[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Magic Carpets Suck Out Air Pollutants (TreeHugger)

[Lawrence Lile]

UV lights are now commonly used inside HVAC ductwork, especially in
hospitals, to kill germs and virii.  Just like Sunning your clothes! 

Lawrence Lile, PE, LEED AP
Project Solutions Engineering



>Back in '90 a carpenter I worked with told me the trick to rapidly 
cleaning up smoke damage, and to do 'forensic clean-up' after a corpse 
has been removed from a building, was to bring in a bunch of UV lights 
and blast the place for a couple of days.

I suspect the light works directly on the odour-causing compounds 
itself, since UV deodorizes clothes left on a clothesline. The light 
breaks down the soap and other particles left in the cloth.

According to a news article I read some years ago, tile manufacturers in

Japan layer a one or two molecule thick layer of TiO2 on ceramic tiles, 
and the tiles are used in hospital operating rooms, etc., to kill
bacteria.

Cheers,

Chris Green.


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