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Dosage of UV-C
in mW sec/cm2 necessary for complete destruction
BACTERIA
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Agrobacterium
Lumefaciens^
|
8,500
|
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Bacillus Anthracis*
|
8,700
|
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Bacillus Anthracis
Spores^
|
46,200
|
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Bacillus Megatherium
Sp. (Veg)*
|
2,500
|
|
Bacillus Megatherium
Sp. (Spores)*
|
5,200
|
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Bacillus Paratyphosus*
|
6,100
|
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Bacillus Subtilis*
|
11,000
|
|
Bacillus Subtilis
Spores*
|
22,000
|
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Clostridium
Tetani^
|
23,100
|
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Clostridium
Botulinum^
|
11,200
|
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Corynebacterium
Diphtheriae*
|
6,500
|
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Dysentery Bacilli*
|
4,200
|
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Eberthella Typhosa*
|
4,100
|
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Escerichia
Coli*
|
6,600
|
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Legionella Bozemanii^
|
3,500
|
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Legionella Dumoffill^
|
5,500
|
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Legionella Gormanil^
|
4,900
|
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Legionella Micdadei^
|
3,100
|
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Legionella Longbeachae^
|
2,900
|
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Legionella
Pneumophila
|
|
|
(Legionnaires
Disease)
|
2,760
|
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Leptospiracanicola-
|
|
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Infectious
Jaundice^
|
6,000
|
|
Leptospira Interrogans^
|
8,000
|
|
Micrococcus
Candidus*
|
12,300
|
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Micrococcus
Sphaeroides*
|
15,400
|
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Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis^
|
10,000
|
|
Neisseria Catarrhalis*
|
8,500
|
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Phytomonas Tumefaciens*
|
10,500
|
|
Proteus Vulgaris*
|
3,900
|
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Pseudomonas
Aeruginosa
|
|
|
(Environmental
Strain)* |
6,600
|
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Pseudomonas
Aeruginosa
|
|
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(Laboratory
Strain)^
|
6,200
|
|
Pseudomonas
Fluorescens*
|
7,600
|
|
Rhodospirillum
Rubrum^
|
6,100
|
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Salmonella Enteritidis^
|
10,000
|
|
Salmonella Paratyphi
|
|
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(Enteric Fever)^
|
15,200
|
|
Salmonella Species^
|
7,000
|
|
Salmonella Typhimurium*
|
10,500
|
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Salmonella Typhosa
|
|
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(Typhoid Fever)^
|
26,400
|
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Salmonella*
|
6,160
|
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Sarcina Lutea
*
|
4,200
|
|
Serratia Marcescens*
|
3,400
|
|
Shigella Dysenteriae-Dysentery^
|
3,400
|
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Shigella Flexneri-Dysentery^
|
7,000
|
|
Shigella Paradysenteriae*
|
8,500
|
|
Shigella Sonnei^
|
6,600
|
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Spirillum Rubrum*
|
6,160
|
|
Staphlylococcus
Albus*
|
5,720
|
|
Staphlylococcus
Aureus*
|
6,600
|
|
Staphlylococcus
Epidermidis^
|
5,800
|
|
Streptococcus
Faecaila^
|
10,000
|
|
Streptococcus
Hemolyticus*
|
5,500
|
|
Streptococcus
Lactis*
|
8,800
|
|
Streptococcus
Pyrogenes^
|
4,200
|
|
Streptococcus
Salivarius^
|
4,200
|
|
Streptococcus
Viridans*
|
3,800
|
|
Typhoid Fever^
|
4,100
|
|
Vibrio Comma
(Cholera)^
|
6,500
|
|
Vibrio Cholerae^
|
6,500
|
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|
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MOLDS
|
|
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|
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Aspergillus
Amstelodami^
|
77,000
|
|
Aspergillus
Flavus*
|
99,000
|
|
Aspergillus
Glaucus*
|
88,000
|
|
Aspergillus
Niger (bread mold)*
|
330,000
|
|
Mucor Mucedo^
|
77,000
|
|
Mucor Racemosus
(A & B)*
|
35,200
|
|
Oospora Lactis*
|
11,000
|
|
Penicillium
Chrysogenum^
|
56,000
|
|
Penicillium
Digitatum*
|
88,000
|
|
Penicillium
Expansum*
|
22,000
|
|
Penicillium
Roqueforti*
|
26,400
|
|
Rhizopus Nigricans
(cheese mold)*
|
220,000
|
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|
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PROTOZOA
|
|
| |
|
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Chlorella Volgaris
(algae)*
|
22,000
|
|
Blue-green Algai^
|
420,000
|
|
E. Hystolytica^
|
84,000
|
|
Giardia Lamblia
(cysts)^
|
100,000
|
|
Nematode Eggs^
|
40,000
|
|
Paramecium*
|
200,000
|
| |
|
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VIRUS
|
|
| |
|
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Adeno Virus
Type III^
|
4,500
|
|
Bacteriophage
(E.Coli)*
|
6,600
|
|
Coxsackie A2^
|
6,300
|
|
Infectious
Hepatitis^
|
8,000
|
|
Influenza*
|
3,400
|
|
Rotavirus^
|
24,000
|
|
Poliovirus^
|
21,000
|
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|
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YEASTS
|
|
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|
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Bakers
Yeast*
|
8,800
|
|
Brewers
Yeast*
|
6,600
|
|
Common Yeast
Cake*
|
13,200
|
|
Saccharomyces
Cereisiae*
|
13,200
|
|
Saccharomyces
Ellipsoideus*
|
13,200
|
|
Saccharomyces
Sp.*
|
17,600
|
*Westinghouse
Electric Corp.
^Various Sources
Dosage measured in micro-watt-sec/cm2
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Copyright 1997 by NQ Industries, inc.
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