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Nothing Eliminates Waterborne Pathogens Like UVX™

Destroy Pathogens In Drinking Water

UVX™ Technology inactivates viruses and bacteria from water. UVX's™ outstanding effectiveness was demonstrated by tests performed at the University of Arizona simulating the EPA requirements:*

Water Borne Pathogens Major Organisms
Viruses Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Entamoebic Dysentery, Diphyllobothrium and Blastocysts
Bacteria Bacteriophage - E. Coli, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Rotavirus, Norovirus, Enterovirus (meningitis), Influenza and Poliovirus – Poliomyelitis

 

For more information on waterborne pathogens — including their causes and symptoms — please see the U.S. EPA's web page on water contaminants.