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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere? (www.vox.com)
submitted 10 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?::Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

We use uv light stands in the hospital. We will shut down a room and run a uv sanitizer for a bit. It works in some instances but it's not exactly something you can just leave running all the time. Everyone would probably have a sick tan tho.. To go with their skin cancer..

[–] SuperIce 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Those are 254nm. Far-UV is 222nm, which doesn't penetrate or damage skin or the eyes and seems to be completely safe to humans. The main issue is that it can generate ozone, but how significant that is is currently unknown.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Ozone is also used to disinfect, that's double the disinfection power!!!