DFW Airport to Install Ultraviolet Technology to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 -- Security Today

DFW Airport to Install Ultraviolet Technology to Prevent Spread of COVID-19

Oct 02, 2020

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is adding new technology to help purify air and sanitize surfaces. According to DFW Airport, Ultraviolet C lighting will being installed in terminal HVAC systems over the next several months.

Ultraviolet C lighting, also known as UV-C, refers to ultraviolet light with wavelengths between 200 and 280 nm and is a disinfectant that inactivates viruses and bacteria.

The airport said the new technology will help to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Source: NBC Dallas

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