UV Air Cleaners & Ultraviolet Water Purifiers For Health

American Air & Water®, Inc. - UV Disinfection Systems

American Air & Water ® is dedicated to discovering and delivering quality ultraviolet (UVC) air cleaners and UV water disinfection systems. Our UV air cleaners and ultraviolet water purifiers utilize germicidal UV (UVC) light to enhance the quality of life and well-being through creating a better and healthier indoor environment.

The UV disinfection systems, commercial and residential UV air cleaners, literally sterilize microorganisms. UVC reduces or eliminates germs such as mold, viruses, bacteria, fungi and mold spores from the indoor air of homes, offices and commercial buildings, ensuring a higher indoor air quality.

To fully understand what UV light is and how it is utilized by the germicidal UV disinfection systems, see our UV At A Glance Presentation: UV At A Glance »

UV light has been proven for decades to effectively disinfect air, surfaces and water. UV air cleaners can help your family, students or employees live, work or study in healthier environment, especially if any of  them suffer from allergy, asthma or another respiratory disease.

If you are a health conscious person and have a concern with the indoor air quality of your home or public facility, make sure you've seen the UV light. While a good filter is necessary in your HVAC system, most filters capture dust, mold particles, mold spores and pollen but some viruses and bacteria are too small for them. Only the ultraviolet air cleaners can effectively remove the microbes from the indoor air. Germicidal UV has been included in the facility standards for the public buildings. Now the UV air cleaners are available to homeowners also.

American Air & Water ® is committed to ensuring 100% customer satisfaction on all UVC systems and disinfection products.

American Air & Water featured Residential UV Air Cleaner and UV Water Purifier:

American-Lights Residential UV Air Cleaner
S8Q-PA Residential Ultraviolet Water Purifiers

Featured Commercial UV Air Cleaners effective against tuberculosis and avian (bird) flu virus:

Cooling Coils UV Disinfection Systems
High Output In-duct UV Air Cleaners (HVAC)
TB UV Air Cleaners

UV Specials: Residential 10GPM Whole-House UV Water Purifiers Special Offer: SB-10 Residential UV Water Purifier Special

40GPM Point-Of-Entry UV Water Purifiers Special Offer: SC-740 40GPM UV Water Disinfection System

American Air & Water®, Inc. represents companies with complete focus on the UV disinfection systems. We can provide germicidal ultraviolet specifications for UV air, surface and water disinfection systems, including custom UV fixtures, for any facility. We also carry a wide variety of replacement UV lamps. Replacement UV Lamps »

UV Facts - Germicidal UV Light

About Ultraviolet (UV) Light Used for Air Disinfection
by Edward A. Nardell, M. D. Harvard Medical School

What is UV or ultraviolet light? Ultraviolet light is part of the spectrum of electromagnetic energy generated by the sun. The full spectrum includes, in order increasing energy, radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays and cosmic rays. Since UV is not visible, it is technically not "light", but use of the term "ultraviolet light" is so widespread that, it will be used here. Most sources of light generate some UV. For air disinfection, UV is generated by electric lamps that resemble ordinary fluorescent lamps.

What is germicidal UV? This is UV of a specific type (253.7nm wavelength) known to kill airborne germs that transmit infections from person to person within buildings. Germicidal UV is aimed at the upper room air so that only airborne microbes are directly exposed. Room occupants are exposed only to low levels of reflected UV - levels below that known to cause eye irritation. Germicidal UV has been used safely and effectively in hospitals, clinics and laboratories for more than 60 years. UV does not prevent transmission of infections (e.g. colds) by direct person to person contact.

Is UV harmful? We are all exposed to the UV in sunlight. UV exposure can be very harmful, or harmless, depending on the type of UV, the type of exposure, the duration of exposure, and individual differences in response to UV. There are the following types of UV based on the wave length measured in nanometers (nm):

UV-V ultraviolet with wavelength below 200nm is known as Vacuum UV or UV V.

UV-C (200 - 280nm) - Also known as "shortwave" UV, UVC or C-band UV includes germicidal (253.7nm wavelength) UV used for air disinfection. Unintentional overexposure causes transient redness and eye irritation, but does NOT cause skin cancer or cataracts.*
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UV-B (280 -315nm) - A small, but dangerous part of sunlight. Most solar UV-B is absorbed by the diminishing atmospheric ozone layer. Prolonged exposure is responsible for some type of skin cancer, skin aging, and cataracts (clouding of the lens of the eye).

UV-A (315 - 400nm) - Longwave UV, also known as "blacklight", the major type of UV in sunlight, responsible for skin tanning, generally not harmful, used in medicine to treat certain skin disorders.
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* Never expose eyes or skin to UVC light from any source. Prolonged UV exposure can cause burns and temporary loss of vision or blindness.