NEW YORK, Mar 11, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The New York Yankees announced
Wednesday the new Yankee Stadium will become the first antimicrobial facility in
Major League Baseball.
CSG, a provider of antimicrobial products, treatments and services, will
treat the baseball stadium using the Sports Antimicrobial System, team officials
said.
The system is a comprehensive process that kills illness-causing microorganisms,
and continually inhibits the growth of bacteria, mold and fungi on any surface
for up to three years, officials said.
"We feel the Sports Antimicrobial System will be critical to our operations in
2009," Doug Behar, senior director of stadium operations, said in a statement.
Areas of the stadium to be treated include the home and visiting club houses,
locker rooms, training rooms, dugouts, showers, managers and coaches offices,
weight-training areas and family lounge. Additionally, the team's washable
fabrics will be treated with FabricAid, Behar said.
The SportsAide 1000 system is used by more than 1,200 high schools and pro
franchises nationwide for several reasons, but most importantly because the
water-based antimicrobial fights a wide array of microbial growth, said Craig
Andrews, chief executive officer of CSG.
No word yet on if the fans will benefit from the same antimicrobial treatment in
the public areas.
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