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No, only fused silica or quartz will transmit UV light.

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Better through clear plastic than glass usually.

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No, not normal glass. If the glass is filled with certain chemicals or elemnts, it may stop UV light.

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yes, they can, in small quantities. Regular window glass is a good blocker of UV that's why you can't get a suntan through a window.

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Causes a discoloration in the plastics.

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UV exposure will slowly boil the softeners out of the plastic. It will become brittle over time.

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Not well.

The near ultra-violet will pass through some special glasses. For the far ultraviolet use quartz.

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It can because if it doesn’t it’s gay

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