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Survey of Home‐Use UV Disinfection Products †
Author(s) -
Khazova Marina,
Johnstone Liam,
Naldzhiev Dzhordzhio,
O'Hagan John B.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1111/php.13423
Subject(s) - covid-19 , ultraviolet , business , ultraviolet radiation , environmental health , environmental science , medicine , chemistry , materials science , radiochemistry , optoelectronics , virology , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The COVID‐19 pandemic provided a commercial opportunity for traders marketing a range of ultraviolet (UV) radiation products for home‐use disinfection. Due to concerns about the efficacy of such products and the potential for harmful levels of UV exposure to people, a range of products were purchased from on‐line trading platforms. Spectral irradiance measurements were carried out to determine whether the products could be effective against the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus and whether they were likely to exceed internationally agreed exposure limits. It was concluded that many of the devices were not effective and many of those that were potentially effective presented a risk to users.