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How UV light makes contaminated water safe

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Shining a bright light in your water sounds like holistic nonsense, but UV purifiers are violently effective. The intense ultraviolet radiation penetrates the cell walls of pathogens and permanently scrambles their DNA. They technically don't die immediately, but they are rendered totally sterile, meaning they pass right through you without causing illness.

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