Fariborz Taghipour Professor, University of British Columbia Expertise: Chemical engineering, Desinfection, UV Misleading Health Posted on: 2020-05-28 Hand-held UV lights sold online to kill microbes are effective only in specific conditions and can be unsafe when used improperly Claim: UV-C lamps “kill 99.99% of all bacteria, viruses, and mold” on “any surface you want to disinfect” ... “in ten seconds” Source: Super Charged UV-c, Anonymous, 2020-04-22
Misleading Health Posted on: 2020-05-28 Hand-held UV lights sold online to kill microbes are effective only in specific conditions and can be unsafe when used improperly Claim: UV-C lamps “kill 99.99% of all bacteria, viruses, and mold” on “any surface you want to disinfect” ... “in ten seconds” Source: Super Charged UV-c, Anonymous, 2020-04-22