This book is a comprehensive source for technical information
regarding ultra-
oletgermicidalirradiation(UVGI)anditsapplicationtoairandsurfacedisinf-
tion for the control of pathogens and allergens. The primary focus
is on airborne
microbesandsurfacecontaminationapplications.Water-basedapplicationsarenot
addressedhereexceptincidentallyastheyrelatetoairandsurfacemicrobes,since
manyadequatetextsonwater-basedUVdisinfectionareavailable.Allaspectsof
UVGIsystems,includingdesignmethods,modeling,safety,installation,guidelines,
anddisinfectiontheoryareaddressedinsuf?cientdetailthatnoadditionalsources
needbeconsulted.Itishopedbytheauthorthatprovidingthisinformationinone
singlevolumewillsimplifythedesignandinstallationofUVGIsystems,helpgu-
anteeeffectiveperformanceofnewsystems,andfacilitatetheiruseonawidescale
forthepurposeofimprovinghumanhealthandcontrollingepidemicdisease.This
book is organized to provide systematic coverage of all essential
issues and will
serveequallywellasbothatextbookandahandbookforgeneralreference. Any
readers who ?nd technical errors or omissions in this book may to
send
themtomeatdrkowalski@aerobiologicalengineering.com.Erratawillbepostedat
http://www.aerobiologicalengineering. com/UVGI/errata.htm. All
other corresp-
[email protected]. vii
Acknowledgements I gratefully acknowledge all those who assisted me
in the research, preparation,
andreviewofthechaptersinthisbook,includingWilliamBahn?eth,SteveMartin,
Chuck Dunn, Jim Freihaut, Dave Witham, Ed Nardell, Richard Vincent,
Mark Hernandez, Ana Nedeljkovic-Davidovic, Clive Beggs, Renzhou
Chen, Normand Brais, Katja Auer, Warren Lynn, Mike Sasges, Bill
Carey, Tatiana Koutchma, Forrest Fencl, Russ Briggs, Josephine Lau,
Carlos Gomes, Fahmi Yigit, Herbert Silderhuis, Joe Ritorto, Merrill
Ritter, Brad Hollander, Scott Prahl, Karl Linden,
WilliamBalch,AtanuSengupta,M.D.Lechner,KetanSharma,DonaldMilton,and
especially Mary Clancy all the members of the IUVA Air Treatment
Group who supported the UV Guidelines project, and also Linda
Gowman, Jim Bolton and everyone in the International Ultraviolet
Association who sponsored the UV Air
TreatmentGroup.AspecialthanksgoestoAliDemirciandRaymondSchaeferfor
theircontributionstothechapteronPulsedUVSystems.Iespeciallythankmyp-
ents,StanleyJ.KowalskiandMarylaKowalski,andmysisterVictoriaChorpenning
fortheirunwavering supportandencouragement
duringthesepastfewyearsasI recoveredmyhealthandreturnedtoresearch.
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