MIAMI (CBSMiami) - As people look to prevent COVD-19 by disinfecting the world around them, doctors warn one method may be harmful to your eyes. Dr. Guillermo Amescua is an ophthalmologist and ...

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The American Lighting Association and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association have teamed up with UL to provide safety information about UV-emitting lighting. Ultraviolet germicidal devices ...

As COVID-19 sidelines many businesses, the demand for building lighting has dimmed. After all, there’s no need for lights in padlocked stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, and the like. That ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No significant change was found in respiratory infection rates over a short-term period of germicidal UV ...

Germicidal lamps are designed to destroy viruses and bacteria using ultraviolet light. But not just any UV light will work, and I came across an example of a lamp that was advertised as germicidal but ...

When winter chill strikes, people stay indoors more often, giving airborne pathogens -- such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza -- prime opportunities to spread. Germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) lamps can help ...

As the threat of measles and other infectious diseases continue to make headlines, more and more building and facility managers are searching for ways to reduce the threat from contagious airborne ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the public’s awareness of UV disinfection, and that’s reflected in the growing number of LED-based products available on the market. UV light is used to disinfect ...

Figure 1. Primary biological targets of UV exposure. The cartoon depicts the tissues and cell types susceptible to damage from UV lamp irradiation. Created with BioRender. “Despite the potential ...

UL recently consolidated several UV equipment certification documents into UL 8802’s second edition. Stakeholders now have a single document to follow when developing different types of UV germicidal ...