Germ Guardian: Germ-Neutralizing Room Sanitizer

I'm not germophobic, my immune system can always use a little target practice, but when I'm surrounded by sick hacking people in an office all day, it's a different story all together. I need all the help I can get, so I did some research and discovered the Germ Guardian : Germ-Neutralizing Room Sanitizer ($130), which is strong enough for your home, but absolutely ideal for an office or cubicle. It pulls contaminated air through a reflective aluminum chamber and uses UV-C light technology to destroy 99.9% of all airborne viruses, bacteria and other germs before releasing the cleansed air back to the room in a whisper quiet fashion. Save your money buying endless cold and flu remedies and spend it wisely on something like this to prevent it in the first place. - ( 5 Comments)

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Uses UV-C light technology to kill airborne viruses, bacteria and other germs
Powerful consumer product capable of killing 99.9 percent of germs including: Influenza-A, colds, Staphylococcus infections, and Strep throat
Whisper quiet fan processes 200 square feet of air an hour
No filters to clean or replace
Compact and portable
Lightweight, weighing four-pounds
Stainless steel design
Replaceable UV-C light bulb is rated for up to 9,000 hours of continuous use
Costs pennies a day to operate – using less energy than a standard light bulb
Does not create ozone

COMMENTS (5)

by Berkana on February 5, 2006 2:23 am

Unfortunately, UV-C also creates ozone. Ozone belongs in the ozone layer; in the lower atmosphere, it is a powerful irritant and polutant. You wouldn’t want that in your home.

FYI, UV light creates ozone—O3, which then absorbs UV light better than the plain oxygen (three O2 molecules into two O3 molecules) its made from. The problem is that Chloro-flouro-carbons destroy the O3 at a rate fast enough to impact their contribution to UV absorbtion.

Now, the ozone created may also be negligible, but it all depends on now strong that UV-C lamp is. Someone needs to test this, but my suspicion is that any light strong enough to kill all airborn mold spores and germs has got to be pretty strong, and may end up putting enough O3 into the air, enough to be a problem

by Riggs on February 16, 2006 9:21 am

So true

by Guest on December 8, 2007 3:51 pm

so.. which would be a good air purifier ? that doesnt create ozone?

by Guest on December 10, 2007 8:38 am

Why doesn't the Germ Guardian emit ozone?
The type of UV-C bulb used in the Germ Guardian is a special one that does not emit ozone out of the product.

by Guest on January 13, 2008 4:01 pm

What about all the UVC lamps in almost all filtered pond's...won't that create a problem???