ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION OF HUMIDIFIER WATER IN ROOM AIR HANDLING INSTALLATIONS.

[In German. / En allemand.]

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Summary

DESCRIBES THE REQUIREMENTS OF GERMAN, AUSTRIAN AND SWISS STANDARDS FOR THE BACTERIAL CONTENT OF WATER USED IN HOSPITALS FOR AIR HUMIDIFICATION. NOTES THAT GERMAN STANDARD DIN 194 PART 4 SPECIFIES THAT WATER SUPPLIED FOR AIR HUMIDIFICATION MUST BE OF AT LEAST POTABLE WATER QUALITY. DESCRIBES COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTS OVER 6 MONTHS IN A HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE THE BACTERIAL CONTENT OF WATER SUPPLIED TO SPINNING DISC HUMIDIFIERS FOR ROOM AIR HANDLING INSTALLATIONS TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIN 1946, PART 4, ARE MET BY DISINFECTION BY ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION. CONCLUDES THAT HUMIDIFIER WATER DIRECTLY AFTER ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIN 1946, PART 4, AS LONG AS THE WATER HAS BEEN DISINFECTED IN UV-FLOW THROUGH INSTALLATIONS. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 25, N 5, 1990/09-10, 90-01580.

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Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
Record ID : 1991-1752
Languages: German
Source: Gesund. Ing. - vol. 111 - n. 4
Publication date: 1990/08
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Themes: Comfort air conditioning
Keywords: Standardization; Humidification; Microorganism; Ultraviolet; FRG; Austria; Switzerland; Hygiene; Hospital; Air conditioning; Water