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Testing UVC Lights for Use in Air Handling Units or Air
Ducts to Inactivate Airborne Microorganisms, and ANSI/

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ASHRAE Standard 185.2, Method of Testing Ultraviolet
Lamps for Use in HVAC&R Units or Air Ducts to Inactivate
Microorganisms on Irradiated Surfaces; and three ASHRAE
position documents, Filtration and Air Cleaning,6 Airborne
Infectious Diseases,17 and Infectious Aerosols.18
What's more, germicidal UV has been recognized in
CDC guidance for office buildings,5 health-care facilities,19,20

and dental

settings.21

References
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About the Authors
Daniel Jones is co-founder and president of UV Resources,
manufacturer of germicidal-UV disinfection and HVACefficiency solutions. The author of numerous articles
on germicidal-UV air-stream and surface treatment,
he is a corresponding member of ASHRAE Technical

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for the application of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation for
preventing transmission of airborne contagion-Part I: Basic principles.
ASHRAE Transactions, 105. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/First_Upper

Committee 2.9, Ultraviolet Air and Surface Treatment,

9) Jayaweera, M., Perera, H., Gunawardana, B., & Manatunge, J. (2020).
Transmission of COVID-19 virus by droplets and aerosols: A critical
review on the unresolved dichotomy. Environmental Research, 188.
Retrieved from https://bit.ly/Jayaweera_COVID-19

uvresources.com.

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Retrieved from https://bit.ly/Morawska_Airborne
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J. (2002). Efficacy of ultraviolet irradiation in controlling the spread of
tuberculosis. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/Miller_Efficacy

and the standard project committee for ANSI/ASHRAE
Standard 185.2. He can be contacted at daniel.jones@
Michael Ivanovich is senior director, global affairs,
for AMCA International. In this role, he develops and
advocates consensus positions on energy-efficiency and
green construction codes, standards, and regulations
and coordinates advocacy efforts in Asia and the Middle
East. He is the primary AMCA voting representative on
the mechanical subcommittee for ASHRAE Standing
Standard Project Committee 90.1. He can be contacted

12) ASHRAE. (2019). ASHRAE handbook-HVAC applications. Atlanta:
ASHRAE.

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