California City Looks to UV-C to Slow Pandemic Spread
City managers in one California town are turning to UVC to safeguard 21 municipal buildings including the Santa Clarita City Sheriff’s office, library and a new community center....
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Germicidal UV ’s Disinfecting Role in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Please read this article about how the COVID-19 pandemic has left no doubt that the 254-nm germicidal wavelength can inactivate the genetic material in the SARS-CoV-2 virus by Daniel Jones on the Engineered Systems website....
Cultivation Facilities: UV-C’s Role in Protecting Crops and System Efficiency
Please read this article about UV-C’s application for protecting crops and increasing system efficiency by Wladyslaw Kowalski and Daniel Jones on the NEWS website....
Go Back To School With Ultraviolet Light
School is back in session and cold and flu season isn’t far behind. If you’re a facility manager at a school, university or some other educational facility, you are looking to your HVAC/R system to maintain indoor air quality and efficient operation throughout the upcoming...
UV-C Lamps – A Short (Wave) History
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Knowledge of UV-C goes back well over 100 years, having gone through various phases of development. Here’s a brief history outlining some pivotal points in the century-long history of the various applications of UV-C. ...
How UV-C Lamps Can Combat The Flu
Brace yourselves. Flu season is upon us, and roughly 20 percent of the US population will experience flu-related symptoms, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. For many of us, especially the elderly and those suffering from medical conditions, these symptoms can...
How Outpatient Surgery And Urgent Care Centers Can Halt The Spread Of Infections With UV Lamps
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than 75 percent of all operations in the United States are performed outside hospitals in outpatient surgery centers (OSCs). Use of urgent care centers (UCCs) is also expected to rise as the population ages and health...
UV Light Uses For Schools And Universities
Roughly 55 million students and seven million staff attend the 130,000 public and private schools each day in the United States. At any given time, each of those people are susceptible to various types of illness, many of which are communicated through the air. Ironically,...