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SWBTATTReg

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5. Tons of articles on this...

Reply to wackadoo wabbit (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 01:52 PM

Jul 2020

Far-UVC light (222?nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses
Manuela Buonanno, David Welch, Igor Shuryak & David J. Brenner

Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 10285 (2020) Cite this article
Abstract

A direct approach to limit airborne viral transmissions is to inactivate them within a short time of their production. Germicidal ultraviolet light, typically at 254?nm, is effective in this context but, used directly, can be a health hazard to skin and eyes. By contrast, far-UVC light (207–222?nm) efficiently kills pathogens potentially without harm to exposed human tissues.

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How Fauci, 5 other health specialists deal with covid-19 risks in their everyday lives [View all] Mike 03 Jul 2020 OP

This is kind of interesting Mike 03 Jul 2020 #1

Pretty well what I do. Take groceries out of bags, let sit for a while before I put up, SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #2

Please tell me about the UV lights (or are you being facetious and talking about the sun?) wackadoo wabbit Jul 2020 #4

Tons of articles on this... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #5

I was really surprised that none of them disinfect packages, mail or groceries. Native Jul 2020 #3