| The Ultra-violet lamps of a water treatment by UV | | | | produces no by-product, and it does not change the |
| produce UV-C. No UV-C rays from the sun ever | | | | taste, pH, or other properties of water. |
| come into contact with life on earth, they are | | | | Consequently, in addition to producing safe drinking |
| completely filtered by the atmosphere. However, | | | | water, it is not harmful to your plumbing and septic |
| man produced UV-C rays do. The UV-C lamps are | | | | system. |
| used in biology laboratory for the effects of | | | | The UV treatment is an excellent choice for |
| germicides. Those UV-C have a radiation with an | | | | eliminating biological contamination of most waters. If |
| intensity far greater than the sunlight and are used in | | | | your home or business requires an additional filtration |
| the treatment of water to sterilize it. | | | | or if you have a source of private untreated water |
| The UV filter can kill most bacteria and viruses in | | | | (rainwater, lake water, wells etc.). The unique |
| water. However, this type of water treatment does | | | | objective of UV water treatment system is to kill |
| not completely purify water. Indeed, it does not | | | | harmful biological contaminants. |
| treat the water against chemical pollutants, for | | | | No microorganism can resist to Ultra Violet, unlike the |
| example. The installation of systems ultra-violet water | | | | treatment of water with chlorine. The UV is known |
| purification are therefore combined with other | | | | to be highly effective against bacteria, viruses and |
| system of water purification, UV light generally has | | | | algae. In practice, bacteria and viruses are the cause |
| no impact on chlorine, heavy metals and other | | | | of many diseases carried by waters. Of these |
| chemical contaminants. | | | | viruses, the hepatitis virus and Legionnaires have |
| How UV water treatment system works? | | | | demonstrated ability to survive for considerable |
| The water purification by ultra-violet uses a UV light | | | | periods to treatment with chlorine, but are easily |
| source (lamp), which is enclosed in a transparent | | | | removed by a UV treatment. For most |
| protective sleeve (usually quartz). The lamp is | | | | microorganisms, the effectiveness of UV against |
| mounted in such a way that water passes through | | | | microbiological contaminants such as bacteria and |
| the filter by a room flow. The water is then exposed | | | | viruses generally exceeds 99.99%. |
| to UV-C rays. When harmful microbes are exposed | | | | The UV water treatment is very effective (+ |
| to UV rays, their nucleic acid absorbs UV energy, | | | | 99.99%) against; salmonella (typhoid fever), |
| which blurs the structure of DNA. The cell is rendered | | | | Salmonella enteritidis (gastroenteritis), vibrio cholerae |
| sterile and can no longer reproduce. The cell is now | | | | (cholera) ), mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), |
| considered dead and no longer a threat. | | | | Legionella pneumophila (Legionella), influenza virus, |
| Why use an ultra-violet water purification system? | | | | polio, and Hepatitus. |
| UV water purification technology is probably the | | | | Our corporation's UV water purifier units contain |
| most cost-effective and most efficient on the | | | | many germicidal ultraviolet lamps. The Ster-L-Ray |
| market today. It allows homeowners and business | | | | germicidal lamp produced by our corporation is a |
| owners to remove a range of biological contaminants | | | | short wave low-pressure mercury vapor tubes that |
| in their water supply. The UV water treatment offers | | | | produces ultraviolet wavelengths that are lethal to |
| many advantages over other forms of water | | | | microorganisms. To learn more about our ultraviolet |
| treatment for microbiological contaminants. Most | | | | water systems, Visit our ultraviolet water systems |
| importantly, it leaves no chemical in water, it | | | | website. |