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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2025

The Impact of UVC Light on Indoor Air Chemistry: A Modeling Study.

Toby J Carter, David R Shaw, Ewan Eadie, Jose L Jimenez, Paula J Olsiewski, Zhe Peng, Charles J Weschler, Nicola Carslaw

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Hydroxyl radical as an indoor oxidant.Environmental science: atmospheres · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Toby J CarterDepartment of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-5477-0615
David R ShawDepartment of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, U.K.ORCID 0000-0001-5542-0334
Ewan EadieNHS Tayside, Photobiology Unit, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-7824-5580
Jose L JimenezDepartment of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6203-1847
Paula J OlsiewskiCenter for Health Security, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, United States.
Zhe PengDepartment of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States.
Charles J WeschlerEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9097-5850
Nicola CarslawDepartment of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, U.K.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Germicidal ultraviolet light (GUV) is gaining attention for air disinfection, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic. GUV air cleaning devices use 222 or 254 nm light to remove airborne and surface pathogens from indoor environments, although their impact on indoor chemistry has received limited attention. This modeling study investigates the impact of GUV light on indoor air pollutant concentrations. In a simulated, occupied classroom using a 222 nm lamp with an average room irradiance of 1 μW cm

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Air Pollution, IndoorDisinfectionUltraviolet RaysAir PollutantsCOVID-19HumansModels, TheoreticalOzoneSARS-CoV-2Air PollutantsOzonebox modelfar-UVCINCHEM-Pyindoor air chemistryphotochemistryUVC

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PMID40737017
PMCPMC12355949

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