by James P. Malley, Jr., Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire The risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 has sparked increased interest in the application of UV technologies for air disinfection. Knowledge on the use of upper room air UV disinfection technologies in healthcare facilities has been accumulated from decades of its demonstrated … [Read more...] about UV Technologies for Room Air During COVID-19: What to Know
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COVID-19 Pandemic Shines a Light on Mercury-Free Germicidal Ultraviolet Sources
Castine A. Bernardy, Nicola M. Elardo and Alexa M. Trautz, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire Corresponding author James P. Malley, Jr., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire Worldwide concern over the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 has … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Pandemic Shines a Light on Mercury-Free Germicidal Ultraviolet Sources
Validation Needed for UV Surface Disinfection Applications
Prepared by IUVA COVID-19 Task Force, UV Surface Disinfection Validation Sub-Group Public health challenges from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and prior epidemics including SARS-CoV-1, MERS, Ebola and influenza highlight the scientific and engineering limitations in applying UV disinfection technologies. A limited understanding of critical UV aspects can explain some of the wide … [Read more...] about Validation Needed for UV Surface Disinfection Applications
Looking Back with COVID-Tinted Lenses … Looking Forward to a Bright UV Future
IUVA Food and Beverage Safety Working Group Dr. Keith Warriner, CPHAZ Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Ontario Peter E. Gordon, VP of business development, Bolb Inc. Dr. Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Guelph, Ontario George Santayana’s famous aphorism, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” seems appropriate when … [Read more...] about Looking Back with COVID-Tinted Lenses … Looking Forward to a Bright UV Future
IUVA and FDA Working Together on N95 Decontamination Issues
IUVA Healthcare/UV Working Group Troy Cowan, director, Vision Based Consulting The N95 webinar was designed to get the pulse of the UV industry on N95 decontamination and provide feedback to the Food and Drug Administration on its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) process for reviewing and approving UV N95 decontamination applications. Upon analyzing the webinar materials … [Read more...] about IUVA and FDA Working Together on N95 Decontamination Issues
SARS-CoV-2 UV Dose Response Behavior
Ernest R. Blatchley III, Lee A. Reith professor in environmental engineering, Purdue University Brian Petri, research director, Trojan Technologies Wenjun Sun, associate professor, Tsinghua University School of Environment Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent that has been applied successfully in a wide range of disinfection applications. UV … [Read more...] about SARS-CoV-2 UV Dose Response Behavior
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
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
N95 Decontamination: Key Thoughts for Combating COVID-19
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
COVID-19 Pandemic: UV Air and Surface Disinfection
Castine Bernardy, graduate research assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Hampshire Corresponding author James P. Malley Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Civil and Environmental Enginnering, University of New Hampshire Worldwide concern over the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19 has sparked widespread interest in using UV devices for … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Pandemic: UV Air and Surface Disinfection