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Caro, Michigan City Council Approves $12 M Upgrade To Local Wastewater Treatment Plant Including New UV Disinfection Building

Article by Andrea Flores at Midmichigannow.com about Caro, Michigan city council approving $12 M in upgrades to local wastewater treatment plant that includes building a new ultraviolet disinfection building to replace current chlorine gas disinfection system.CARO, Mich. — Caro city leaders have commenced a $12 million upgrade to the local wastewater treatment plant, a project…

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US Patent Application – US 20250222149 A1 “LUMINAIRE WITH DISINFECTION LIGHT EXPOSURE AND DOSAGE LIMIT CONTROL PROTOCOL AND SENSOR INTEGRATION WITH HEIGHT CONTROLLER”

Inventors: RODRIGUEZ; Yan et al.AbstractA luminaire includes a luminaire control circuit and a disinfection light source to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet (UV) band for disinfecting a vicinity of a physical space of a target pathogen that is exposed to the disinfection light. The UV band is 200 nanometers (nm) to 230 nm wavelength. The luminaire receives a control signal based on at least the…

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Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Wastewater Effectively Degraded By TiO2 Nanotube Photocatalysis

Hang Yu et. al. research article in Frontiers In Environmental Science regarding the use of titanium dioxide nanotube ultraviolet photocatalysis to degrade antibiotic resistance gees in wastewater sludge.Full text available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1590101/fullExcerpts: Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in sludge propagate via horizontal gene transfer (HGT), necessitating advanced mitigation strategies. This study demonstrates TiO2 nanotube UV photocatalysis effectively…

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Hospital Staff Burned By UV Light Remaining “ON” In Operating Room For 11 Hours

Article at ekathimerini.com about Greece’s Elpis Hospital staff reporting burns proven to be caused by leaving overhead ultraviolet light on for eleven hours during multiple room medical procedures.Twelve doctors and nurses sustained burns while carrying out surgeries at the Greek capital’s Elpis Hospital, their union has said, decrying serious safety lapses at the state-run facility. The…

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US Patent Issued 2025 – US 12337070 B1 “Devices for disinfecting a surface using ultraviolet light”

Inventors:Doyle; Christopher S. et al.AbstractA device and method for disinfecting a surface. The device including a frame; a power source connected to the frame; an ultraviolet light emitting array of light emitting diodes connected to the frame and electrically connected to the power source; and a beam forming reflector connected to the light emitting array to reflect the ultraviolet light to…

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Review Of Microorganism Inactivation Rate Constants Under UVC Irradiation

Hamed Sobhani et. al. literature review of inactivatino rate constatns for common microorganisms being irradiated with ultraviolet light disinfection technologies.Full article available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23744731.2025.2487390Excerpts:AbstractThe UV inactivation rate constant (k-value) is a critical parameter for designing germicidal UV (GUV) systems. However, significant variability in reported k-values in the literature creates uncertainty. We conducted a comprehensive literature review…

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From Lab to Living Space: What Real-World UV Trials Are Teaching Us

The promise of UV-based air disinfection is no longer confined to labs or literature. Over the past decade, studies have moved steadily toward real-world implementation, yet the pace of change remains uneven. From tuberculosis wards in Siberia to crowded classrooms in Bangladesh, researchers are now pushing for data that reflects everyday use, not just technical…

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UV Business News – Echo Launches Whole Home Water Filter Emboduying “Innovative UV Technology”

Echo press release through Business Wire about their “Echo Pure Whole Home Water Filter” that includes an “innovative ultraviolet (UV) light technology”.Editor’s Note: the UV technology referenced in the press release is not described here. Product information is available upon request at: https://echowater.com/products/pure-whole-home-water-filter – see the “Elite” system specs.SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Echo, the category leader…

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US Patent Application – US 20250215384 A1 “AUTOMATED QUALITY CONTROL AND ASEPTIC TRANSFERS IN A CELL PROCESSING SYSTEM”

Inventors: Coelho; Philip H. et al.AbstractThe invention relates to a method and system for maintaining aseptic conditions and verifying filter integrity in a cell processing platform. The platform features an integrated pressure decay testing module to evaluate the functionality of hydrophilic and hydrophobic filters before and after processing. The system operates by pressurizing filters, measuring…

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Literature Review Of Modern Gas-Phase Air Cleaners Including UV Lamps

Alireza Afshari, et. al. article in EBC (Engineering in Buildings and Communites Programme) evaluating the literature for compaing methods of treating indoor air quality with gas-phase air cleaners. Full article available at: https://www.aivc.org/sites/default/files/CR21.pdfNOTE: Only data from a compartive table is presented here as a summary of strengths and weaknesses of ultraviolet irradiation:PhotocatalyticOxidationAdvantages:Gaseous pollutants adsorb on…

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