would consult on the curriculum development and provide decontamination methods and chlorine dioxide technology, identified by the National Academies of Science as the current standard. Bio-One will not profit from the training center and has pledged to consult and provide equipment at our government audited rates, without any profit added.

The editorial also asked whether Bio-One had a "monopoly" on the expertise needed for such a center.

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Anthrax cleanup works on mold

FEMA official warns victims: Many treatments not effective

By Ann Henson
Citizen Staff

Florida Keys residents whose homes were flooded during Hurricane Wilma should be cautious about companies that claim to eliminate mold, according to one Federal Emergency Management Agency official who favors technology used to kill anthrax spores.

Richard Boswell, FEMA disaster assistance employee based on Big Pine Key, said he's heard horror stories about people paying thousands of dollars for mold removal only to find out the process didn't work.

However, Boswell said he is aware of one company, Sabre Technical Services, that is using a gas to successfully eliminate mold using the same technology it used to clean federal and private buildings contaminated with anthrax a few years back. And a Big Pine Key termite company is assisting.

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