Esi sibane sishukumayo se-UV esibulala iintsholongwane sikhupha i-UV-C (germicidal, 253.7 nm) ukutshabalalisa izingcolisi zekhemikhali nezebhayoloji.
Inciphisa okanye ishenxise iintsholongwane ezifana nokungunda, iintsholongwane, iintsholongwane, umngundo kunye nembewu yokungunda kumoya wangaphakathi wamakhaya, iiofisi kunye nezakhiwo zorhwebo, iqinisekisa umgangatho ophezulu womoya wangaphakathi.