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Ozone exposure & hazard references: This article provides technical sources & references regarding the effects of using ozone in buildings for these purposes and warns consumers about misapplication of and health risks from ozone in buildings.

Ozone is widely promoted by ozone generating equipment companies and cleaning services for use in indoor building environments to deodorize, disinfect, kill mold, and for general health.

Ozone generators are also promoted for use to reduce the level of airborne particles, pollen, animal dander, and allergens, ostensibly to improve indoor air quality for asthmatics and people with allergies.

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Ozone & Ozone Treatments for Odors or Mold Contamination: References & Technical Documentation, PELS, MSDS

Draeger gas pum and test tube for ozone © D Friedman at InspectApedia.com While there are some important uses of ozone (such as for medical disinfection under controlled conditions), in general this is an idea which ranges from bad to dangerous in the home.

Because at least some of these claims are based on marketing desire, not good science, and because ozone exposure can be both dangerous and ineffective indoors, we have collected some information and references on this topic.Editor's note:

Sampling for gases in air such as VOC's, MVOC's, toxic chemicals, and combustion products.

Unfortunately no single test or tool can detect all possible building contaminants. We use methods and equipment which can test for common contaminants. If the identity of a specific contaminant is known in advance we can also test for a very large number of specific contaminant gases in buildings.

We use gas sampling equipment provided by the two most reliable companies in the world,

Draeger-Safety's [website http://www.draeger-safety.com/ST/internet/US/en/Products/Detection/Drager-Tubes/Pumps/accuro/pd_accuro.jsp ] detector-tubes and Drager accuro bellows pump,

the Gastec cylinder pump and detector-tube system produced by Gastec or Sensidyne, [ http://www.sensidyne.com/Tube/TubesProduct.htm ] and

we also use Sensidyne's Gilian air pump [http://www.sensidyne.com/GIL/gilMain.htm]

For broad screening for combustibles and a number of other toxic gases and for leak tracing we also use Amprobe's Tif8850. All of these instruments, their applications, and sensitivities (minimum detectable limits) for specific gases are described in o

ur GAS SAMPLING PLAN [web article]

Article Contents

Research on Health Effects of Ozone Exposure

Research on Use of Ozone for Air Cleaning or "purification"

References for using ozone for drinking water disinfection

Research on Using Ozone in Mold Remediation

Includes research on and warnings about ozone damage to building or vehicle materials or contents.

Research on Hydroxyl Generators as "Air Purifiers" or Cleaners

Example Ozone Generator Manuals & Operating Guides


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