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Study: UV Light Effective in Disinfecting N95 Respirators for Reuse

As published in Safety and Health Magazine. The use of ultraviolet light to disinfect N95 respirators has minimal impact on their form and function, allowing the reuse of the masks, according to a recent National Institute of Standards and Technology study. NIST researchers partnered with a private manufacturer of UV-C systems and an antimicrobial testing company to … [Read more...] about Study: UV Light Effective in Disinfecting N95 Respirators for Reuse

Submission of Comments Regarding the Health of Canada Interim Order of UV Emitting Devices

The Canadian Advisory Group is composed of IUVA members spanning academia, government and industry. The makeup of the Advisory Group allowed for a holistic, science-based approach to improve the current text and content of the recent Health Canada Interim Order which governs UV emitting devices. Members of the group include Ron Hofmann (University of Toronto), Barry Hunt … [Read more...] about Submission of Comments Regarding the Health of Canada Interim Order of UV Emitting Devices

IUVA Americas Conference Call for Abstracts Due Soon

May 1 is the deadline to submit abstracts for both oral and poster presentations for the 2022 IUVA Americas Conference to be held in-person at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 26 - 28, 2022. The conference will highlight advances in UV technology in all aspects of health and safety, including air and surface disinfection, drinking water … [Read more...] about IUVA Americas Conference Call for Abstracts Due Soon

Focus on Healthcare/UV Disinfection: Science Says UV Fights COVID-19 and Helps Save Lives. Why Are We Waiting?

By Troy Cowan, IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group Facilitator COVID-19 is worldwide, mutating and becoming more infectious with each new variant, such as Omicron (Variant BA.1) and its “sister” (Variant BA.2), spreading several times faster than the original or the Delta strains.1 As highlighted in a recent World Health Organization (WHO) webinar, COVID-19 is spread from anyone … [Read more...] about Focus on Healthcare/UV Disinfection: Science Says UV Fights COVID-19 and Helps Save Lives. Why Are We Waiting?

Innovation Column: POU Water Disinfection with SoLED

By Liz Stevens, writer, UV Solutions Professor Hadas Mamane, head of the Environmental Engineering Program and the Water-Energy (WE) lab at Tel Aviv University, Israel, along with Ph.D. candidate Dana Pousty at the university, were recipients of the IUVA 2021 RadLaunch Award for SoLED, a UV-LED water disinfection device. Mamane and Pousty share a vision to prevent mortality … [Read more...] about Innovation Column: POU Water Disinfection with SoLED

2022 State of the Industry: UV-C LEDs and Their Applications

By Rich Simons, Ph.D.; Oliver Lawal; and Jennifer Pagán, Ph.D., AquiSense Technologies This article presents a view of the UV-C LED device and systems market from a system manufacturer perspective and includes current deployment of the technology that may not be presently in the public sphere. The intent is to state plainly, and without hyperbole, what is visible to an active … [Read more...] about 2022 State of the Industry: UV-C LEDs and Their Applications

Technology Highlight: Deep Light Photonics Introduces High-Efficiency, Hg-Free UV-C Light Source

By Liz Stevens, writer, UV Solutions Deep Light Photonics, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and founded by CEO Michael D. Tiberi, has developed and begun manufacture of a novel, high-power polychromatic, pulsed light source that is mercury-free. The eUV® uses an electron beam in an evacuated glass envelope to excite proprietary phosphors, producing UV-C emission … [Read more...] about Technology Highlight: Deep Light Photonics Introduces High-Efficiency, Hg-Free UV-C Light Source

Beyond Microbial Testing: Bringing Light to Irrigation Water Quality in Leafy Green Production

By Keith Warriner, Lara Jane Warriner and Mahdiyek Hasani, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Corresponding author: kwarrine@uoguelph.ca I recall sitting in the office one day in the fall of 2018 when I received a call from a reporter who informed me that there had been a further outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to romaine lettuce. After an … [Read more...] about Beyond Microbial Testing: Bringing Light to Irrigation Water Quality in Leafy Green Production

Far UV-C Germicidal Sources: Measurement Challenges and Solutions

By M. Clark, R. Zuber and M. Ribnitzky, Gigahertz-Optik The potential of UV-C ultraviolet light in combating the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in an increase in demand for conventional technologies, such as low-pressure Hg lamps (254 nm), as well as many rapid developments in UV-C LED (260 to 280 nm) devices and products. A significant limitation is that UV radiation is both … [Read more...] about Far UV-C Germicidal Sources: Measurement Challenges and Solutions