The survival of bacteria in dust. III. The effect of light on the survival of bacteria in dust
- 1 March 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 48 (1), 28-37
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s002217240001487x
Abstract
The effects of daylight, low-intensity ultra-violet radiation, fluorescent lighting, and tungsten-filament lighting on the survival of dust flora have been studied, at room humidities of about 60% and under dry conditions. The first three radiations all cause a significantly enhanced death-rate at room humidities for all the groups of organisms studied. The effect appears to be limited in extent and to be complete in about 10 days. The action of the radiations is much slower under dry conditions.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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