How UV Germicidal Rays Purify The Air
Mother Nature’s Method
Mother Nature uses ultraviolet energy in the sun’s rays outdoors to purify the air. Our special ultraviolet lamps enable the PREMIERone UV system product the natural germicidal rays that kill germs and control allergens. Ultraviolet Germicidal Light is a trusted air purifying method used in hospitals nationwide.
Governmental Agencies Acknowledge and Identify The Problem
- The Environmental Protection Agency has found that indoor air is always 2 to 5 times, and sometimes 100 times worse than the worst outdoor air. You may not be able to see, smell, or touch it, but this air pollution is impacting the health of your family.
- The American Medical Association reports that 1/3 of our national health bill is directly attributable to indoor air pollution.
- “Mutant strains of microbial have become resistant to the antibiotics formerly used to control them. Deaths from infectious diseases caused by these germs are now the third leading cause of death in the United States” – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Basic Facts and Research Regarding Ultraviolet Energy or UV Light.
The PremierOne design is based on accumulated research data and actual experience from Westinghouse Electric Corporation Lamp Division’s research laboratories. All ultraviolet energy is measured in nanometers and the wavelengths are shorter than visible light. Therefore UV energy is invisible to the human eye. The wavelengths of ultraviolet generated by the PREMIERone germicidal lamp are in the 254 nm. range, making them lethal to the bioaerosols described above.
According to Westinghouse©, a single UV lamp will provide a kill rate of 70% to 85% at 1500 cfm with this lamp positioning. The germs that escape on the first exposure will be hit again and again until they are destroyed as the airflow carries them through the UV radiation. The kill rate achieved by other manufacturers lamps may be more or less than Westinghouse©
The effective zone of the PREMIERone germicidal lamp is up to 24 inches from the lamp. Within that distance, a microorganism may not be killed, but single-pass exposure to the ultraviolet energy (within 24 inches of the lamp) will disturb its DNA (reproductive code) and stop it from reproducing and infecting us with disease or illness. The air in your home, along with all of the airborne contaminants, passes through your furnace several times an hour. This creates an accumulative effect on microorganism kill and DNA disruption when a PREMIERone it is properly installed in your furnace ductwork.
Shadowing Effect
Many micro-organisms travel through the air. Carried by the airstream or by attaching themselves to water droplets, they are intermixed with particles in the air. This can create a shadowing effect when the micro-organism passes by an ultraviolet lamp, protect ing it from the lamp’s rays. Therefore, it is best to also have a high-efficiency HEPA filter on your furnace to control the particulate in the air, thus preventing or minimizing the shadowing effect.
It should also be noted, that even though a micro-organism is destroyed or its DNA disrupted, preventing it from reproducing and infecting, it can still be an allergen and must be collected by a filter that can collect submicronic particulate.
We recommend the use of a PREMIERone Pureflo™ HEPA filter unit for this purpose. A HEPA filter will also remove other allergens from the air, including destroyed or disrupted micro-organisms. (Ask your contractor for more information.)
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