The application of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to control transmission of airborne disease: Bioterrorism countermeasure
The application of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to control transmission of airborne disease: Bioterrorism countermeasure
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DOI：
10.1016/s0033-3549(04)50225-x
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Kaufman, W
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作者：
Brickner, PW;Vincent, RL;Kaufman, W
生物恐怖主义是一个日益引起公共卫生关注的领域。本文的目的是回顾可用的空气净化技术，以保护建筑物居住者免受故意将生物恐怖剂释放到聚集空间（如办公室、学校、礼堂和交通中心），以及通过外部进气口和再循环空气管道。目前可用的技术包括增加通风、过滤和紫外线杀菌照射（UVGI）。UVGI是实验室和卫生保健设施中的常用工具，但对于公众或一些供暖、通风和空调工程师来说并不熟悉。随着人们越来越担心生物恐怖制剂可能被恶意释放，对UVGI的兴趣也在增加。UVGI最近的应用主要集中在控制结核病的传播，但许多空气传播的呼吸道病原体都容易被UVGI灭活。在本文中，作者概述了空气消毒技术，并深入分析了uvgi -它的历史，应用和有效性。
Bioterrorism is an area of increasing public health concern. The intent of this article is to review the air cleansing technologies available to protect building occupants from the intentional release of bioterror agents into congregate spaces (such as offices, schools, auditoriums, and transportation centers), as well as through outside air intakes and by way of recirculation air ducts. Current available technologies include increased ventilation, filtration, and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI).UVGI is a common tool in laboratories and health care facilities, but is not familiar to the public, or to some heating, ventilation, and air conditioning engineers. Interest in UVGI is increasing as concern about a possible malicious release of bioterror agents mounts. Recent applications of UVGI have focused on control of tuberculosis transmission, but a wide range of airborne respiratory pathogens are susceptible to deactivation by UVGI. In this article, the authors provide an overview of air disinfection technologies, and an in-depth analysis of UVGI-its history, applications, and effectiveness.