Troy Cowan director, Vision Based Consulting On May 14, IUVA’s COVID-19 Task Force hosted “Expert Perspectives on UV as a Tool for N95 Decontamination,” a webinar to promote “open dialogue on the use of UV disinfection technologies in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.” The presentations covered Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention N95 … [Read more...] about N95 Decontamination: Key Thoughts for Combating COVID-19
2020 Quarter 3
UV Disinfection: Protecting People and Produce During the Pandemic
Peter E. Gordon, VP of business development, Bolb Inc. As of April 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified nearly 5,000 confirmed cases and 20 COVID-19 related deaths among workers within fish, meat or poultry processing plants. Undoubtedly the number has since grown exponentially, along with all COVID-19 cases in the US, perhaps at an even greater … [Read more...] about UV Disinfection: Protecting People and Produce During the Pandemic
Mobile UV-C Devices: User Education is Key
Katja Auer, MA, MBA Clinical Director-Healthcare Division, American Ultraviolet The mobile UV-C market has exploded with a plethora of UV-C devices, ranging from handheld UV-C disinfection wands, to UV-C chambers and an ever-growing selection of mobile devices. Some manufacturers refer to them as UV-C robots and others simply call them mobile UV-C devices, but they all have … [Read more...] about Mobile UV-C Devices: User Education is Key
UV Applications in China’s Municipal Water Treatment
Dongming Lu, engineer, UltraTech Co. Ltd. UVplays an important part in China’s municipal wastewater disinfection. In China, 9,213 municipal wastewater (MWW) treatment facilities were built – treating a total of 227 million m3 of municipal wastewater every day (~60 BGD) up to the end of 2019 – while about 3,000 of these facilities used UV to disinfect a total of 162 million m3 … [Read more...] about UV Applications in China’s Municipal Water Treatment
Association News 2020, Quarter 3
UV Solutions IUVA Reschedules Events for 2021 IUVA is busy planning several events for the next few months, working to finalize the conference program and exhibits for the rescheduled International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications (ICULTA) 2021, now taking place April 18-21, 2021, in Berlin, Germany. Additionally, the IUVA World Congress, will take place … [Read more...] about Association News 2020, Quarter 3
UV Technology Lights the Way to Plant Vaccines: Boosting Plant Defenses to Extend Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables
Mahdiyeh Hasani, CPHAZ, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, OntarioDr. Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada, Guelph, OntarioCorresponding author Dr. Keith Warriner, CPHAZ, Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario As scientists and companies rush to find a vaccination for SARS-CoV-2, there is an emerging field of modulating plant … [Read more...] about UV Technology Lights the Way to Plant Vaccines: Boosting Plant Defenses to Extend Shelf Life of Fruits and Vegetables
Deep UV LED Equipment in Operation for Municipal Drinking Water Supply
Kumiko Oguma, associate professor, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo In February 2019, a UV LED disinfection system started operation at a municipal water supply in Japan. The facility is located at Nagashima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyusyu-island in Japan. The Nagashima Town is on a beautiful island with fascinating scenery of sea and mountains. The … [Read more...] about Deep UV LED Equipment in Operation for Municipal Drinking Water Supply
Opportunities for Application of UV-B and UV-C Devices in Cannabis Grow Facilities
Timothy Leach, partner, TechnIEQ, LLC There are several potential opportunities for manufacturers of UV LED devices specifically targeting improved crop yield, product quality and product safety within the cannabis industry. To better identify these potential applications, one needs to understand what negatively impacts agricultural crops in general and cannabis crops … [Read more...] about Opportunities for Application of UV-B and UV-C Devices in Cannabis Grow Facilities
Far UV-C and Its Potential for Disinfection Applications
Rich M. Simons, Ph.D., head of application science, AquiSense Technologies Ernest R. Blatchley III, Lee A. Reith professor in environmental engineering, Purdue University Karl Linden, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder, Linden Research Group UV-C radiation in the wavelength range 200 to 225 nm (i.e., far UV-C radiation) has received public attention for claims of … [Read more...] about Far UV-C and Its Potential for Disinfection Applications
Reviewing Media Coverage of UVGI for COVID-19
Ashkan Babaie, director of engineering, Acuva Technologies Inc. Sean MacIsaac, Ph.D. candidate, Dalhousie University Babak Adeli, director of R&D, Acuva Technologies Inc. Mariana Lanzarini- Lopes, research associate, Arizona State University Before the current pandemic, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) was most often used in water treatment; however, the spread … [Read more...] about Reviewing Media Coverage of UVGI for COVID-19