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Today on Wavelength, we are sharing a part of a workshop from the IUVA World Congress in Dubai this past September. The IUVA’s UN SDG Task Force held a workshop on improving the sustainability of UV disinfection systems in low resource settings. As a part of the workshop, Karlye Wong (University of Toronto, UN SDG Task Force) sat down with Dr. Sara Marks (EAWAG) to discuss some of the systemic challenges to achieving more widesprea...

Population growth, new and emerging contaminants, rapidly shifting regulations, and varied water and pollution sources make municipal wastewater treatment a constantly evolving challenge. What is the current technology landscape? What is the perception of UV as a technology option? What revolutionary wastewater treatment innovations are on the horizon? What are the prospects for young professionals entering this field? Today on Wav...

On today’s episode of Wavelength, Molly and Dan get you caught up on all of the recent news from around the IUVA. What do you need to know about the World Congress next week? Who won the IUVA Scholarships? What have the Task Forces been up to? Should the IUVA start an Instagram account? Join us as we dive deep into these questions, and more! Danmei Chen (co-chair of the YP Committee) also makes a surprise appearance on the show.

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On today's episode of Wavelength, we are back with part 2 of our special series on the upcoming IUVA workshop Achieving Consensus on Applying GUV in Public Spaces. Dan Spicer and 4 more of the event organizers, Cameron Miller (NIST), Ashish Mathur (UVDI), Mairead Smith (ECRI), and Katja Auer (American Ultraviolet), discuss upcoming UV standards, stakeholder engagement, what they hope this workshop will achieve, and much more! 

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Today on Wavelength we have the first episode of a special series on the upcoming IUVA workshop Achieving Consensus on Applying GUV in Public Spaces. Dan Spicer and 3 of the event organizers, Troy Cowan, Dr. Dianne Poster, and Dr. Rick Martinello, discuss the objective of the workshop, the pressing infectious disease challenges that led to it, and what you need to know about attending. 

Event website: https://iuva.org/2023-GUV-WS (...

Are you wishing you were still at IUVA Americas? Never attended an IUVA conference and wondering what it’s like? On your morning commute and want to learn a bit about UV light? On today’s episode of Wavelength, Dan Spicer and Dana Pousty take you behind the scenes at the recent IUVA Americas Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. They caught up with conference organizers and attendees about everything from what it was like to be back in p...

On today’s episode of Wavelength, Molly and Dan dive into UV for food and beverage safety with Dr. Tatiana Koutchma from @AAFC_Canada. Topics include: Dr. Koutchma’s path to studying UV in food science, biggest challenges with UV and food, targeting food safety vs. spoilage, advice for young professionals, and much more!

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On today’s episode of Wavelength, Molly and Michael are joined by the father of UV himself, Dr. Jim Bolton. The three discuss the Milwaukee Cryptosporidium outbreak of 1993, the best and worst innovations to come out of the pandemic, tips for early career professionals, and much more!

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In the second of two parts, Molly McManus and Saketh Thanneeru continue their discussion with UC Berkeley's Dr. Ashok Gadgil (https://gadgillab.berkeley.edu/) to discuss UV Waterworks and his journey developing and implementing UV systems for water disinfection in low-income settings.

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In the first of two parts, Molly McManus and Saketh Thanneeru sit down with UC Berkeley's Dr. Ashok Gadgil (https://gadgillab.berkeley.edu/) to discuss UV Waterworks and his journey developing and implementing UV systems for water disinfection in low-income settings.

Thank you to Light Sources Inc. for sponsoring today's episode! To learn more about what Light Sources Inc. can do for your business, check out www.light-sources.com...

Today, we are diving into the topic of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS. We are speaking with Dr. Erin Mackey from Brown and Caldwell (Twitter: @brwncald | Instagram: @Brown_And_Caldwell) and Dr. Jim Malley from the University of New Hampshire (@UofNH) to learn where these compounds come from, why they are such a challenge, how they can be removed from drinking water, and what research is telling us ...

The IUVA believes that UV disinfection technologies can play a key role in reducing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19; so, the association is working hard to provide guidance on its safe and effective use. Today on Wavelength, we speak with Dr. Ron Hofmann, President of the IUVA, and Dr. Ted Mao, leader of the IUVA’s COVID-19 Task Force, about the potential roles of UV in this pandemic and the ongoing effor...