Ultraviolet (UV) is a type of electromagnetic radiation that has been deployed in medical, surgical and public health settings for decades due to its powerful ability to kill bacteria and viruses. Some UV is visible, but most is not. UV is broken into four categories: UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, and Vacuum UV. Blue Halo products use UV-C technology.
Time-Tested Technology for Efficiency and Effectiveness
Other than natural or mechanical ventilation, only 2 practical methods of air disinfection exist: room air cleaners (ie, using filters, UV, or other means of disinfection) and upper-room germicidal UV (GUV) fixtures
Upper room UVC disinfection has been used in schools for almost 100 years. Rigorous studies in the Philadelphia school system in the 1930s and 40s showed a dramatic protective effect against school-based transmission of measles.
These findings demonstrate that careful application of upperroom UVGI can be achieved without an apparent increase in the incidence of the most common side effects of accidental UV overexposure.
Quantitatively, where applicable, no other technology approaches the equivalent air changes per hour that can be produced by upper room UV, silently, safely and cost-effectively. For COVID-19, it is essential that engineering strategies target transmission in occupied rooms—more so than in the ventilation system, given the paucity of evidence of recirculated virus.
For decades, UR-GUV has been a powerful tool for airborne infection control, and it has recently gained popularity as a possible measure to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in public spaces.
In summary, germicidal ultraviolet (GUV) applications can be used to reduce the spread of airborne infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, influenza virus, measles, SARS, and, presumably, SARS-CoV-2 (responsible for COVID-19).
Blue Halo’s UVC technology uses UVC to kill viruses, bacteria and mold*. When you use Blue Halo’s UVC-enabled products, you gain the certification that your environment has enhanced safety against viruses, bacteria and mold.
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Treatment
Integral Circulation System Draws in
Ambient Air to Help Continuously
Facilitate Air Treatment
UVC Distribution
Sealed Internal UVC LED
Chamber Ensures Zero
Direct UVC Exposure
Treatment
Direct UVC
Treatment Rapidly Inactivates
Viruses, Bacteria, and Mold
Treatment
Integral Circulation System Draws in
Ambient Air to Help Continuously
facilitate air treatment
UVC Distribution
Sealed Internal UVC LED Chamber Ensures Zero
Direct UVC Exposure
Use
For Use While the Space is
Occupied – Requires no Controls,
Safety Measures or Training
