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    Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is a disinfection technique employing ultraviolet (UV) light, particularly UV-C (180–280 nm), to kill or inactivate...
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    to produce ozone for water disinfection. They are used in ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI). There are four common types available: Low-pressure...
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    water will pass through. Some humidifiers have an integrated ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) feature. Some humidifiers have an integrated water...
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    doi:10.1186/s13756-016-0111-x. PMC 4827199. PMID 27069623. "Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation" (PDF). University of Liverpool. p. 3. Archived from the original...
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    Far-UVC (category Ultraviolet radiation)
    Far-UVC is a type of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation being studied and commercially developed for its combination of pathogen inactivation properties...
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  • methods were high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI). Air filter purification traps airborne particles by...
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    operations, poor maintenance, and lack of transparency. UVC or Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation is a function used in modern air conditioners which reduces...
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    185 nm is observed also. Such a lamp can then be used for ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. The 185 nm line will create ozone in an oxygen containing...
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    Points (HACCP) controls, using either heat pasteurization, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), or other proven methods to achieve a 5-log reduction...
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  • Another significant facet of Wells' work was the exploration of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI). While working at Harvard in the mid-1930s, the Wellses...
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    artificial sources, such as tanning lamps, welding arcs, or ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. UVB damages mRNA This triggers a fast pathway that leads...
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    respiratory syndrome Walker, C. M.; Ko, G. (2007). "Effect of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation on viral aerosols". Environmental Science & Technology. 41...
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    chloride and chlorhexidine gluconate, are less effective. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation may also be used, although popular devices require 5–10 min...
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  • simulated Martian conditions. Results from one of these experimental irradiation experiments, combined with previous radiation modeling, indicate that...
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    particles larger than 120 nm (0.12 μm) Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation – Disinfection method using ultraviolet light Corsi–Rosenthal Box – Air purifier...
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    example). Production of ozone is one of the potential dangers of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. VUV ozone generators are used in swimming pools and spa applications...
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  • States. Water from the two systems has been treated with ultraviolet germicidal irradiation since 2013. The Croton system, which supplies 10% of the city's...
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    in industrial settings, involving pyrolysis and oxidation Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, which destroys microorganisms; used extensively in the medical...
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    effective at a home environment. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation is the use of high-intensity shortwave ultraviolet light for disinfecting smooth surfaces...
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  • research into an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation solution against the spread of some diseases through pathogenic microorganisms. Ultraviolet (UV) is normally...
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    built at a cost of $1.6 billion. The compound is the largest ultraviolet germicidal irradiation plant in the world; it contains 56 UV reactors designed to...
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    exceptional cases less than 10 million. They emit enough high-frequency ultraviolet radiation to trigger important atmospheric dynamics such as ozone formation...
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  • the use of air purifiers (air cleaners), and upper-room Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to reduce the odds of infection and people coming down...
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  • process Reduction Equivalent Dose, a performance measure of Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation Product Red, an initiative to raise money for the Global Fund...
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    the bottled water being produced may be contaminated. UVGI (ultraviolet germicidal irradiation) is a commonly used disinfection method to kill or inactivate...
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    the use of air purifiers (air cleaners), and upper-room Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) to reduce the odds of infection and people coming down...
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    biocide in very small quantities, to sterilise the water. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation is another replacement available for water sterilisation.[citation...
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    Sunlight (redirect from Solar Irradiation)
    Earth's surface. This spectrum of radiation has germicidal properties, as used in germicidal lamps. Ultraviolet B or (UVB) range spans 280 to 315 nm. It is...
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    frequency these are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. The electromagnetic waves in each of these bands...
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    enough to remain airborne. In 1935, Wells demonstrated that ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), which had been used to kill microorganisms on surfaces...
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