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Microorganism Destruction Levels
(Ultraviolet energy at 253.7 nm wavelength
required for 99.9% destruction of various microorganisms - in - µwsec/cm²)
| Bacillus anthracis |
8,700 |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
6,500 |
| Dysentery bacilli (diarrhea) |
4,200 |
| Escherichia coIl (diarrhea) |
7,000 |
| Legionella pneumophilia |
3,800 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
3,900 |
| Salmonella (food poisoning) |
10,000 |
| Salmonella paratyphi (enteric fever) |
6,100 |
| Salmonella typhosa (typhoid fever) |
7,000 |
| Shigella dysentariae (dysentery) |
4,200 |
| Shigella flexnerl (dysentery) |
3,400 |
| Staphylococcus epldermidis |
5,800 |
| Streptococcus faecaelis |
10,000 |
| Vibro commo (cholera) |
6,500 |
| Hepatitis |
8,000 |
| Influenza |
6,600 |
| Poliovirus (poliomyelitis) |
7,000 |
| Baker's yeast |
8,800 |
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