UVC Lamps Provide Surface Sterilization
Using ultraviolet (UV) light to sterilize surfaces is also called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, UVGI, and is a method of disinfection proven to
be highly effective when administered with adequate dosing from quality UV lamps. Germicidal lamps for disinfection purposes are designed
differently than standard fluorescent lamps, engineered to emit wavelengths in the UVC range.
Ultraviolet light emitted from the sun is not visible to the human eye as it has a higher frequency, thus a shorter wavelength, than visible light.
UV light ranges from 10 nm (vacuum and extreme UV) to 400 nm, divided mostly into UVA (315-400 nm), UVB (280-315 nm), and UVC (100-280 nm),
with UVC being the most effective at sterilization with germicidal properties.
The Many Uses of UVC Surface Sterilization
UVGI has been used as an accepted method of disinfection since the mid-20th century, primarily in medical sterilization applications. UV disinfection
has also been an essential part of water sterilization applications used in drinking and wastewater treatment facilities worldwide including thousands
of UV water treatment plants in Europe and North America. UVC lamps for surface sterilization can be implemented in such a wide range of
industries and applications it isn't easy to list them all.
Some of the most common and easy to implement uses of UV light for surface sterilization include the following:
Restaurants
Schools
Laboratories
Public Transportation
