Air Cleaning System Destroys Anthrax, Other Pathogens
An indoor air cleaning system originally developed to zap dust mites and mold spores also destroys airborne anthrax and other pathogenic microbes, says the University of Florida engineering professor who pioneered the technology.
The system has been successfully tested against a close cousin of the anthrax bacteria and could be installed relatively inexpensively and quickly in office and home heating and air conditioning systems, says Yogi Goswami, a UF professor of mechanical engineering and director of UF's Solar Energy and Energy Conversion Laboratory. "There are other technologies for air cleaning, but for air disinfection, there is no more effective system," Goswami said.