UV inactivation of viruses in water: its potential to mitigate current and future threats of viral infectious diseases

See http://tny.im/q1C — Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can damage the genome of microorganisms to hinder the replication, thus can serve as a disinfection method. UV disinfection has been in practice for decades in broad range of applications including water, air and solid surface disinfection. Conventional mercury vapor UV lamps have been used most commonly in such…