Contaminant | Dosage required to sterilize (mJ/cm2) 99% Effectiveness |
Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts | 8 |
Giardia lamblia cysts (Beaver fever) | < 10 |
Vibrio cholerae (Cholera) | 3 |
Shigella dysenteriae (Dysentery) | 3 |
E.coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7) | 6 |
Salmonella typhi (Typhoid fever) | 9 |
Shigella sonnei | 9 |
Legionella pneumophila (Legionaires' disease) | 10 |
Salmonella enteritidis (causes gastroenteritis) | 10 |
Hepatitis A virus | 16 - 30 |
Poliovirus Type 1 | 21 - 30 |
Coxsackie B5 virus | 30 |
Rotavirus SA11 | 31 - 36 |