Scolari’s deploys bipolar ionization to help fight COVID-19

A retailer is using new technology to help combat the spread of COVID-19. 

Scolari’s Food and Drug Company has deployed a bipolar ionization system. The technology creates charged ions in the air to attach to airborne particles, increasing their size, and making them easier to trap with air filters.

Scolari’s deployed the system, installed by refrigeration and HVAC service company CoolSys, as it started work to expand a part of its location in Reno, Nevada, that contains a casino gaming area and are focused on keeping customers safe.

“It’s more important than ever to place emphasis on safety,” Jerry Scolari, COO at Scolari’s Food and Drug. The ionization technology that CoolSys installs is high efficiency, low maintenance, and has a history of effective use. The added benefit of removing odors from the air doesn’t hurt either.”

Bipolar ionization is among several tech-based approaches that CoolSys installs to help fight COVID-19 in indoor spaces. These technologies are gaining wider adoption as COVID-19 has caused many formerly shuttered businesses to renew interest in proper air ventilation and sanitization. 

There is significant scientific consensus that COVID-19 is transmitted via aerosols, which has caused HVAC and air treatment technologies to take center stage for many businesses. Bipolar ionization not only offers health benefits, but also the added value of energy reduction by reducing the amount of outdoor air that must be conditioned, as well as eliminating odors.

Scolari’s Food and Drug Company an independently owned supermarket chain based in Sparks, Nevada. The company operates two stores in the Northern portion of Nevada, two stores in Reno and one store in Carson City under the Sak N Save brand. The company also franchises one Save-A-Lot Store in Las Vegas, Nevada.