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UV Light to Lock TB Out of Jail; Shelby First County to Get System That Kills Bacteria in Air

Memphis Commercial Appeal (www.memphis.com) (11/21/00) P. B1
Charlier, Tom

Tennessee health officials announced this week that inmates in the Shelby County jail will be protected from airborne bacteria, such as tuberculosis (TB), using new ultraviolet light technology. The Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation System, manufactured by Commercial Lighting Design Inc. of Memphis, recycles the indoor air flow through several ultraviolet lights that kill TB-causing bacteria. The system, which is used in water-purification and food-processing systems to reduce the risk of contamination, is being installed in the jail's heating and air-ventilation system. The Shelby County jail will be the first county facility in the nation to have the new system, which costs an estimated $180,000. The project is being sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division, county government, and the Electric Power Research Institute.
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