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If you have forced air, you can get a UV bulb that all air passes by for $200-300 - just requires drilling some holes and an AC plug. Also helps with killing mo
by pyk 5y ago
If you have forced air, you can get a UV bulb that all air passes by for $200-300 - just requires drilling some holes and an AC plug. Also helps with killing mold and bacteria as an added benefit (and some of the original intention for the devices, e.g., OdorStop).
- nradov 5y agoAre there any independent test results to show how effective those UV bulbs are at killing pathogens?
- redis_mlc 5y ago> Are there any independent test results to show how effective those UV bulbs are at killing pathogens? Why, did you thoroughly research it before sealioning? No, you didn't. Here's the first google result: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/uv-lights-and-lamps-ultraviolet-c-radiation-disinfection-and-coronavirus https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and... UV is a well-known disinfectant. When camping, you can put naturally-found water in a clear plastic bag for a couple of hours in the sun. In some parts of Asia, they installed UV lights in their transit garages and irradiated buses overnight during corona.
- schoen 5y agoI would particularly want guidance about * what UV frequencies to use * what intensity of light to use * what volume of air can flow past it per second I totally believe that UV light is great at killing pathogens and that UV belongs in ventilation systems, but we presumably need to know how much UV light is needed. The UV doses needed also seem to depend on a lot on the type of pathogen. For example, viruses require a higher dose than bacteria. In https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019665531500303X https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019665531... it required up to 6 times as much UV to inactivate viruses compared to bacteria.