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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere? (www.vox.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

UV is used to sanitize stuff when people aren't around but yeah, it does damage a lot of materials so that's a pretty limiting factor. I've seen them used inside air circulators to kill bacteria for over a decade too (usually in hospitals and restaurant kitchens).

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