UV Applications Wavelength Based Apps What is UV? UV Resources
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1 -5 % |
40 - 44 % |
55% |
Sunlight consists of 40% of visible Light, 55% of IR and 5% of UV
All creatures on Earth are not exposed to UV light with shorter than
280nm wavelength, which destroys DNA.
Unlike visible and infrared, UV light is capable of altering properties
of materials through photo-induced processes.
Example:Destruction of DNA molecule by UV irradiation. UV light makes a bulge, and the distorted DNA molecule does not function properly.If enough of these defects accumulate on a microorganism's DNA its replication is terminated and Microorganisms in the air, water or on the surface become harmless. |
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