What is ultraviolet?
Ultraviolet light is
part of the light
spectrum, which is
classified into three
wavelength ranges:
- UV-C, from 100
nanometers (nm) to 280
nm
- UV-B, from 280 nm to
315 nm
- UV-A, from 315 nm to
400 nm
What is germicidal
ultraviolet?
UV-C light is germicidal
- i.e., it deactivates
the DNA of bacteria,
viruses and other
pathogens and thus
destroys their ability
to multiply and cause
disease. Specifically,
UV-C light causes damage
to the nucleic acid of
microorganisms by
forming covalent bonds
between certain adjacent
bases in the DNA. The
formation of such bonds
prevent the DNA from
being unzipped for
replication, and the
organism is unable to
reproduce. In fact, when
the organism tries to
replicate, it dies.
What are the
beneficial uses of
germicidal uv?
Ultraviolet technology
is a non-chemical
approach to
disinfection. In this
method of disinfection,
nothing is added which
makes this process
simple, inexpensive and
requires very low
maintenance. Ultraviolet
purifiers utilize
germicidal lamps that
are designed and
calculated to produce a
certain dosage of
ultraviolet (usually at
least 16,000 microwatt
seconds per square
centimeter but many
units actually have a
much higher dosage.) The
principle of design is
based on a product of
time and intensity - you
must have a certain
amount of both for a
successful design.
Here are just a few of
the applications...
Drinking Water
- under sink installs &
water vending machines
- aircraft, boats &
recreational vehicles
- water wells & water
cisterns
- swimming pool & hot
tubs
- farms, ranches &
trailer parks
- schools & hotels
- aquarium, hatcheries
and nurseries
- ice making
Food Processing
- brewery & winery
- soft drinks, fruit
drinks and juices
- bottling facilities
- diary processing
- liquid sugars,
sweeteners and edible oils
- water based lubricants
- pure wash water
Medical
- pharmaceutical
production
- laboratories,
hospitals and clinics
- maternity labor and
delivery areas
- pathology labs, kidney
dialysis
- animal husbandry
Industries
- cosmetics and
electronic production
- pond & lake
reclamation
- laundry water
How do ultraviolet
purifiers work?
Atlantic Ultraviolet
Corporation's purifier
units contain one or
more germicidal
ultraviolet lamps. The Ster-L-Ray�
germicidal lamp produced
by Atlantic Ultraviolet
Corporation is a short
wave low pressure
mercury vapor tubes that
produces ultraviolet
wavelengths that are
lethal to
micro-organisms.
Approximately 95% of the
ultraviolet energy
emitted is at the
mercury resonance line
of 254 nanometers. This
wavelength is in the
region of maximum
germicidal effectiveness
and is highly lethal to
virus, bacteria and mold
spores. Therefore, the
water or air that passes
through the chamber is
exposed to the
germicidal uv light and
the genetic material of
the micro-organism is
deactivated, which
prevents them from
reproducing and renders
them harmless.
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