The COVID-19 pandemic has generated great interest in reviving an old intervention technology, particularly for air disinfection—ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI). Since UVGI was developed and refined more than 80–90 years ago, the ultraviolet source of choice has been almost exclusively the low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp. Today, with new lamp technologies, there has been significant […]
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The 2014 outbreak of the Ebola virus and the recent spread of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have renewed interest in germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) lamps for disinfection. UV radiant energy was first used for disinfecting surfaces in 1877,1,2 for water in 1910,3 and for air in 1935.4 GUV’s use in recent decades has been
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Proper disinfectant and disinfection concepts of operations (CONOPs) depend on the type of surface, material compatibility, and surface dimensions/complexity. Provided here are several U.S. Government references that address a broad range of questions regarding decontamination CONOPs and other operations within environments where SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be present. These references are provided in alphabetical
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A global shortage of respirators (e.g., N95 and N100) and surgical masks has led the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend conservation and, when necessary, the reuse of respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE in response to the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) surge. As a last resort, homemade masks
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