Control of fungal and bacterial spores in cleanrooms

The cleanroom industry has seen an increase in the number and species of bacterial endospores and fungal spores found due to increased monitoring in their cleanroom facilities.  This presentation will focus on ways to limit bacterial and mold spore contamination from incoming items into cleanrooms and limit other sources of potential spore contamination.  Sporicidal chemistries will be discussed and data will be presented which can be used to address cleanroom spore issues.  Current industry regulations in the US and Europe will be discussed related to sporicides.  Additionally, the presentation will convey a robust approach to proactively addressing bacterial spores by covering personnel practices, incoming items into cleanrooms, facility design, and the products used to address bacterial and mold spores as well as more resistant bacterial spore species.  The presentation will provide case studies covering recent spore contamination issues.  The audience will obtain a better understanding of how personnel practices, transferring items into cleanrooms, facility design, and construction issues all effect the bioburden in cleanroom operations.  The objective will be to provide solutions to prevent future spore outbreaks in cleanrooms.