Below you will find the amount of ultraviolet micro watt energy required to kill various forms of infectious disease. With the EDSZone's  UV purifiers and air sterilizers installed in your home or business, you can breathe clean. At a proven kill rate of 98.9% or higher, which is higher then other air purifier units, EDSZone's air purifiers has dominated the industry of whole house air purification.

Microorganisms contain nucleic acids which reacts with UV-C at 254nm range. This results in destruction of the DNA of the organism.

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Ultra violet energy levels at 254 nanometer unit wavelength required for 99.9% destruction of various microorganisms (UV energy in microwatt-seconds per square centimeter)

ACTUAL NAMES OF BACTERIA, VIRUS, MOLD, ALGAE, ETC: MOST COMMONLY CALLED: DIES AT THIS AMOUNT OF ULTRA VIOLET ENERGY:
BACTERIA
Bacillus anthracia Anthrax Virus (not spores) 8,700
Bacillus anthracia Anthrax Spore 40,000
Agrobacterium tumefaciens Crown Gall Disease (plants) 8,500
Bacillus Megaterium Wet wood Disease 5,200
Bacillus subtilis (vegetative) 11,000
Clostridium Tetani Tetanus/Lockjaw 23,000
Corynebacterium diphtheria Diphtheria 6,500
Escherichia coli Coli 7,000
Legionella bozemanii Pontiac Fever 3,500
Legionella dumoffii Pontiac/Legionnaires 5,500
Legionella gormanii Pontiac/Legionnaires 4,900
Legionella micdadei Pontiac/Legionnaires 3,100
Legionella longbeachae Pontiac/Legionnaires 2,900
Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires Disease 3,800
Leptospira interrogans Infectious Jaundice & Leptospirosis 6,000
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pulmonary Tuberculosis 10,000
Moraxella catarrhalis Meningitis, Endocarditis, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Otitis Media, Sinusitis, Bactoremia 8,500
Proteus vulgaris Urinary Tract Infection, Bacteremia, Pneumonia & Focal Lesions 6,600
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Laboratory Strain

3,900
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Environmental Strain
UT I, Septic Arthritis, Conjunctivitis, Endocarditis, Meningitis

10,500
Rhodospirillum rub rum Bacterium 6,200
Salmonella enteritidis Gastroenteritis, Enteric Fever, Osteomyelitis 7,200
Salmonella paratyphi Para-Typhoid Fever, Enlargement of Spleen 6,100
Salmonella typhimurium Gastroenteritis 15,200
Salmonella typhose Typhoid fever, Enteric fever, Typhus Abdominales 6,000
Sacina lutea Reproductive Problems 26,400
Serratia marcescent Septicaemia, Abscesses, Burn Infections, Osteomyelitis 6,200
Shigella dysenteriae Dysentery - Enteric Infection 4,200
Shigella flexNeri Dysentery 3,400
Shigella sonnei Enteric Infection 7,000
Staphylococcus opidermidis Bacteraemia, Wound Infection, Endocarditis, UT I,   Osteomyelitis, Eye Infection, Catheter-Related Sepsis, Toxic Shock Syndrome, 5,800
Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcal Diseases, Impetigo, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Food Poisoning, Intoxication 7,000
Enterococcus faecalis Urinary Tract Infection and Bacterial Endocarditis 10,000
Streptococcus hemolyticus Various Infections 5,500
Streptococcus lactic Various Infections 8,000
Viridans streptococci Invasive Infections 3,800
Vibrio cholera Cholera 6,500
MOLD SPORES
Mucor ramosissimus Sinuses, Brain, Eyes, Lungs, & Skin Infections 35,200
Penicillium expansum Blue Mold 22,000
Penicillium roqueforti Fungi 26,400
ALGAE
Chlorella vulgaris Green Algae 22,000
VIRUSES
Bacteriophage E. Coli / Bloody Diarrhea / Hemorrhagic Colitis 6,600
Hepatitis Virus Hepatitis 8,000
Influenza Virus Flu 6,600
Polio virus Polio 21,000
Rota virus Rota Virus 24,000
Small Pox Virus Small Pox 9,000
CYST
Giardia Lamblia Giardiasis 5,000 - 10,000
Chryptosporidium Diarrheal Disease 5,000 - 10,000
YEAST
Trichosporon Yeast That Causes Deep Human Infections 8,800
Brewers yeast Brewers Yeast 6,600
Common yeast cake Yeast Cake 13,200
Saccharomyces var. ellipsoideus Saccharomyces 13,200
Saccharomyces sp Saccharomyces 17,600

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