Lonnie Johnson sanitizes the cafeteria with an electrostatic sprayer at Brickey-McCloud Elementary in Knoxville, Tenn. on Friday, March 13, 2020. Knox County Schools, after closing due to coronavirus concerns, is disinfecting all of its schools using different cleaning methods such as traditional wiping-down surfaces to using modern electrostatic sprayers.
It may look like something right out of Star Wars but, it’s actually the latest tool to help fight the coronavirus.Electrostatic sprayers are increasingly being used to clean surfaces that may have been contaminated. The sprayers apply an electrostatic charge to disinfectant solution during application.
