Understanding air filtration and UV disinfection in a medical environment
Via Health Europa, Sanuvox Technologies founder Normand Brais explains why UV purification is the most effective air disinfection method for medical, commercial and residential environments: Evidence has accumulated over the years that following the standard guidelines and codes for designing healthcare facility ventilation systems is far from sufficient to ensure a sterile environment1-4. Sterility is generally defined as 6 log (99.9999%) reduction of a population of microorganisms. This means that as little as one microorganism in a million is expected to survive after disinfection. Traditional air filtration with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters or ultra-low penetration air (ULPA) filters have been…
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