Reference desk

The building blocks of UV, in one place

Behind every UV decision sits a small set of reference facts — which technology, which lamp, how you measure it, which standard applies, and the research that backs the numbers. This is the desk where they all live, cross-linked and vendor-neutral.

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Technologies 1

UV process families — how each one works, where it fits, and how mature it is.

Lamp types 1

The UV source families — mercury, amalgam, far-UVC, LED — by peak wavelength and output.

Measurement methods 1

How UV performance is measured & validated — protocols, sampling, bioindicators.

Measurement systems 1

The instruments — spectrometers, dosimeters, bioindicator kits — that produce the numbers.

Standards & clauses 1

Norms, regulations and the specific clauses that govern UV use — vendor-neutral references.

Studies 2

Peer-reviewed research behind the dose figures and claims — citable, with sources.

Every entry is a vendor-neutral reference, not a recommendation. Want to put these numbers to work on your own setup? Open the UV simulator →