Condensed UV beams can effectively kill bacteria and other harmful microorganisms, with a maximum disinfection rate of 99.99%
| MERS-CoV | Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) |
SARS-CoV |
| UV disinfection dose | UV disinfection dose (estimate) | UV disinfection dose |
| Log1(90%)=21J/m2 | Log1(90%)=21J/m2 | Log1(90%)=21J/m2 |
| Log2(99%)=42J/m2 | Log2(99%)=42J/m2 | Log2(99%)=42J/m2 |
| Log2(99.9%)=63J/m2 | Log2(99.9%)=63J/m2 | Log2(99.9%)=63J/m2 |
| Log2(99.99%)=84J/m2 | Log2(99.99%)=84J/m2 | Log2(99.99%)=84J/m2 |
| Ebola-Virus | Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 |
Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 |
| UV disinfection dose | UV disinfection dose | UV disinfection dose |
| Log1(90%)=55J/m2 | Log1(90%)=34J/m2 | Log1(90%)=34J/m2 |
| Log2(99%)=110J/m2 | Log2(99%)=68J/m2 | Log2(99%)=68J/m2 |
| Log2(99.9%)=165J/m2 | Log2(99.9%)=102J/m2 | Log2(99.9%)=102J/m2 |
| Log2(99.99%)=220/m2 | Log2(99.99%)=136J/m2 | Log2(99.99%)=136J/m2 |