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To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Allergy Lights
Date sent: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 13:51:16 -0500
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Dear Dr. Schweinfurth:

Thank you very much for your reply. Their saleman was apparently misinformed
regarding the hospitals - they also mention barber shops! His suggeston was
to place the light at the air "outtake" of a central air conditioning
system, where it would destroy all airborne molds which passed over it in
recirculation. They do not claim to touch growing molds, only airborne.

I am always grateful for your professional viewpoint!

Laura

----- Original Message -----
From: john schweinfurth
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: Allergy Lights


On Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:15:22 -0500, Laura Sharp wrote:
I was looking on the web for other suggestions when a site selling Allergy
> Lights came up. These lights are supposed to kill molds using UV and are
> most commonly used in hospitals.
>
> Is anyone familiar with these and their effect?
>
> Here's the URL: http://www.lightbulbshop.net/germ.html

Laura,

UV lights do not make a significant difference.

They may inhibit some of the mold reproduction but remember mold typically
grow where there is no light, and light cannot go around corners, UV or
ambient.

I can tell you that they are NOT used in hospitals.

John M. Schweinfurth, MD
Laryngology and Professional Voice Care
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
(615) 322-6180




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