ULTRAVIOLET STERILISERS

The system that bans bacteria

UV treatment is an excellent choice for the elimination of biological contamination from most home drinking water from both municipal water systems or untreated private systems.

The sole purpose of UV Sterilistion is to kill harmful biological contaminants, and this system should always be combined with other forms of filtration (GAC / carbon block, KDF, or reverse osmosis) for reduction of heavy metals, chlorine, VOC’s, and other chemical contaminants.

What Contaminants Does Ultraviolet Remove?

There are no micro-organisms known to be resistant to UV, unlike chlorination. UV is known to be highly effective against bacteria, viruses, algae, molds and yeasts, and disease causing oocysts like cryptosporidium and giardia.

In practice, bacteria and viruses are the cause of most major waterborne pathogenic diseases.

Of these enteric viruses, hepatitis virus and Legionella pneumophila have been shown to survive for considerable periods in the presence of chlorine, but are readily eliminated by UV treatment.

For most microorganisms, the removal efficiency of UV for microbiological contaminants such as bacteria and virus generally exceeds 99.99%.

How it Works

Ultraviolet purification uses a UV light source (lamp) which is enclosed in a protective transparent sleeve (usually quartz).

The lamp is mounted such that water passing through a flow chamber is exposed to the UV-C light rays.

When harmful microbes are exposed to the UV rays, their nucleic acid absorbs the UV energy, which then scrambles the DNA structure of the organism.

The cell is rendered sterile and can no longer reproduce. The cell is now considered dead and is no longer a threat.
 

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The Avoca UV Steriliser Range