05-31-2020, 10:37 AM
This is an old thread, but I'm just gonna come back and say I did some more research around IceWizard's suggestion and bought a UV-C lamp. That's a different frequency to UV lamps in tanning beds or "black light" in nightclubs. It is germicidal and deactivates/"kills" this virus, but it isn't very human-friendly... you really don't want to be in the room when a UVC tube is on as it can burn your skin, damage your eyes and possibly give you skin cancer. It also produces ozone gas, so you need to ventilate the space really well. This is the sort of UV where the frequency is going away from the visible spectrum of light and towards x-rays. But in the same way it is damaging to human cells, a blast of this UV inactivates the virus. I'm using it to decontaminate things bought online and some groceries (it isn't so good for fruit veg as it over-ripens it - you can end up with a load of mush).
Lots of the germicidal UV or UV-C lamps on sale from places like Ebay are fakes. The thing to look for is one with a glass tube and not LEDs (as they can't produce UV-C). There is a fun test you can do to check it... get an under-ripe banana, expose to UV-C for about 10 mins, and then your banana will be ripe. :-)
Seriously though, this is potentially dangerous so do your research and if you want to try UV-C but aren't sure, please drop me a PM. I would hate for anyone on this forum to injure themselves.
Lots of the germicidal UV or UV-C lamps on sale from places like Ebay are fakes. The thing to look for is one with a glass tube and not LEDs (as they can't produce UV-C). There is a fun test you can do to check it... get an under-ripe banana, expose to UV-C for about 10 mins, and then your banana will be ripe. :-)
Seriously though, this is potentially dangerous so do your research and if you want to try UV-C but aren't sure, please drop me a PM. I would hate for anyone on this forum to injure themselves.