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Comparative Study
. 2002 Oct;68(10):5167-9.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.68.10.5167-5169.2002.

Comparative inactivation of enteroviruses and adenovirus 2 by UV light

Charles P Gerba  1 , Dawn M Gramos, Nena Nwachuku
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Comparative Study

Comparative inactivation of enteroviruses and adenovirus 2 by UV light

Charles P Gerba et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

The doses of UV irradiation necessary to inactivate selected enteric viruses on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contaminant Candidate List were determined. Three-log reductions of echovirus 1, echovirus 11, coxsackievirus B3, coxsackievirus B5, poliovirus 1, and human adenovirus type 2 were effected by doses of 25, 20.5, 24.5, 27, 23, and 119 mW/cm(2), respectively. Human adenovirus type 2 is the most UV light-resistant enteric virus reported to date.

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FIG. 1.
Comparison of virus survival with UV dose. N, concentration of virus after exposure to the indicated dose; N0, initial concentration of virus.
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