UV Reporter

Martha Pskowski article in Inside Climate News about El Paso Water, Texas plans to build infrastructure to turn wastewater to drinking water that will include antibacterial step of hydrogen peroxide combined with ultraviolet light irradiation.Excerpts:EL PASO—This desert city gets less than nine inches of rain a year and experienced the two hottest years in its…

News release in Quality Digest about the German company EPIGAP OSA out of Berlin that has developed a high powered UV LED output range 225-410 nm. The LED lamp is described as usable for disinfection.(Epigap OSA Photonics: Berlin) — EPIGAP OSA Photonics, a global manufacturer of custom and standard LEDs and photodetectors, has introduced high-power…

Review article from Elida Nora Ferri posted at MDPI.com about recent pilot and full scale wastewater remediation programs using Advanced Oxidative Processes including those that use ultraviolet irradiation.Full article available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/app15052448Excerpts:AbstractRemediated water reuse is becoming vital for sustainable water management, reducing the strain on freshwater resources, particularly in agriculture and industrial activities. Behind the…

Press release from News Channel Nebraska (Northeast) about $277 M in upgrades to Illinois Water America system that purifies Mississippi water. Upgrades will include $6.3 M in modern ultraviolet disinfection equipment.Excerpts:Illinois American Water announced today its 2024 end-of-year investment total for system improvements. More than $277 million was invested to fund critical system upgrades and…

David J. Sullivan et. al. article MedRxiv describing 2023 malaria outbreak in Florida where the clinical response for blood treatment included the use of “amotosalen and ultraviolet light pathogen reduction (PR) system for the inactivation of infectious agents in platelets and plasma.”Full article available at: doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.21.25322106Excerpts:Background: Transfusion-transmitted malaria risk in the USA is estimated at…

Virma Simonette et. al. reporting for BBC news about Philippine government program for locals to turn in mosquitos dead or alive to help prevent dengue fever.Full text available at: https://tinyurl.com/28y5wulrExcerpts:Authorities in one of the Philippines’ most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an attempt to stop the spread of dengue.Cernal…

Steve Hubrecht writing for the Columbia Valley Pioneer describes topics discussed at recent Canal Flats Water Protection and Advisory Committee meeting regarding upcoming water treatment plant upgrades. Chlorination disinfection is promoted as cheapest but other methods including ultraviolet irradiation are being considered.Excerpts:A recent information meeting held by the Canal Flats Water Protection and Advisory Committee drew…

Hannah J. Barbian et. al. review article in Emerging Infectious Diseases about outbreaks of Candida auris in Illinois burn units 2021-2023. Germicidal ultraviolet light was used as part of mitigated response.Excerpts:Infection Control MeasuresUniversal contact precautions and masks are used for all BICU patients; further containment strategies implemented in response to this outbreak involved increased observation…

Kimia Ghasemi Arzanani et. al. review article in Biophysical Review covering the safety and current methods of applying ultraviolet radiation of 222 nm to surfaces and air flow as a disinfection method.Full article available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-025-01269-yExcerpts:AbstractThe emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical need for disinfecting methods that are effective to control and…