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Ultraviolet radiation from the sun tans our skin or burns it if we're not careful.

Ultraviolet radiation is used as part of a water purification process to kill microbes. It is also used in some water-based cooling systems to suppress the growth of algae, which can clog the system if a colony is allowed to get big enough.

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