Air purifiers with UV lights have sprung up as a potential solution to disinfect the coronavirus. Also called ‘sterilization lamps’, they are advertising as being able to kill 99.9% of viruses. But are UV light air purifiers actually able to protect against COVID-19 and other viruses? UV Light Air Purifiers on the Market Today Terms […]
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How to Increase the Dose Your UV Light Can Deliver
In the other article‘Common UV Lights Aren’t Great at Killing COVID-19’, we explained how much doses do we need to kill coronavirus. Also, we talked about how UV-C light kills the virus. Also, the UV light we can find in the market is too weak to kill the coronavirus. So, if we can’t purchase super […]
What is UV Light and How Does it Kill Viruses?
UV light, or ‘ultraviolet light’, is a form of non-visible electromagnetic light. The main source of UV is the sun. There are three types of UV light: UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C. They’re differentiated by the wavelength of the light, with UV-A light has the largest wavelength, ranging from 315-400nm. UV-C light has the shortest wavelength, […]
Common UV Lights Aren’t Great at Killing COVID-19
UV light has surfaced as a potential solution for destroying the coronavirus and other viruses alike, but are common UV lights strong enough to be effective? How much of a dose do we need? We took a careful look at the data and came up with practical guidelines. Using UV Light to Destroy […]
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