The ultraviolet light meter is about as big as a microwave, weighing around 40 pounds (18 kilograms) and drawing only 7.5 watts of power, according to SwRI.

The vessel based at the marina is outfitted with a 12-foot by 32-foot (3.6 meters by 9.7 meters) UV array. A larger array is planned next year.

Germicidal ultraviolet light has been demonstrated to work in reducing the transmission of several bacterial and viral infections. Some which include lessening the transmission of measles, mumps ...

Researchers have shown that ultraviolet light can be used to disinfect surfaces and kill viruses in ambient air in ways that could be used to reduce transmission in public spaces.

It found that after two minutes of exposure to the UV light at one-meter distance, about three feet, the virus was eliminated by 99.999%.

Ultraviolet light or UVC sanitizers aren’t very protective against the novel coronavirus, according to the FDA, and can be dangerous to hands and eyes.

Nervous high school students twirled and jumped around at dance auditions, but only one, Riley McCoy, showed up with a hearing aid, an ultraviolet light meter and a health worker.