Optronics’ Purilite Light-Shield LED Lamps Will Reduce Exposure to Allergens and Pathogens

Optronics International will unveil its new LED-based Purilite Light-Shield decontaminating light. The LED technology promises to bring a revolutionary level of hygiene to vehicles everywhere, while improving air quality and enhancing worker safety in the process.

Many who work in, on and around vehicles are exposed to microscopic airborne pollutants so small that they evade the body’s natural defense mechanisms, penetrating deep into respiratory and circulatory systems, and causing damage to lungs, hearts and brains. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has developed ambient air quality trends for particle pollution, also called Particulate Matter (PM).

PM 2.5 describes fine inhalable solid particles and liquid droplets, with diameters that are generally 2.5 micrometers and smaller. These particles include many types of mold and bacteria found in vehicles transporting food. PM2.5 also includes soot emitted by diesel engines and APUs.

Purilite Light-Shield LED lamps generate a constant stream of negative ions, created by a proprietary coating applied to their LEDs. The lamp provides decontamination and sanitization functions, while producing optimal light quality for human vision, approaching the color temperature of natural sunlight.