| Ultraviolet light is nature’s way of
controlling microorganisms. Outdoors, germs are naturally
regulated by the ultraviolet light from the sun.
How the Ultravation®
air disinfection system reduces microorganisms indoors
The UME-Series equipment produces ultraviolet light
at the specific wavelength of 254nm (nanometers). At this
wavelength the UV light is most effective at inactivation.
As an airborne microorganism passes through your heating and/or
air conditioning system, the UV light from a UME-Series
unit penetrates the organism’s membrane and alters its
genetic material (DNA). With altered DNA, the microorganism
will no longer be able to reproduce—making it effectively
harmless. Further, without the ability to reproduce, and due
to the short lifespan of most microorganisims, the population
of them in the air diminishes rapidly and dramatically. |
The ultraviolet region
of the electromagnetic spectrum has a frequency just below
visable light.
When DNA is exposed
to UV light, it's chemical bonding characteristics are altered
so that cell reproduction no longer takes place - rendering
the microbe harmless.
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