Applications of UV

• Black lights
• Fluorescent lamps
• Astronomy
• Pest control
• Spectrophotometry
• Analyzing minerals
• Chemical markers
• Photochemotherapy
• Phototherapy
• Photolithography
• Checking electrical insulation
• Sterilization
• Disinfecting drinking water
• Food processing
• Fire detection
• Curing of inks, adhesives, varnishes and coatings
• Deterring substance abuse in public places
• Sun Tanning
• Erasing EPROM modules
• Preparing low surface energy polymers
• Reading completely illegible papyruses