[Histonet] UV Light in Fume Hood

[Paula Keene Pierce]

It will need to be UVC or UVD.
UV light works by scrabbling the DNA in bacteria, viruses, and mold. But I will also scrabble yours too.
Hospitals, airports, and other businesses are starting to use UVD robots to disinfect patient rooms and large areas with no people present at the time.
UV light can be an added way to disinfect your hood, but get one with a timer and don't turn it on until you are ready to leave for the day and no housekeeping personnel will be in the lab during its use.
Practically all of my work is shipped in and I have a UVC light in a closet and zap packages so I can open them sooner.
Some household air cleaners also have UV light incorporated into their system. OION Technologies is one brand. No commercial stake, I am just an end user of it at home. 
Paula Keene Pierce, BS, HTL(ASCP)HTPresidentExcalibur Pathology, Inc.5830 N Blue Lake DriveNorman, OK 73069PH 405-759-3953http://www.excaliburpathology.com

A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye. - Klingon Proverb 

    On Thursday, May 14, 2020, 01:33:36 PM CDT, Paula via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:  
 
 Hello everyone.. I hope all is well.

 

My admin wants me to look into possibly adding a UV light inside our fume
hood, which currently does not have one.  I'm thinking maybe it's not as
effective to kill viruses as we think it would be.

 

If anyone can share your thoughts about it, or if anyone has bought one and
has any insights to share, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

Have a great day and take care,

Paula

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