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As COVID-19 sidelines many businesses, the demand for building lighting has dimmed. After all, there’s no need for lights in padlocked stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, and the like. That ...
High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a "killing zone" — a place where swaths of invisible electromagnetic energy penetrate the air ...
How ultraviolet light (UV) works as a disinfection technology depends upon the wavelength(s) being employed. The UVC band with a wavelength of 200-280nm has emerged as a viable solution for interior ...
As the threat of measles and other infectious diseases continue to make headlines, more and more building and facility managers are searching for ways to reduce the threat from contagious airborne ...
Many contractors have been wary of recommending germicidal ultraviolet lamps in systems up to 5 tons. Many of the latest ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) products seem to be aimed at this ...
Many efforts to reduce transmission of diseases like Covid-19 and the flu have focused on measures such as masking and isolation, but another useful approach is reducing the load of airborne pathogens ...
HOUSTON, June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Atomic Blue's high-performance UV-C germicidal light that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Atomic Blue's ultraviolet light has been ...
SAN ANTONIO, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — To support improved patient outcomes and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, the Healthcare Standards Institute (HSI), an American National ...
The World Health Organization says false. Exposing yourself to UV light lamps is not a safe or effective way to kill the coronavirus. Columbia University Irving Medical Center says say broad-spectrum ...
Ultraviolet light systems have started to gain popularity as a way to clean large swathes of schools quickly and frequently. For example, according to a February EdWeek Reseach Center survey, 13 ...
While useful for killing pathogens including SARS-CoV-2, 222-nanometer UV lights may produce harmful compounds in indoor spaces, and should be used with ventilation, researchers have found. Many ...