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Dosage of UV-C for complete destruction
(uW-sec/cm2)
| BACTERIA |
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| Agrobacterium
Lumefaciens^ |
8,500 |
|
Streptococcus Lactis*
|
8,800 |
| Bacillus Anthracis*(Anthrax) |
8,700 |
|
Streptococcus Pyrogenes^
|
4,200 |
| Bacillus Anthracis
Spores^(Anthrax) |
46,200 |
|
Streptococcus Salivarius^
|
4,200 |
| BaciHus Megatherium
Sp. (Veg)* |
2,500 |
|
Streptococcus Viridans*
|
3,800 |
| Bacillus Megatherium
Sp. (Spores)* |
5,200 |
|
Typhoid Fever^ |
4,100 |
| Bacillus Paratyphosus*
|
6,100 |
|
Vibrio Comma (Cholera)^
|
6,500 |
| Bacillus Subtilis*
|
11,000 |
|
Vibrio Cholerae^ |
6,500 |
| Bacillus Subtilis
Spores* |
22,000 |
|
MOLDS |
|
| Clostridium Tetani^
|
23,100 |
|
Aspergillus Amstelodami^
|
77,000 |
| Clostridium Botulinum^
|
11,200 |
|
Aspergillus Flavus* |
99,000 |
| Corynebacterium
Diphtheriae* |
6,500 |
|
Aspergillus Glaucus* |
88,000 |
| Dysentery BaciIli*
|
4,200 |
|
Aspergillus Niger (bread mold)*
|
330,000 |
| Eberthella Typhosa*
|
4,100 |
|
Mucor Mucedo^ |
77,000 |
| Escerichia Coll*
|
8,600 |
|
Mucor Racemosus (A & B)*
|
35,200 |
| Legionella Bozemanii^
|
3,500 |
|
Oospora Lactis* |
11,000 |
| Legionella Dumoffill^
|
5,500 |
|
Penicillium Chrysogenum^
|
56,000 |
| Legionella Gormanil^
|
4,900 |
|
Penicillium Digitatum*
|
88,000 |
| Legionella Micdadei^
|
3,100 |
|
Penicillium Expansum*
|
22,000 |
| LegioneHa Longbeachae^
|
2,900 |
|
Penicillium Roqueforti*
|
26,400 |
| Leglonella Pneumophfla
|
|
|
Rhizopus Nigricans (cheese mold)* |
220,000 |
| (Legionnaire’s
Disease) |
2,760 |
|
PROTOZOA |
|
| Leptospiracanicola-
|
|
|
Chlorella Volgaris (atgae)*
|
22,000 |
| Infectious Jaundice^
|
6,000 |
|
Blue-green Algai^ |
420,000 |
| Leptospira Interrogans^
|
8,000 |
|
E. Hystolytica^ |
84,000 |
| Micrococcus Candidus*
|
12,300 |
|
Giardia Lamblia (cysts)^
|
100,000 |
| Micrococcus
Sphaeroides* |
15,400 |
|
Nematode Eggs^ |
40,000 |
| Mycobacterlum
Tuberculosis^ |
10,000 |
|
Paramecium* |
200,000 |
| Neisseria Catarrhalis*
|
8,500 |
|
VIRUS |
|
| Phytomonas Tumefaciens*
|
10,500 |
|
Adeno Virus Type III^
|
4,500 |
| Proteus Vulgaris*
|
3,900 |
|
BacterIophage (E.Coli)*
|
6,600 |
| Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
|
|
|
Coxsackie A2^ |
6,300 |
| (Environmental
Strain)* |
6,600 |
|
Infectious Hepatitis^
|
8,000 |
| Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
|
|
|
lnfluenza* |
3,400 |
| (Laboratory Strain)^
|
6,200 |
|
Rotavirus^ |
24,000 |
| Pseudomonas
Fluorescens* |
7,600 |
|
Poliovirus^ |
21,000 |
| Rhodospirillum Rubrum^
|
6,100 |
|
Variola** (Smallpox) |
24,000 |
| Salmonella Enteritidis^
|
10,000 |
|
YEASTS |
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| Salmonella Paratyphi
|
|
|
Baker’s Yeast* |
8,800 |
| (Enteric Fever)^
|
15,200 |
|
Brewer’s Yeast* |
6,600 |
| Salmonella Species^
|
7,000 |
|
Common Yeast Cake* |
13,200 |
| Salmonella Typhimurium*
|
10,500 |
|
Saccharomyces Cereisiae*
|
13,200 |
| Salmonella Typhosa
|
|
|
Saccharomyces Ellipsoideus*
|
13,200 |
| (Typhoid Fever)^
|
26,400 |
|
Saccharomyces Sp.* |
17,600 |
| Salmonella*
|
6,160 |
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| Sarcina Lutea *
|
4,200 |
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|
|
| Serratia Marcescens*
|
3,400 |
|
|
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| Shigella Dysenteriae-Dysentery^
|
3,400 |
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*Westlnghouse Electric
Corp.
^Various Sources (predominately Pasteur Institute, Paris, France)
**Ed Nardell (Harvard School of Medicine) verbally
Dosage measured in u-watt-sec/cm2
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| Shigella Flexneri-Dysentery^
|
7,000 |
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| Shigella
Paradysenteriae* |
8,500 |
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| Shigella Sonnei^
|
6,600 |
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| Spirillum Rubrum*
|
6,160 |
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| Staphlylococcus Albus*
|
5,720 |
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| Staphlylococcus Aureus*
|
6,600 |
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| Staphlylococcus
Epidermidis^ |
5,800 |
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| Streptococcus Faecaila^
|
10,000 |
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| Streptococcus
Hemolyticus* |
5,500 |
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Also see:
Mathematical Modeling of Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation for Air Disinfection
Additional references on this subject
including
RATE CONSTANTS FOR AIRBORNE PATHOGENS are available from Penn State
University.
Sizes of airborne pathogens
are also available from Penn State University at
AEROBIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING -- Airborne Pathogens Database.
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