Air Purifier vs Ventilation

[dr5chrome]

..i get an argument every time i post here...do i smell?

i can find nothing online referring OZONE as a carcinogen that isn't 30 years old. I can however find OZONE 'cancer treatment'.

Ozone generators are widely used as air cleaners. I dont think the EPA would allow their use if they caused cancer.

id like to see info related to the ill effects of Ozone. if you have them email them to me please.

guess it was a hopeful dream i could expect peaceful posting, i will not post another reply.

happy newyear to all.

dw

www.dr5.com

A comment about ozone and air 'fresheners'.

Ozone is a known carcinogen and a poison. It can be tolerated at low levels just as hydrogen sulfide or even cyanide can be and it is just like many other toxic chemicals or carcinogens in that we just don't know how bad it is.

Therefore, my comment was fact but not necessarily important unless the person is very concerned about exposure to any carcinogen, especially one taken into the lungs as is cigarette smoke.

So, just take that as a comment.

As for the air filters, people can be convinced that a placebo has cured them, when in fact it has not. I'll take the Consumer Reports study over subjective evaluation and I'll take a good exhaust fan with a charcoal scrubber and precipitron over anything else.

That method, used at Kodak and other chemical companies, sweeps filtered fresh air into the lab and then removes virtually everything from the stale air being swept out including dust and chemical vapors.

PE

 

[Photo Engineer]

I'm not trying to be argumentative but here are some URLs for you...

http://www.worksafesask.ca/files/ccohs/cheminfo/cie774.html

and

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However; a company that makes ozonolysis equipment says it is not toxic or carcinogenic here:

http://www.poolcenter.com/ozone_facts_infor_poolstor.htm

and here they have a good discussion as well about the dangers of ozone at ground level:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/06/030610081041.htm

I think that this shows that there is potential danger as a carcinogen and a definite danger insofar as possible lung damage.

That is what I was pointing out.

PE

 

[Photo Engineer]

Sorry, that last one was a link to a link. Here is the actual link on ground level ozone effects.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041116215122.htm

PE