Ultraviolet Technology The Destructive Power of Aquatronics UV Air and Water Purification Systems... The table below shows the amount of ultraviolet energy required (at 254 nm wavelength), for 99.9% destruction of various microorganisms measured in microwatt seconds per centimeter squared. All of the UV systems we sell output Ultraviolet energy, at no less than 25,000 and microwatt seconds per centimeter squared during new lamp operation.      Aqua Guard UV Lighting   New lamps will output ultraviolet energy in the range of 35,000 to 40,000 microwatt seconds per centimeter squared. This output will slowly deteriorate over a one year period, but never fall below the minimum 25,000 value when used at manufacturers recommended maximum usage time. Lamp replacement is highly recommended every 9,000 hours. However, under certain applications, lamps may exceed this by as much as 2,000 hours.      Bacteria - UV Dose Bacillus anthracis - 8,700 Escherichia coli (E. Coli) - 6,600 Corynebacterium diphtheriae - 6,500 Dysentary bacilli (diarrhea) - 4,200 Hepatitis - 8,000 Influenza - 6,600 Legionella pneumophilia (Legionnaire’s Disease) - 12,300 Mycobacterium tuberculosis 10,000 Poliovirus (poliomyelitis) - 7,000 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3,900 Salmonella (food poisoning) - 10,000 Salmonella paratyphi (enteric fever) - 6,100 Salmonella typhosa (typhoid fever) - 7,000 Shigella dysentariae (dysentery) - 4,200 Shigella flexneri (dysentery) - 3,400 Staphylococcus epidermidis - 5,800 Streptococcus faecaelis - 10,000 Vibro commo (cholera) - 6,500 Bacillus megatherium Sp. (veg) - 2,500 Bacillus megatherium Sp. (spores) - 5,200 Bacillus paratyphosus - 6,100 Bacillus subtilis - 11,000 Clostridium botulinum - 11,200 Clostridium tentani - 23,100 For more information about Aquatronics Industries products Contact Us