For more than a century, UV light has been used to disinfect water, air, and surfaces. Research has demonstrated that UV-C radiation is an effective way to deactivate and destroy all types of pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, mold, and fungi. Hospitals have used UV lights to prevent the spread of airborne diseases like tuberculosis, and they are also very successful in eliminating viruses and bacteria, including the flu virus, rhinovirus, SARS, and Staphylococcus aureus. Although some UV light manufacturers make it seem like using UV lights to improve your home's air quality is easy, it's not that simple. PURO Lighting products use Violet Defense technology and pulsed xenon lights to disinfect.
UV lights are very effective at destroying the DNA of germs, bacteria, mold spores, fungi, and viruses that pass through your HVAC air handler. Eliminating bacteria with UV light in various applications such as hospitals, commercial and industrial properties, public transportation systems, food handling companies, and water treatment plants is a great way to improve public health and safety. UV rays can also be used for other purposes such as printing or tanning beds. UV lights are highly efficient as they can remove up to 99.9% of contaminants from the air that passes through them. By maintaining normal airflow and keeping equipment clean, UV lights help your HVAC system run more efficiently. According to a study published by Duke University, UV light can help hospitals reduce the transmission of four of the main drug-resistant superbugs. Just like you place your clothes under the sun's UV rays to kill germs on clothes, UV lights work in a similar way.
In addition, UV lights contain the same ultraviolet rays found in the sun but their intensity is much greater than that of the sun's ultraviolet rays that reach Earth. While UV rays are commonly referred to as UV light, technically the spectrum lies just outside the visible light spectrum.
