
Bacteria |
UV Dose |
Bacteria |
UV Dose |
Agrobacterium lumefaciens
5 |
8,500
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Environ.Strain)
1,2,3,4,5,9 |
10,500 |
Bacillus anthracis
1,4,5,7,9 (anthrax veg.) |
8,700
|
Bacillus anthracis
Spores (anthrax spores)*
*Approximate -
Various sources may report different inactivation dosages. |
46,200 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Lab. Strain)
5,7 |
3,900
|
Pseudomonas fluorescens
4,9 |
6,600
|
Bacillus megatherium
Sp. (veg) 4,5,9 |
2,500
|
Rhodospirillum rubrum
5 |
6,200
|
Bacillus megatherium
Sp. (spores) 4,9 |
5,200
|
Salmonella enteritidis
3,4,5,9 |
7,600
|
Bacillus paratyphosus
4,9 |
6,100 |
Salmonella paratyphi
(Enteric Fever) 5,7 |
6,100
|
Bacillus subtilis
3,4,5,6,9 |
11,000
|
Salmonella
Species 4,7,9 |
10,000
|
Bacillus subtilis
Spores 2,3,4,6,9 |
22,000
|
Salmonella typhimurium
4,5,9 |
15,200
|
Clostridium tetani
|
23,100
|
Salmonella typhi
(Typhoid Fever) 7 |
7,000
|
Clostridium botulinum
|
11,200
|
Salmonella
|
10,500
|
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
1,4,5,7,8,9 |
6,500
|
Sarcina lutea
1,4,5,6,9 |
26,400
|
Dysentery bacilli
3,4,7,9 |
4,200
|
Serratia marcescens
1,4,6,9 |
6,160
|
Eberthella typhosa
1,4,9 |
4,100
|
Shigella dysenteriae
- Dysentery 1,5,7,9 |
4,200
|
Escherichia coli
1,2,3,4,9 (E
coli, coliform, fecal coliform) |
6,600
|
Shigella flexneri
- Dysentery 5,7 |
3,400
|
Legionella bozemanii
5 |
3,500
|
Shigella paradysenteriae
4,9 |
3,400
|
Legionella dumoffill
5 |
5,500
|
Shigella sonnei
5 |
7,000
|
Legionella gormanil
5 |
4,900
|
Spirillum rubrum
1,4,6,9 |
6,160
|
Legionella micdadei
5 |
3,100
|
Staphylococcus albus
1,6,9 |
5,720
|
Legionella longbeachae
5 |
2,900
|
Staphylococcus aureus
3,4,6,9 |
6,600
|
Legionella pneumophila
(Legionnaire's Disease)
|
12,300
|
Staphylococcus epidermidis
5,7 |
5,800
|
Leptospiracanicola-Infectious
Jaundice 1,9 |
6,000
|
Streptococcus faecaila
5,7,8 |
10,000
|
Leptospira interrogans
1,5,9 |
6,000
|
Streptococcus hemolyticus
1,3,4,5,6,9 |
5,500
|
Micrococcus candidus
4,9 |
12,300
|
Streptococcus lactis
1,3,4,5,6 |
8,800
|
Micrococcus sphaeroides
1,4,6,9 |
15,400
|
Streptococcus pyrogenes
|
4,200
|
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
1,3,4,5,7,8,9 |
10,000
|
Streptococcus salivarius
|
4,200
|
Neisseria catarrhalis
1,4,5,9 |
8,500
|
Streptococcus viridans
3,4,5,9 |
3,800 |
Phytomonas tumefaciens
1,4,9 |
8,500
|
Vibrio comma
(Cholera) 3,7 |
6,500
|
Proteus vulgaris
1,4,5,9 |
6,600
|
Vibrio cholerae
1,5,8,9 |
6,500
|
Molds |
UV Dose |
Molds |
UV Dose |
Aspergillus amstelodami
|
77,000
|
Oospora lactis
1,3,4,6,9 |
11,000
|
Aspergillus flavus
1,4,5,6,9 |
99,000 |
Penicillium chrysogenum
|
56,000
|
Aspergillus glaucus
4,5,6,9 |
88,000 |
Penicillium digitatum
4,5,6,9 |
88,000
|
Aspergillus niger
(breed mold) 2,3,4,5,6,9 |
330,000
|
Penicillium expansum
1,4,5,6,9 |
22,000
|
Mucor mucedo
|
77,000
|
Penicillium roqueforti
1,2,3,4,5,6 |
26,400
|
Mucor racemosus
(A & B) 1,3,4,6,9 |
35,200
|
Rhizopus nigricans
(cheese mold) 3,4,5,6,9 |
220,000
|
Protozoa |
UV Dose |
Protozoa |
UV Dose |
Chlorella vulgaris
(algae) 1,2,3,4,5,9 |
22,000
|
Giardia lamblia
(cysts) 3 |
100,000
|
Blue-green Algae
|
420,000
|
Nematode Eggs
6 |
40,000
|
E. hystolytica
|
84,000
|
Paramecium
1,2,3,4,5,6,9
|
200,000
|
Virus |
UV Dose |
Virus |
UV Dose |
Adeno Virus Type III
3 |
4,500
|
Influenza
1,2,3,4,5,7,9
|
6,600 |
Bacteriophage
1,3,4,5,6,9 |
6,600
|
Rotavirus
5 |
24,000
|
Coxsackie
|
6,300
|
Tobacco Mosaic
2,4,5,6,9 |
440,000
|
Infectious Hepatitis
1,5,7,9 |
8,000 |
|
|
Yeasts |
UV Dose |
Yeasts |
UV Dose |
Baker's Yeast
1,3,4,5,6,7,9
|
8,800
|
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
4,6,9 |
13,200
|
Brewer's Yeast
1,2,3,4,5,6,9
|
6,600
|
Saccharomyces ellipsoideus
4,5,6,9 |
13,200
|
Common Yeast Cake
1,4,5,6,9 |
13,200
|
Saccharomyces
sp. 2,3,4,5,6,9 |
17,600
|
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Ultraviolet Light for Microbial Control", Ultrapure Water, April 1989. 2. William V. Collentro, "Treatment of Water with Ultraviolet Light - Part
I", Ultrapure Water, July/August 1986. 3. James E. Cruver, Ph.D., "Spotlight on Ultraviolet Disinfection", Water
Technology, June 1984. 4. Dr. Robert W. Legan, "Alternative Disinfection Methods - A Comparison
of UV and Ozone", Industrial Water Engineering, March/April 1982. 5. Unknown 6. Rudolph Nagy, Research Report BL-R-6-1059-3023-1, Westinghouse Electric
Corporation. 7. Myron Lupal, "UV Offers Reliable Disinfection", Water Conditioning &
Purification, November 1993. 8. John Treij, “Ultraviolet Technology”, Water Conditioning &
Purification, December 1995.9. Bak Srikanth, “The Basic Benefits of
Ultraviolet Technology”, Water Conditioning & Purification, December 1995.
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