13
BACTERIA
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
(environmental strain)
10,500
Salmonella enteritidis
7,600
VIRUS
Salmonella paratyphi
(Enteric fever)
6,100
Bacteriophage
(E. coli)
6,600
Salmonella
typhimurium
15,200
Hepatitis virus
8,000
Salmonella typhosa
(Typhoid fever)
6,000
Influenza virus
6,600
Sarcina lutea
26,400
Poliovirus
21,000
Serratia marcescens
6,200
Rotavirus
24,000
Shigella dysenteriae
(Dysentery)
4,200
Tobacco mosaic
virus
440,000
Shigella flexneri
(Dysentery)
3,400
Virus of
Infectious
Hepatitis
8,000
Staphylococcus
aureus
7,000
YEAST
Streptococcus faecalis
10,000
Baker's yeast
8,800
Streptococcus
hemolyticus
5,500
Brewer's yeast
6,600
Streptococcus lactis
8,800
Common yeast
cake
13,200
Streptococcus viridans
3,800
Saccharomyces
ellipsoideus
13,200
Vibrio cholerae
6,500
Saccharomyces
sp.
17,600
A 16mj/cm²
dose is suitable for reducing non-pathogenic nuisance organisms only.
A 30mj/cm²
Industry Standard Dose - This is the dosage produced by 2.5" diameter
disinfection chambers when designed using the 1966 US Department of Health UV
disinfection Policy Statement.
A 40mj/cm²
dosage is now required in NSF/ANSI Standard 55.
