Ultraviolet Air Sterilization System Kills Germs In Single Pass

Earlier this year, Sanuvox Technologies Inc. announced the results of tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC). The tests showed that their ultraviolet air sterilization system was able to kill up to 99% of the pathogens within an atmosphere in a single pass with no recirculation. The whole-house air purification system was already certified to destroy all sorts of airborne influenza types (Influenza A, B, and C). Now there are specific numbers on exactly how fast it can do so.

Since the emergence of the H1N1/09 virus (swine-flu), many have questioned how the spread of this highly contagious type A influenza can be slowed down. Masks are only somewhat effective at preventing transmission and only if those infected are the people wearing them. Studies suggest that healthy people wearing masks in the general population may have little to no effect on lowering transmission rates.

How Infectious Disease Can Spread Rapidly

When an infected person coughs or sneezes and does not cover up with their hand or a mask, the virus or bacteria is sprayed out and carried into the air on mucus droplets. The powerful forces involved in such a reaction generate millions of micron and sub micron particles that easily send the germs twenty to thirty feet from the person that is ill. These infectious droplet nuclei can remain airborne for days because they are so tiny. Anybody within this radius of exposure is at risk of getting sick when they breathe this crud.

This is a particularly severe problem in an enclosed space, such as a home, classroom, office, or theater. The infectious agents can be carried through the ventilation system and spread even further. A sterilization process within the central air handling system can arrest much of the problem. Even a portable unit that cleans the air in a specific room can be highly effective.

The EPA and NHSRC tests of the Sanuvox central air sterilizer demonstrated a 99.97% kill rate for S. marcescens bacteria, a 99% kill rate for the MS2 virus, and a 93% kill rate against the B. atrophaeus bacteria spore – all in one single pass through the UV light. Additional tests at McGill University in Montreal , Canada revealed that their portable unit (P900GX) had a 90 percent kill rate effectiveness against tuberculosis. So although containment of flu is nice, it is not just about stopping a new pandemic. It can keep in check most any everyday infectious disease that either travels through the air on its own or within tiny mucus droplets.

About Sanuvox Technologies Inc.

The company was founded in 1995 and is based out of Saint-Laurent in Quebec, Canada. They have developed ultraviolet technologies that address indoor air quality problems in both residential and commercial properties. They continue to seek novel ways to meet the challenges presented by Sick Building Syndrome.

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