Can UV light clean indoor air to reduce the spread of Covid
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Some wavelengths of light in a range called far-UVC kill microbes in experiments and appear to be harmless to people. Could they be used to make indoor spaces safer against the coronavirus?
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Far-UVC (222 nm) efficiently inactivates an airborne pathogen in a room-sized chamber
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