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3 unusual facts about Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation


Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation

This typically involves testing the UV reactor's disinfection performance with either MS2 or T1 bacteriophages at various flow rates, UV transmittance and power levels in order to develop a regression model for system sizing.

It is effective in destroying the nucleic acids in these organisms so that their DNA is disrupted by the UV radiation, leaving them unable to perform vital cellular functions.

The concept is based on the ability of ultraviolet light to kill infectious agents by disrupting their DNA.



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