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Ultraviolet light (UV) is a form of electronic radiation having shorter wavelengths than with visible regions. UV Ultraviolet light is not in the visible spectrum. What this means is that human beings can not actually "see" true UV light just as we can not hear high pitches sounds that our pet dog may well hear. UV light come with three types of ultraviolet wavelengths, such as long wave (UV-A), medium wave (UV-B), and short wave (UV-C).

UV air purifiers and air ventilation purification systems, that are used to disinfect and kill bacteria, dust mites and such plagues as Swine Flu viruses belong to the short wavelengths or what are referred to as "Group UV-C" that is those light spectrum with a distance or length of 254 nanometers. This classification of Ultraviolet light spectrum is generally held in the air, furnace and heating conditioning trades as more than enough to kills the "bug's" DNA, which further results to damage to those household or food industry commercial pests. In many homes the concerns are of "dust mites". Dust mites are tiny little microscopic organisms that can and will grow in bed "clothes" and in bedding. Dust mites linger in homes airflow, are circulated by central furnace ventilation systems. The air circulation of your home may well be circulating and spreading the dust mite resulting in allergies, allergy symptoms and asthma. Cell walls. Medical science has proven and you can bet that UV lights - especially in professional quality UV lamp filtration systems can and reduce dust mite levels in your home and provide for clinical level reductions in dust other and mite pathogen levels. Simple air cleaners and even electronic air cleaners, while they remove simple particles of dust, will not successfully remove the threats of dust mites, viruses such as Swine Flu or H5N1 bird flu and the like successfully. If your doctor or allergist medical specialist has told you to reduce dust mites in your home or to cover your bedding with plastic covers to control dust mite and mites then perhaps its time to seriously consider to have a UV light furnace filtration system installed or have your furnace system replaced or upgraded.

By and large in hospital settings UV Light Air Purifier are a standard that are usually embedded in hospital's operating room and in germ-free production processes. Over the years, ultraviolet becomes successful in waste and water administration. However, researchers found it difficult to implement in purifying air.

There's another kind of air purifier, like HEPA purifier, used in sterilizing the air. It is capable of killing bacteria but not viruses due to its little size. Air purifiers usually have dead insects inside, as well as other fungal species which contributes in reproduction of microorganisms. Meanwhile, researchers proved that UV light is capable of purifying air by virus and bacteria killing. The system must be embedded in ventilation system to destroy viruses, dust bugs, mites and bacteria.

What about UV lights and their use in infection spread and allergy control in office settings? Here to these filtration systems are proving their mettle and value. Upon installation in many office and commercial settings research has shown that once the UV disinfectant and purification filtration lamp systems are installed in air duct system among that results showed consistent and major ongoing reductions on respiratory and allergy symptoms among workers.

The process of killing microorganisms is called sterilization, while the process of reducing microbial populations is called disinfection. Exposure to UV light laboratory 10,000 higher than light from the sun will result to sterilization for a specific period of time. However, bacteria can still multiply on unprotected areas with installed insulation, crevices, or on places with high foot traffic from pets and visitors.

Normally, UV air purifiers emit 40,000 micro-watts. When covered, it will reduce its power. Lamp wattage, design, distance, and reflectivity can affect UV dosage.

Lastly just to reassure those who are concerned about risks involved with UV lights that ultraviolet disinfection unit light under category UV-C, are safe, do not pass through clothing or eye glasses. UV lights it can irritate the eyes of those people who do not have having cataract or suffer from cancer. Light from the UV spectrum can also cause redness of the skin when expose on longer to UV light. The beauty of internal ventilation system UV light and lamps disinfectant and filtration systems is that the lamps themselves are part of the internal furnace or ventilation system and are shielded from direct view. Thus Ultraviolet light ventilation air purification filtration systems offer an effective and safe means of dust mite, allergy and infection control.


UV air purifiers and air ventilation purification systems, that are used to disinfect and kill bacteria, dust mites and such plagues as Swine Flu viruses belong to the short wavelengths or what are referred to as "Group UV-C" that is those light spectrum with a distance or length of 254 nanometers. Medical science has proven and you can bet that UV lights - especially in professional quality UV lamp filtration systems can and reduce dust mite levels in your home and provide for clinical level reductions in dust mite and other pathogen levels. Exposure to UV light laboratory 10,000 higher than light from the sun will result to sterilization for a specific period of time. Just to reassure those who are concerned about risks involved with UV lights that Ultraviolet light under category UV-C, are safe, do not pass through clothing or eye glasses. Light from the UV spectrum can also cause redness of the skin when expose on longer to UV light.