Environmental Facts about Dry ice Blasting
Dry Ice Blasting is Clean and Safe
Dry ice blasting
- has been approved by the EPA, the FDA and the USDA as an acceptable cleaning
method
- is safe to use with food processing equipment
- does not release harmful gases into the atmosphere
- does not generate secondary waste
- is safe and non-toxic (once pellets impact the surface, they dissipate into the
atmosphere)
- reduces or eliminates employee exposure to (and corporate liability from) the use of
dangerous chemical cleaning agents
Other cleaning methods may be toxic
- Sand, soda or water blasting may leave toxic secondary waste to be cleaned up in
addition to the toxic substrate
- Sand, soda or water blasting may create downstream contamination that affects
surrounding installations
- Soda blasting may kill surrounding vegetation
- Chemical and solvent cleaning methods are toxic, which creates toxic waste to be
disposed of
- Workers are exposed to potentially harmful substances through the use of chemicals and
solvents
Completely Environmental Friendly
- In addition to being clean and safe, it is also important to remember that dry ice is
obtained as a bi-product of other industrial processes, i.e., it is made from reclaimed
CO2. It does not produce CO2 or add CO2 to the atmosphere and, therefore does not
contribute to the greenhouse effect.
- Dry ice blasting is truly and completely environmentally friendly!
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