A lot had been said about the advantages and needs to use ozone in the water and air decontamination and deodorization processes.

Bad things had been said too, but it always seems to come down to the issue of proper use and applications protocols. For now, we will concentrate in the benefits that can be obtained when safely used.

Ozone treatments are used for air disinfection to kill bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, and odors, among others. For these treatments to be effective they must be administered in what has been called “high ozone shock”. A high ozone shock is achieved using an ozone generator which produces levels of ozone that will be applied in a closed and environment for short period of time.

The treated area must be evacuated of people, animals, and live plants for the duration of the treatment. The national Ozone Association has determined that this shock, which is basically a saturation of ozone within a specific area, should be between 10-12 ppm.
For air purifiers that use ozone in environments where people are present on a daily basis, at least for 8 hours, the ozone concentration should not exceed 0.1 ppm (parts per million, this is the unit of measure used in the ozone industry) or 0.2 mg.O3/m3 air.