Medical microbiologist Dr. Marthe Charles explained, “Copper has multiple ways of killing microorganisms, so one of the ways is by being toxic on contact, so that means that the microorganisms are not able to survive at the surface of the copper. The pilot will take place on “two [SkyTrains], operating on the Expo-Millennium line and two charlie buses,” according to TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond. CEO of the company Don Lindsay, stated that “the cost is approximately $90,000 and the key is to get the results from the pilot and to then we step back and decide what’s the next step and who would fund that.”