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Source / magazine |
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Journal of Applied Microbiology |
E.M. Fisher and R.E. Shaffer, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Personal Protective, Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2010 |
UV-C transmits into and through FFR materials. LR of MS2 was a function of model-specific IFM UV-C doses. |
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ResearchGate |
Wladyslaw J. Kowalski, PurpleSun Inc., 2020 |
Ultraviolet light can be an effective measure for decontaminating surfaces that may be contaminated by the SARS-CoV-2 virus by inducing photodimers in the genomes of microorganisms. |
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Learnly, Stanford AIM Lab COVID-19 Evidence Service Report |
Amy Price, DPhil (Oxon) and Larry Chu, MD, Stsanford Medicine, 2020 |
Some methods of N95 mask disinfection can maintain filtration efficiency. |
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American Journal of Infection Control |
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation of influenza-contaminated N95 filtering facepiece respirators |
Devin Mills BS, Delbert A. Harnish MS *, Caryn Lawrence BS, Megan Sandoval-Powers BS, Brian K. Heimbuch MS, 2018 |
Data suggest that FFR decontamination and reuse using UVGI can be effective. Implementation of a UVGI method will require careful consideration of FFR model, material type, and design. |
CDC online |
Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators |
CDC, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention |
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI), vaporous hydrogen peroxide, and moist heat showed the most promise as potential methods to decontaminate FFRs |
IUVA (NL) |
Fortune, Mickey |
The International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) believes that UV disinfection technologies can play a role in a multiple barrier approach to reducing the transmission of the virus SARS-CoV-2, based on current disinfection data and empirical evidence. |