UV C TO STOP

CORONAVIRUS
Claim: Evidence: Need:
UV C is effective at killing Data & Observations from For easy & better disinfection without
coronavirus with a study at killing government affiliated/recognized the need of water or chemicals
intensity required. organizations / companies /
research studies.

1. UVC Irridation Effects on Viruses:

1.1 NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

The National Center for Biotechnology Information is part of the United States National Library of Medicine, a branch of
the National Institutes of Health. The NCBI is located in Bethesda, Maryland and was founded in 1988.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14631830

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32184979

1.2 European Union Official Website:

Artificially-produced UV-C has been used successfully as a germicide and bactericide for decades. It can kill or disable the
growth of micro-organisms like bacteria, viruses and other pathogens, and it provides a chemicalfree alternative to
other disinfection methods, like using chlorine.

https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/scientific_committees/scheer/docs/citizens_uvc_en.pdf

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1.3 ASM(American Society of Microbiology):
ASM(American Society for Microbiology ("ASM") is committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to
the information we collect from you on websites owned and operated by ASM ("ASM Web Sites") and other sources.)

https://aem.asm.org/content/73/18/5760

1.4 CDC.GOV (Centers For Disease Control):

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the leading national public health institute of the United States. It is a
United States federal agency, under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia.

https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/disinfection/disinfection-methods/miscellaneous.html

1.5 WHO:

WHO Doesn’t want

Public to Use…

But Never says UV

Cant Kill Viruses..

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters

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1.6 UV C Safe for Humans Bad for Bacteria Viruses:

https://www.genengnews.com/topics/translational-medicine/uv-light-that-is-safe-for-humans-but-bad-for-bacteria-
and-viruses/

1.7 NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

Use of UV for Disinfecting N95 Masks for Reuse

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25806411

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 2. INTENSITY
3. Table 1: Summary of UV light studies on Coronaviruses

Microbe D90 dose (exposure) required Source

Coronavirus 7 J/m2 Walker 2007

Berne virus (Coronaviridae) 7 J/m2 Weiss 1986

Murine Coronavirus (MHV) 15 J/m2 Hirano 1978

Canine Coronavirus (CCV) 29 J/m2 Saknimit 1988

Murine Coronavirus (MHV) 29 J/m2 Saknimit 1988

SARS Coronavirus CoV-P9 40 J/m2 Duan 2003

Murine Coronavirus (MHV) 103 J/m2 Liu 2003

SARS Coronavirus (Hanoi) 134 J/m2 Kariwa 2004

SARS Coronavirus (Urbani) 241 J/m2 Darnell 2004

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 4. C72 Minimum Time Dosage Chart (At Mesh Center)
Time (Seconds) Minimum Dosage Maximum Dosage

1 9.4 J/m2 11.6 J/m2

5 47 J/m2 58 J/m2

7 65.8 J/m2 81.2 J/m2

10 94 J/m2 116 J/m2

15 141 J/m2 174 J/m2

20 188 J/m2 232 J/m2

25 235 J/m2 290 J/m2

30 282 J/m2 348 J/m2

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25806411

N95 Masks Degrade 1.25% at 120 J/cm2 = 1200000 J/m2

Thus, N95 Masks can be Disinfected considerable number of times before degradation

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