UV Solutions

Innovations for Industry, Public Health & the Environment

2024 Quarter 1

Embracing Recycled Water: A Conversation with Ben Glickstein at WateReuse Association

By Cori Watkins, contributing editor, UV Solutions According to the YouTube video How the Water You Flush Becomes the Water You Drink ¹, enough wastewater is generated globally to fill 400,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools every day. Ben Glickstein, director of communications, WateReuse Association, explained how his organization, in collaboration with IUVA and other … [Read more...] about Embracing Recycled Water: A Conversation with Ben Glickstein at WateReuse Association

Clean Water for All: UV4Good Brings Sustainable Solutions to Vulnerable Communities

Richard Mariita, MSc., Ph.D.; Tatiana Koutchma, Ph.D.; Maksym Bazhal, Ph.D.; Olena Kushnir, Ph.D. and Ken Sturgess, UV4Good UV4Good harnesses the power of ultraviolet germicidal (UV-C) light to deliver clean water, air and food and explore its potential for healthier environments in vulnerable communities. The power of UV light can tackle contamination by harmful microbes, … [Read more...] about Clean Water for All: UV4Good Brings Sustainable Solutions to Vulnerable Communities

Using UV-C to Combat Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Surgical Settings and Chronic Wounds

Liz Stevens, writer, UV Solutions Staphylococcus aureus is one of many bacteria that can cause infection, and it is widely found in surgical settings and in patients with chronic non-healing wounds. Antibiotics have been effective against this bacterium in the past, but with the dramatic rise of antimicrobial resistant strains and especially the rise of Methicillin-resistant … [Read more...] about Using UV-C to Combat Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria in Surgical Settings and Chronic Wounds

Healthcare and Water Treatment Facilities Discuss UV Disinfection

Izzy Medeiros, MS Student, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, izzy.medeiros@unh.edu James P. Malley Jr., Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, UV Solutions and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, jim.malley@unh.edu Reaching out to all the contacts on the Qualtrics survey (which totals 45), the … [Read more...] about Healthcare and Water Treatment Facilities Discuss UV Disinfection

UV Technology and One Water Research Around the Globe

IUVA One Water By corresponding authors Izzy Medeiros and James P. Malley, Jr., Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire The following represent interesting UV water-related presentations from the last six months. Developing the United Kingdoms’ First Draft UV Validation Protocol Author Ian Mayor-Smith The development of … [Read more...] about UV Technology and One Water Research Around the Globe

UV LEDs for Surface Disinfection: Understanding Key Design Parameters and Development Workflow

By Pratibha Sharma, Ph.D., Saya Han and Peter Chung, Violumas Ultraviolet light is a known disinfectant, which reduces microbial load by denaturing pathogenic DNA. Wavelengths in the deep UV range, from 100 nm to 290 nm, with commercial devices available in the 200 nm to 280 nm range are the most suitable for microbial load reduction. While mercury lamps are commonly … [Read more...] about UV LEDs for Surface Disinfection: Understanding Key Design Parameters and Development Workflow

UV Water Disinfection – Multi-Power, Multi-Exposure, Multi-Wavelength

By Liz Stevens, writer, UV Solutions In water disinfection, as in so many other things, one size does not fit all. The differences in geographic location, site accessibility, available energy, local culture and economic condition among water users create unique demands for planning, installing and operating water disinfection technology. Technological options, UV type and … [Read more...] about UV Water Disinfection – Multi-Power, Multi-Exposure, Multi-Wavelength

What Will They Think of Next?

By Liz Stevens, writer, UV Solutions The power and utility of ultraviolet light is undisputed, and the technology can be found in places far and wide. Just when we are sure that every possible base has been covered, someone puts UV to use in another novel way. Fire and Water If there is one commodity that every fire department needs, it is water. In Wales, one fire and … [Read more...] about What Will They Think of Next?