fkenthrowaway t1_jcmubv6 wrote on March 17, 2023 at 11:48 PM

Reply to comment by purpleoctopuppy in If UV radiation is used to disinfect and sterilise things then why isn't everything the sun touches (your skin, the sidewalk etc) sterile? by Critwhoris

Sterilizing bulb is UVC light and im pretty sure a much stronger UVC source than standing in sunlight.

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purpleoctopuppy t1_jcn4ra3 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Yes definitely! That's why I mentioned different wavelength: sunlight is not an adequate replacement for a sterilising bulb.

I was just expecting it to be thousands of times stronger integrated across the UV spectrum that I was surprised, as I wasn't expecting to need to take that into account at the start!