[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Grommet

[Bill Haley]

John,
This excerpt from the attached WebMD article casts doubt on these devices
effectiveness.

"If someone were to ask me whether they should invest in a home UV light, I
wouldn't do it right now," he says. "There's just not enough data on them,
and there's a lot of room for user error."

It is unlikely that just quickly scanning a surface with a hand-held device
will do any significant damage to viruses or bacteria, he says.
Coronavirus in Context: An Inside Look at the Coronavirus

WebMD’s Chief Medical Officer speaks with immunologist Vincent Racaniello
about how long the virus lives on various surfaces.
ABOUT

Malley cautions that many people misunderstand how hard it is to come up
with useful UVC technology. He says some products on the market -- in
particular those that cost less -- don’t work well."

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200519/coronavirus-puts-uv-in-the-disinfectant-spotlight

Bill Haley



On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 7:02 PM <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Today they had a big ad for LED UVC Light Disinfector
> <http://links.thegrommet.com/q/rbQee3ICDaJA0XfzxlNv7gbx1czFknJf6n0ZcOJam9obi5ydWR5QGFsdW0ubWl0LmVkdcOIF2rdj3oxeoLSGjI2BeLk0FRVu2A>
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> My recollection was that this is dangerous for humans and I looked up a
> cancer site that said so.
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> But my experience with Grommet has been very positive so does anyone
> understand the science?  It costs $120 and says “Disinfects and
> eliminates up to 99.9% of germs, viruses and bacteria using a 20x UVC LED."
> (whatever that means)
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> John
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> John Rudy
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