UV light nearly doubles vacuum's effectiveness in reducing carpet microbes

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 09:30 in Physics & Chemistry

New research suggests that the addition of ultraviolet light to the brushing and suction of a vacuum cleaner can almost double the removal of potentially infectious microorganisms from a carpet's surface when compared to vacuuming alone...

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