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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Laura,</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">why are those Indigo-Celan lights at all? To lower a potential (COVID) virus load in the classroom, or for some other reason?</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">With best wishes</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dirk<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 02.02.2023 um 21:25 schrieb Robert Waller:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi Laura,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I have no experience with these lights but I am skeptical of their value in a classroom setting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The risk to museum specimens of using lights having more short-wave (actinic, i.e. powerful) light will be a small, but certain increase in changes (damage) to sensitive museum specimens. I can imagine
such lights having some (perhaps even significant) effect in reducing viral, bacterial, and fungal loads in high person-density spaces with low ventilation rates. It seems reasonable to expect their effectiveness to drop rapidly at lower concentrations of
infectious agents as person-density and activity levels (hence breathing rates) are reduced and adequate ventilation is provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">While this light may have health advantages in gymnasium locker rooms, I expect it would offer little or no health improvements in classrooms while resulting in a small but certain increase in risk
to specimens.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Understand I am not an authority on health matters but some quick Fermi-like considerations of expected benefits and risks lead us to expect these lights are not appropriate for museum classrooms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Nhcoll-l
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">
<nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Abraczinskas, Laura<br>
<b>Sent:</b> February 1, 2023 11:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">
nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Inquiry about installing Germicidal Lighting device (405nm) in museum space<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Does anyone have information about the use of germicidal lighting in museums and effects on collections? I learned today that a device known as “Indigo-Clean” is scheduled to be installed in the Museum’s classroom.
This is a space where specimens (mainly birds, mammals, and vertebrate fossils) are displayed and placed on tables for students to examine during weekly lab sessions. The lights are described as LED Luminaires.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A university engineer provided the following information and links.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">“ Indigo-Clean operates at 405nm which is just outside of UV range. UV is 100 to 400nm. Please use the link for detailed information on this technology.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:#385623" lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97797-0" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97797-0</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://kenall.com/Kenall-Files/Product-Files/Sell-Sheets/Indigo-Clean-Technology-Millenium-SimpleSeal_sellsheet.pdf" moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://kenall.com/Kenall-Files/Product-Files/Sell-Sheets/Indigo-Clean-Technology-Millenium-SimpleSeal_sellsheet.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’d appreciate any advice or information!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks and best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Laura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New
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