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MARTA receives new electrostatic sprayers for buses, trains, stations from Delta Air Lines

ATLANTA — As the city prepares for more people to go back to work, MARTA is receiving new equipment to help clean its buses, trains and rail stations.

MARTA says Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has provided 50 electrostatic sprayers that can more easily and effectively clean areas.

The electrostatic sprayers disperse disinfectant in a fine mist that clings to and sanitizes surfaces without leaving a residue, MARTA says.

The 30 handheld and 20 backpack sprayers will be used by trained MARTA maintenance crews to disinfect vehicles and facilities in a fraction of the time needed for a typical wipe down cleaning, MARTA officials say.

“Delta’s willingness to share best practices allowed us to bypass a lengthy procurement process and gain access to this innovative cleaning technology immediately,” said MARTA General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker. “We are grateful to our friends at Delta for this state-of-the-art equipment as we work to protect the health of our customers and employees for the duration of the pandemic and beyond.”

MARTA says it cleans and sanitizes its entire fleet of approximately 500 buses every evening and disinfects high touch surfaces on 200 buses throughout the day.

The electrostatic sprayers accelerate the daily cleaning regimen, allowing bus maintenance crews to complete a 5-minute job in under a minute, resulting in more buses being cleaned during their dwell times in rail station bus loops, MARTA says.  

MARTA says its 38 rail stations are undergoing deep cleaning that consists of pressure washing, floor scrubbing, and disinfecting. The handheld and backpack sprayers make more frequent daily sanitizing of high touch areas in rail stations such as Breeze machines, handrails, and elevator buttons, easier and more efficient than the standard wipe down method.

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