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Household water purification system comprising cartridge filtration, UVC disinfection and chlorination to treat turbid raw water

By Catherine Gutib on July 29, 2021 |

See t.ly/eIy5 — A system composed of cartridge membrane filters (25 μm, 10 μm and 1 μm opening size), UVC-lamp and chlorinator was constructed and tested with high turbidity water (up to 236 NTU). The proposed system treated around 180 L day−1 of river water and the following parameters were analysed: pressure drop in filters, turbidity, apparent colour, true colour, Escherichia coli, total coliforms (TC),…

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A critical review of point-of-use drinking water treatment in the United States

By Catherine Gutib on July 28, 2021 |

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See t.ly/FeTq — Ensuring safe water supply for communities across the United States is a growing challenge due to aging infrastructure, impaired source water, strained community finances, etc. In 2019, about 6% of public water utilities in the U.S. had a health-based violation. Due to the high risk of exposure to various contaminants in drinking…

Postharvest UV-B and UV-C radiation enhanced the biosynthesis of glucosinolates and isothiocyanates in Brassicaceae sprouts

By Catherine Gutib on July 28, 2021 |

Informational

See t.ly/rDuo — The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of UV lighting (UV-B, UV-C and UV-C + UV-B) as a postharvest abiotic stress in the quality changes of minimally processed Brassicaceae sprouts (broccoli and radish) during a shelf-life period of 10 d at 4 °C. No UV illumination was used as control (CTRL). The total UV-C…

Pulsed Ultraviolet Light Treatment of Chicken Parts

By Catherine Gutib on July 28, 2021 |

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See t.ly/SzkC — With increasing production and consumption of chicken, it is appropriate to investigate the functionality and effectiveness of microbial reduction interventions and the qualitative effects they have on food. The effectiveness of pulsed ultraviolet (PUV) light applied to chicken on a moving conveyor was evaluated for inactivation of Escherichia coli on the surface of raw…

Protec Scientific, Inc.’s Handheld Sterilization Device Wipes Out Germs Within Seconds

By Catherine Gutib on July 28, 2021 |

Product

In an article by Stephanie Nikolopoulos at thomasnet.com sponsored by Protec Scientific, Inc., Zachary Pettersen, production manager at Protec Scientific, Inc., and Daniel Glick, data and analytics manager at Protec Scientific, Inc. , talk with Thomas Insights about the Company’s handheld sterilization device, Protec 99.Have you noticed the smell of chemicals everywhere these days? As restaurants,…

Research shows 265-nm UV-C LED deactivates coronavirus

By Catherine Gutib on July 28, 2021 |

Informational

LEDs Magazine reports Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (Headquarters 2-9-13 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President and Representative Director: Yutaka Hiratsuka) has announced the results of the evaluation test conducted jointly with Yamaguchi University (Dr. Daisuke Hayasaka, and Dr. Sora Shimoda, Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine), that their 265nm UVC LED has high…

Fourth Federal Judge Learns about Dr. Angela L. Rasmussen Teaching Sunlight & UV Radiation are Necessary to Kill Pathogens

By Peter Chapman on July 28, 2021 |

Informational

“Low temperature, low humidity environments that are protected from sunlight or ultraviolet radiation are particularly conducive to retained infectivity, and as such air conditioned, indoor environments present a substantial risk for maintaining infectious SARS-CoV-2 in the air and on surfaces,” Angela L. Rasmussen, Ph.D. says in an Expert Report filed in litigation against American Guarantee…

threeUV in Alpharetta, Ga., & Green Science Solutions in St. Paul, Minn., now distributing PathO3Gen Solutions’ UVZone Shoe Sanitizing Station

By Peter Chapman on July 28, 2021 |

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Green Science Solutions has added UVZone shoe sanitizing stations to its catalog of green, sustainable products including non-toxic cleaning and disinfection solutions, air purification, and testing kits for healthcare, food processing, and more. “The UVZone technology complements our comprehensive product offerings to eliminate Coronavirus, MRSA, Cdiff, and other similar microorganisms in 8 seconds, which is…

Advanced Intelligent Systems launches UV light disinfection robot

By Catherine Gutib on July 28, 2021 |

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David Edwards at roboticsandautomationnews.com reports Advanced Intelligent Systems (AIS), a Canadian custom robotics engineering firm, has launched an ultraviolet light robot to destroy harmful bacteria and viruses in healthcare facilities and combat the spread of infectious diseases in public spaces.The development was made possible by a grant from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen).Jayson Myers, CEO, NGen,…

Aytu BioPharma Announces Publication of Data Demonstrating Ultraviolet-A Light Reduces Cellular Cytokine Release from Human Endotracheal Cells Infected with Coronavirus

By Peter Chapman on July 28, 2021 |

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Aytu BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:AYTU), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on commercializing novel therapeutics and consumer healthcare products, says data from a laboratory study evaluating the ultraviolet A light used in the Healight™ endotracheal catheter technology was published in the peer reviewed journal Photodiagnosis and Photodynamics Therapy.“These latest in vitro findings continue to build upon the body of scientific…