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. 2004 Jul;70(7):3904–3909. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.3904-3909.2004

TABLE 3.

UV doses for rotavirus removal in freshwater and marine water

Virus or VLP and water type UV dose (mJ/cm2) for reduction of:
1 log10 2 log10 3 log10 4 log10
Infectious viruses
    Freshwater 20 80 140 200
    Seawater 50 110 160 220
GFP-VLPs
    Freshwater NRa NR NR NR
    Seawater NR NR NR NR
Pseudoviruses
    Freshwater 390 980 NR NR
    Seawater 410 900 NR NR
a

NR, not reached.