SanUVAire, LLC, a leading company in the development and use of "New Ultraviolet Germicidal Technology" has a patent license for the transportation industry. The new technology is currently being used in hospitals, clinics and laboratories throughout the United States. SanUVAire’s BREATHE-SAFE SYSTEM has been designed to provide maximum protection from daily exposure to health problems in transit ridership. Each day passengers, drivers and transit employees are exposed to harmful airborne and surface microorganisms such as, viruses, bacteria, colds, SARS, Legionella, influenza and other germs, causing sickness and absenteeism. These harmful microorganisms can be eliminated quickly and effectively through a BREATHE-SAFE SYSTEM, providing a much safer environment. Each time the vehicle's air passes over the newly patented high intensity ultraviolet lamp, over 90% of the harmful microorganisms are killed by destroying their DNA. The UV Germicidal lamp sterilizes the microorganisms so they are no longer able to reproduce, thus becoming microbiologically dead and harmless. In typical transit vehicle applications, the air passes over the lamp every two to four minutes in either the cooling or heating mode, which makes for very clean and healthy air. In addition, a BREATHE-SAFE SYSTEM delivers the extra benefit of significantly reducing air conditioning system maintenance costs (see below).
New Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation technology also provides the best, available bio-terror protection against deadly viruses such as small pox. The EPA, Center for Disease Control, and Homeland Security recognize the use of ultraviolet light as a method to eliminate harmful airborne and surface microorganisms. Among the many case studies and research supporting the application of UV-Technology, transit officials should access the Transportation Research Board’s IDEA Project 53 for further clarification of the beneficial impact to his/her agency for implementing UV technology (www.trb.org/studies/idea/finalreports/transit/Transit53_Final_Report.pdf).
