UV-C light is germicidal - i.e., it deactivates the DNA of bacteria, viruses and other pathogens and thus destroys their ability to multiply and cause disease. Specifically, UV-C light causes damage to the nucleic acid of microorganisms by forming covalent bonds between certain adjacent bases in the DNA. The formation of such bonds prevent the DNA from being unzipped for replication, and the organism is unable to reproduce. In fact, when the organism tries to replicate, it dies.
The method of ultraviolet germicidal light being used in purification and disinfection of water,
air and surface is a unique and rapid method, without the use of heat or chemicals.
The germicidal ultraviolet lamps utilized produce short wave radiation lethal to bacteria, virus and other
microorganisms. Throughout the years ultraviolet technology has become well established as a method of
choice for its effectiveness, economy, safety, speed, ease of use, and because the process is free
of by-products.
Ultraviolet
technology is a non-chemical approach to disinfection. In this method of disinfection, nothing is
added which makes this process simple, inexpensive and requires very low maintenance.
Ultraviolet purifiers utilize germicidal lamps that are designed and calculated to produce
a certain dosage of ultraviolet (usually at least 16,000 microwatt seconds per square
centimeter but many units actually have a much higher dosage.) The principle of design is
based on a product of time and intensity - you must have a certain amount of both for a successful
design.
Here are just a few of the applications...
Drinking Water
Food Processing
- under sink installs & water vending machines
- brewery & winery
- aircraft, boats & recreational vehicles
- soft drinks, fruit drinks and juices
- aquarium, hatcheries and nurseries
- water wells & water cisterns
- water wells & water cisterns
- bottling facilities
- swimming pool & hot tubs
- diary processing
- farms, ranches & trailer parks & hot tubs
- liquid sugars, sweeteners and edible oils
- schools & hotels
- pure wash water
- ice making
- water based lubricants
Medical
Industries
- pharmaceutical production
- cosmetics and electronic production
- laboratories, hospitals and clinics
- pond & lake reclamation
- maternity labor and delivery areas
- laundry water
- pathology labs, kidney dialysis
- animal husbandry
Atlantic Ultraviolet Corporation's purifier units contain one or more germicidal ultraviolet lamps. The Ster-L-Ray™ germicidal lamp produced by Atlantic Ultraviolet Corporation is a short wave low pressure mercury vapor tubes that produces ultraviolet wavelengths that are lethal to micro-organisms. Approximately 95% of the ultraviolet energy emitted is at the mercury resonance line of 254 nanometers. This wavelength is in the region of maximum germicidal effectiveness and is highly lethal to virus, bacteria and mold spores. Therefore, the water or air that passes through the chamber is exposed to the germicidal uv light and the genetic material of the micro-organism is deactivated, which prevents them from reproducing and renders them harmless.
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