UV Light vs. Mold: The Ultimate Battle

Overview

This experiment was created to test which types of UV light reduce the most amount of mold growth. It was hypothesized that if the mold was surrounded by UV-C light, the light with the shortest and most powerful wavelengths then the mold's surface area would reduce the most. Because UV-C light has the shortest wavelengths, and therefore a higher energy level, it will penetrate mold cells and stop any mold cells from reproducing. While the light with the shortest wavelengths did the most damage by a considerable amount proving our hypothesis correct, there was data that was collected that was unexpected.The mold under no light actually reduced more than the mold exposed to the UV-A light by a small difference of about 1%. According to our research, this was unexpected because mold typically grows best in dark conditions. Overall, the data and observations did fully support the hypothesis.

Awards (1)

• Selected for CWSF 2026

Competition history

• CWSF 2026 Health & Wellness

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