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UV lights prevent sick building syndrome

Researchers in Canada have found that sick building syndrome can be prevented with ultraviolet light which kill the microbes believed to cause the illness. Fitting UV lights to ventilation systems can reduce reported symptoms in “sick buildings” by up to 40%, said the researchers.

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