ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT: Sterilizing Agent

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by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler)

Originally published in The Orchid Doctor in 1980 and 1988

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It is used for sterilizing air in a chamber; do not expose bare skin to it; it will kill plant tissue, and seed. A73-709
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