This is because due to its strong absorbance in biological materials far uvc light cannot penetrate even the outer non living layers of human skin or eye.
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Far uvc light 222 nm efficiently inactivates bacteria without harm to exposed mammalian skin.
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Far uvc light 222nm far uv disinfection provide 99 9 disinfection of occupied spaces at 222nm uv c wavelength.
Elsewhere one recent study out of columbia university looked at far uvc light that shines at a less intense wavelength still strong enough to zap viruses but potentially incapable of.
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The current far uvc technology is called an excimer light and the idea is to install these in the ceiling of the indoor room s in question.
The sensitivity of the coronaviruses to far uvc light suggests that it may be feasible and safe to use overhead far uvc lamps in occupied indoor public places to markedly reduce the risk of person to person transmission of coronaviruses as well as other viruses such as influenza.
Uvc radiation may also be effective in inactivating the sars cov 2 virus which is the virus that.
Germicidal efficacy and mammalian skin safety of 222 nm uv light.
Precautions must be taken when using 254nm uvc equipment but the cost is a fraction of far uvc replacement bulbs and ballasts are widely available and multipe options exist for air surface or water sanitization.
207 nm uv light a promising tool for safe low cost reduction of surgical site infections.
Using far uvc light in occupied indoor spaces.
While 222nm uvc technology holds promise 254nm uvc has long been used by hospitals industry and governments for air surface and water purification.
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Far uvc light has the potential to be a game changer said professor of radiation biophysics and director of columbia s center for radiological research david brenner it can be safely used.