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Table 1 Summary of standardized collimated beam experiment using 5 % diluted metalworking fluid (MWF)

From: Determination of the effectiveness of UV radiation as a means of disinfection of metalworking fluids

Incident irradiance (I 0)

129 μw/cm2

Average irradiance (I a)

36.7 μw/cm2

Absorbance (abs)

4.55 at 254 nm

Transmittance

0.0000316 (10−abs)

% Minimum dose

Dosea (mJ/cm2)

Exposure time (s)

P. fluorescens concentration

Average concentration

Log reduction

0

0.0

0

1.20E + 07

1.23E + 07

0

0

0.0

0

1.25E + 07

0

0.0

0

1.25E + 07

30

9.0

245

8.00E + 06

8.10E + 06

0.2

30

9.0

245

8.20E + 06

30

9.0

245

8.10E + 06

45

13.5

368

4.50E + 06

4.47E + 06

0.4

45

13.5

368

4.40E + 06

45

13.5

368

4.50E + 06

60

18.0

490

2.00E + 06

2.03E + 06

0.8

60

18.0

490

2.10E + 06

60

18.0

490

2.00E + 06

75

22.5

613

9.20E + 05

9.07E + 05

1.1

75

22.5

613

9.00E + 05

75

22.5

613

9.00E + 05

  1. aDose = Exposure time × I a