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Cooper Lighting Says Signify Light Fixtures With UV Technology Can Kill Coronavirus

Cooper Lighting is bringing to market ultraviolet light-enabled fixtures said to provide disinfection for surfaces, spaces and objects. In lab testing, its Signify-branded UV-C light sources inactivated 99% of SARS-CoV-2 virus on a surface with an exposure time of six…

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seconds, the company emailed Friday. Cooper Lighting is combining its fixture solutions with germicidal ultraviolet light (GUV) technology in lighting targeted to retail, workspaces, restrooms, food service and hospitality, it said. GUV is a non-visible light that’s been “proven effective in killing bacteria, mold, and fungi, and inactivating viruses,” the company said.