Esco Celebrates Earth Day with Environmentally Friendly Lab Equipment

(April 28, 2008)This Earth Day, Esco renews our commitment to the environment with a review of our latest suite of environmentally friendly laboratory equipment products.

Esco Airstream(R) Class II Biological Safety Cabinets are the industry's most energy efficient Class II cabinets. Airstream Class II cabinets utilise backward-curved, external rotor fans, allowing for exceedingly low levels of power consumption unparalleled in the industry. The 1.2m / 4' cabinet operates at less than 360 watts (Airstream(R) Class II BSC Image).

Esco Labculture Plus(R) Class II Biological Safety Cabinets are the industry's most energy efficient premium Class II cabinets. NEW EC Blower Technology provides superior airflow stability and reduces operating costs. The dual EC Blower system operates at 272 Watts (1.2m cabinet, dual exhaust filter) and saves up to US$500 per year per cabinet compared with competing models. Lower operating watts also reduces building heating load. Latest-generation instant-start T5 lighting is also used(Labculture Plus(R) Class II BSC Image).

All Esco biological safety and laminar air flow cabinets with microprocessor controls feature UV timers, increasing UV bulb life and reducing the cabinet's power consumption and environmental footprint.

Esco ductless fume hoods are the Green solution for fume containment. They are environmentally friendly and do not discharge toxic gases to the environment. Safe carbon filtration for specific applications is assured by compliance with international standards. Ductless fume hoods do not require ductwork, exhaust systems, and saves expensive lab ventilation operating costs. Ducted fume hoods cost an average of US$5000 to operate each year and typically contribute the largest environmental footprint to the operation of laboratories(Ductless Fume Hood Image).