温哥华，B.C.- Teck Resources Limited（TSX：Teck.A和Teck.b，Nyse：Teck）（“Teck”）今天宣布它是与Translink，温哥华沿海健康，VGH与UBC医院基金会的译，医疗保健收购的感染减少（“CHAIR”), and the University of British Columbia to test antimicrobial copper coatings on high-touch transit surfaces on buses and SkyTrain in Vancouver, B.C.
铜合金表面是自然抗微生物的，具有自我消毒性能，研究表明，这些表面消除了高达99.9％的有害细菌和病毒。
This project is the first of its kind on a transit system in North America and the latest in Teck’s ongoing efforts to promote the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in healthcare and public spaces through its铜质健康计划。
由Teck完全资助的试点项目将以四周的初期运行，其中各种铜表面安装在两个公共汽车上，高乘客路线和两个Skytrain汽车。还将测试有机硅烷表面防腐剂，其具有控制和/或预防处理过处的表面上微生物的生长。
“We are proud to be working with all the partners on this important pilot project to expand the use of antimicrobial copper in high-traffic public areas and prevent infections,” said Don Lindsay, President and CEO, Teck. “Through the Copper & Health program, Teck has been partnering with healthcare professionals, academia and others for years to help make communities safer. This pilot builds on those efforts at a critical time as the world works to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”
“This project builds on preceding research and will increase our understanding of the effectiveness of copper in killing organisms on frequently-touched surfaces. Positive findings will then be used to study the impact of copper on bacteria and viruses such as COVID-19 and norovirus,” said Dr. Marthe Charles, Medical Microbiologist at Vancouver Coastal Health. “This holds future infection control benefits not only for the public in their travels but for healthcare workers and patients who navigate their medical journey at Vancouver Coastal Health and beyond.”
“We’re proud to be the first transit agency in North America to pilot this industry-leading technology and I look forward to working closely with our project partners. We’ve been carefully examining new ways to ensure transit is one of the safest public spaces throughout the pandemic. The risk of COVID-19 transmission on transit remains extremely low and this initiative will only bolster our comprehensive cleaning and disinfection protocols which are already in place. Any findings from this pilot project will be shared with our fellow transit agency colleagues and other industries which may be able to use this emerging technology,” said Kevin Desmond, TransLink CEO.
“我们的基金会融资创新中起着至关重要的作用vation through medical research in BC. Donor funding has played a role - here in BC and globally - to accelerate our understanding of the COVID-19 virus and its transmission. This project will leverage the expertise of Vancouver Coastal Health’s Infection Prevention & Control team to determine the public health benefits of copper in reducing transmission of COVID-19 and other viruses. We are grateful for the partnership of Teck and TransLink to make this very special “made in BC” research project possible,” said Angela Chapman, President & CEO, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation.
"CHAIR Canada has the privilege of being able to be the project manager for this exciting and innovative transit project that has great potential to make a lasting difference in many facets of daily life for the public. We are a non-profit organization that emphasizes technologies and strategies such as copper alloys that make a major difference in air, water and surface contamination. We work with leading Canadian and international healthcare and industry organizations within the context of these key themes: Collaborate, Investigate, Innovate, Educate, Advocate and Research," said Richard Dixon, CHAIR Canada, Chairman & Chief Technology Leader.
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Teck是一家重要的铜生产商，专注于通过建设Quebrada Blanca第2阶段铜项目来培养铜生产。
关于Teck的铜质健康计划：
通过其铜质健康计划，Teck正在与加拿大的合作伙伴合作，以便增加医疗保健和公共场所在医疗保健和公共场所的使用以减少感染的传播。安装在高触摸表面上时，铜是细菌和病毒的经过验证的杀手，降低了感染的传播和改善健康结果。由于所需的金属量非常小，从使用抗微生物铜的使用增加，没有商业益处。该计划的目标是提高社区的健康和安全。
有关抗菌铜，铜质卫生计划的作用的更多信息，以及铜的其他示例，请访问www.coppersaveslives.com.。
关于teck.
Teck是一家多元化的资源公司，致力于负责任的采矿和矿业发展，主要业务部门专注于铜，炼钢煤和锌，以及能源资产的投资。总部位于加拿大温哥华，其股份在符号Teck.a和Teck.b下面的多伦多证券交易所上市，纽约证券交易所在符号teck下。了解有关Tek的更多信息m.zaojianmedia.com.or follow@TeckResources.。
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