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>https://www.who.int/uv/faq/whatisuv/en/index2.html

>The three types of UV radiation are classified according to their wavelength. They differ in their biological activity and the extent to which they can penetrate the skin. The shorter the wavelength, the more harmful the UV radiation. However, shorter wavelength UV radiation is less able to penetrate the skin.

>Short-wavelength UVC is the most damaging type of UV radiation. However, it is completely filtered by the atmosphere and does not reach the earth's surface.

>Medium-wavelength UVB is very biologically active but cannot penetrate beyond the superficial skin layers. It is responsible for delayed tanning and burning; in addition to these short-term effects it enhances skin ageing and significantly promotes the development of skin cancer. Most solar UVB is filtered by the atmosphere.

I think this is a misunderstanding.

It won't penetrate deep into the skin, it will continuously cook the top layers.

https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q9450.html

Frequent exposure WILL cause damage to skin and eyes.

Creating and selling personal protective equipment should be taken very seriously.

Putting UVC light sources on a headband without controlling airflow is simply too risky, no one could safely guarantee that a stray air current and or virus from an unexpected angle would be exposed to enough light for enough time to be safe. Air flow must be controlled.




> It won't penetrate deep into the skin, it will continuously cook the top layers.

> Frequent exposure WILL cause damage to skin

This report seems to say that that is not true for 222nm https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...


Glad I was wrong! Hopefully this can be certified and implemented in all kinds of sterilization devices ASAP.

Thank you for the link.




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