LA Times article by Clara Harter regarding recent fine against “Big Ass Fans” by California attorney generals for false advertising of fan germicidal effectiveness. The fans use ultraviolet irradiation and ionization technology.The company Big Ass Fans has been slapped with almost half a million dollars in penalties for false advertising about their air purifying devices,…
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Chen Xu et. al. article in Optics and Lasers In Engineering concerning creation of an ultraviolet-LED combined with a compact optical cell to help detect ozoneFull article is available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0143816625000284Excerpts:HighlightsThe ultraviolet absorption ozone sonde enables long-term ozone profile detection. The ultraviolet LED light source and the compact optical cell effectively reduces the size and…
Article in ANSA English about the EU approval of ultraviolet irradiated mealworms as an acceptable food source.he range of options with which it is possible to consume yellow mealworm on European tables is growing. The European Commission has given the green light to market the flour of whole mealworm larvae of Tenebrio molitor (also known…
Inventors: D’Amore; Theresa et al.AbstractA water heating and treatment system with UV lamp water treatment sanitation for suppression of pathogens and undesired bacterial content in a domestic water system includes a water heater, and a cold water supply line to supply water to the water heater. The cold water supply line includes a UV sanitation…
The tear film is often regarded as the eye’s first line of defense, protecting against dust, microbes, and environmental stressors. Traditionally, it has also been thought to provide a degree of shielding against ultraviolet radiation, including Far-UVC. However, recent findings suggest that its ability to absorb Far-UVC may be far more limited than previously assumed.…
News release from New York governor, Mrs. Hochul, office highlighting $273 M in financial assistance to improve and make affordable various water quality projects across New York including “ultraviolet disinfection system at the Robinn Meadows Wastewater Treatment Plant.”Excerpts:Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors approved $273 million in financial assistance…
Lingzhu Zi et. al. article in Applied Physics Letters describing a specific method of converting visible light to ultraviolet-C photons applicable “for information encryption and sterilization.”Full article available at: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0250356Excerpts:Ultraviolet-C (UVC) photons play a key role in many fields such as covert communication, bacterial inactivation, information storage, and encryption. Because the UVC component of solar…
Saskatchewan Province government, Canada filed Form 424B2, Prospectus Supplement, with the SEC on Jan. 21, 2025 to raise $1 B USD for municipal infrastructure improvements such as an “ultraviolet water disinfection project in Shaunavon.”Full text available at: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/203098/000119312525009354/d928114d424b2.htmExcerpts:Municipal InfrastructureOver $1 billion in capital spending will be provided to support municipal infrastructure projects over the next four…
Miina Yanagihara1 et. al. preprint article in bioRxiv.org covering a statistical framework that allows comparing viral sensitivity to ultraviolet, ozone, and free chlorine from various datasets.Complete article available at: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.20.633964v1.full.pdfAbstract Disinfection is key to controlling the infection risk caused by viral contaminations. Recent disinfection guidelines often refer to a single virus resistant to the disinfectant…
UVA Health news release regarding $2 M donation from Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation that will be used to enhance “mother-baby unit” including an ultraviolet incubator.Excerpts:The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation is donating $2 million to support the upgrade and enhancement of UVA Health Prince William Medical Center’s mother-baby unit. The gift is an important…