Numerous calms have been made dealing with the advantages of Ozone Generators. Because of these claims, and because ozone can cause healthproblems, several federal government agencies have worked in consultation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to produce public information documents.
The phrase "good up high - bad nearby" has been used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make the distinction between ozone in the upper and lower atmosphere. Ozone in the upper atmosphere--referred to as "stratospheric ozone"--helps filter out damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Though ozone in the stratosphere is protective, ozone in the atmosphere - which is the air we breathe - can be harmful to the respiratory system. Ozone has been extensively used for water purification, but ozone chemistry in water is not the same as ozone chemistry in air.
“BAD OZONE”
Ground-level or "bad" ozone is not emitted directly into the air, but is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) Relatively low amounts of ozone can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath, and, throat irritation. In a laboratory experiment that mixed ozone with chemicals from new carpet, ozone reduced many of these chemicals, including those which can produce new carpet odor. However, in the process, the reaction produced a variety of aldehydes, and the total concentration of organic chemicals in the air increased rather than decreased after the introduction of ozone may also worsen chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and compromise the ability of the body to fight respiratory infections.
“THE UGLY”
In the United States alone, ground level ozone is responsible for an estimated $500 million in reduced crop production each year. Ground level ozone can also damage the foliage of trees and other plants, affecting the landscape of cities, national parks, forests, and relational areas. Ozone can adversely affect indoor plants, and damage materials such as rubber, electrical wire coatings, and fabrics and art work containing susceptible dyes and pigments (U.S. EPA, 1996a).
“THE SOULTION”
We remove unwanted odors utilizing what we call “odor substitution”. Our cost effective restoration method uses a continual process of pressure changes, allowing the out-gassing of the unwanted odor. As the odor out-gasses it is swept out of our vacuum chamber thus creating a void – where the odor used to be. This void is then filled with an inert gas. Our process is completely non-toxic, it is safe for people with allergies, and there are no chemicals involved. There are no adverse or residual effects, and there are no color shifting, or oily residues from masking agents. We do not use ozone in any of our processes because our research and other independent research has shown it degrades paper and causes fading, loss of tensile strength and consequently accelerated aging -cutting down the life expectancy of vellum books, papers books, documents, papers, archival records, art works and textiles.