irradiation
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They play a part in cancer therapy, blood irradiation, medical and food sterilization, structure and equipment testing, geologic exploration and instrument calibration.
From Scientific American
You may also see models that use other air purifying technologies, including electrostatic precipitators, ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and photocatalytic oxidation.
From Washington Post
“So they must have formed in a very cold environment. Then the solar irradiation of the ice creates those complex organics.”
From New York Times
They concluded by pointing out that the isotope anomalies are not consistent with the type of ultraviolet irradiation of the gaseous hydrogen sulfide produced by the young Sun.
From Salon
Among the CDC’s recommendations are upgrades, where needed, to ventilation and air filtration systems, possibly including “ultraviolet germicidal irradiation,” which, the agency admits, will incur costs.
From Washington Times
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