What does everyone know about UV lights for COVID-19 for a gym?

[JBS]

Does anyone know anything about farUV... UVC... farUVC? Would these work in a gymnastics facility? Cost effective?

I am seeing the UV robots in some hospitals cost $50,000+ per robot... but I would think that is mainly for the robot and not the lights. I am seeing commercial sanitizing lights for $5,000 or or less... but these all look as if it would take many to do any area the size of a gym. Also... UVC lightbulbs on Amazon for $35?

Obviously you can burn stuff with UV. Is far UV (222nm) safe... what about 223nm+? Is it effective against coronavirus?

@profmom You know anything about this stuff? Don't you work in a lab?

@mommyof1 You posted these in the other forum. Not many votes for them... but I am very interested.

 

[mommyof1]

The Columbia University article I linked says that the university has already demonstrated that far-UVC is effective against other coronaviruses and is currently testing it against SARS-Cov-2. According to the article, the technology is already in production but has not yet been approved by the FDA and the EPA.

Could a New Ultraviolet Technology Fight the Spread of Coronavirus?

Columbia researcher David Brenner believes far-UVC light—safe for humans, but lethal for viruses—could be a ‘game changer.’

news.columbia.edu

Peer-reviewed publication:

Far-UVC light: A new tool to control the spread of airborne-mediated microbial diseases - Scientific Reports

Airborne-mediated microbial diseases such as influenza and tuberculosis represent major public health challenges. A direct approach to prevent airborne transmission is inactivation of airborne pathogens, and the airborne antimicrobial potential of UVC ultraviolet light has long been established...

www.nature.com

 

[JBS]

Kent county jail is using these... I guess my main question would be is this affordable for gyms?

Kent County jail works to prevent COVID-19 outbreak

More than 800 inmates from all over Kent County dropped off by police officers who are in constant contact with every part of the community.

www.woodtv.com

 

[profmom]

It does look interesting and potentially worthwhile, but I am a simple social scientist. The best I could do is tell you whether an experiment testing them was well designed.