what cant UV light pass through?

Question

wat i am really wondering is if UV light can pass through plastic wrap so that wastever is on the other side of the plastic will be effected by the UV

wat im trying to do is let the UV rays(UVA and UVB) from my UV light is pass through the plastic wrap and go to my reptile.... the plastic wrap is used at the top of the cage to keep in the humidity

Answer 1

UV does not pass through glass or specially coated polycarbonate plastics, the type used as lens in glasses.

I'm pretty sure that UV will pass right through plastic wrap, like the type used in the kitchen because that is a soft pliable transparent plastic. Opaque plastic sheeting would work a little better at keeping the UV out.

Answer 2

Glass could be taken care of so as that it does no longer enable the ultraviolet by. undemanding glass does enable by UV. Tanning beds do produce UV. UV reasons tanning, burning and epidermis maximum cancers. There are countless styles of UV. UVA, UVB, UVC some is stopped extra actual than others. whilst newborn toddlers are taken care of for best bilirubin which could be broken down by UV on the exterior , that's counseled that they be placed nude in photograph voltaic by a window Glass could be taken care of to resign some styles of UV.

Answer 3

There are more than one kind of UV ray - what are you trying to protect?