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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #45 on: March 31, 2020, 04:48:32 PM »
" the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally approved the use of ozone as an Antimicrobial Agent for the Treatment, Storage and Processing of Foods in Gas and Aqueous Phases. The approval was published on June 26, 2001.[1] On Dec. 21, 2001, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) approved the use of ozone in contact with meats and poultry, from raw product up to fresh cooked and products just prior to packaging.[2] In addition to direct contact disinfection of foods, ozone also can be applied to food processing equipment and non-food contact surfaces as part of a food company’s sanitation efforts."


Recent Ozone Applications in Food Processing and Sanitation - Food Safety Magazine
https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/magazine-archive1/octobernovember-2002/recent-ozone-applications-in-food-processing-and-sanitation/

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #46 on: March 31, 2020, 07:16:26 PM »
So, reading through the above Food Safety article, it looks like ozone-infused water makes for an effective, no-rinse decontaminate spray for surfaces (with a pot life of 30 minutes). 

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Ozone-enriched water kills microbes as effectively as chlorine, and since it is generated on-site its use eliminates the need for personnel to handle, mix and dispose of harsh chemicals for sanitation. Further, since ozone readily reverts to oxygen, an end-product that leaves no residue on contact surfaces. Ozone-enriched water can be sprayed directly on floors, drains, walls, wettable equipment, tanks (externally and internally), and clean rooms via mobile or centralized systems with hand-held or drop-down, low-pressure sprayers.

I've ordered one of these;

O3 Pure Multi-Purpose Ozone Generator Water Oil Ozonator
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007ZHPRIG

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #47 on: March 31, 2020, 08:12:13 PM »
Interesting about infusing water.


Other uses:

Since it kills molds, it could be very handy in a bathroom that always seems to have a mildew problem.

I bet it would drive mice out of a shed, attic, basement or garage.

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #48 on: March 31, 2020, 08:22:33 PM »
>mice

An article somewhere said O3 air runs rodents and insects out of the room (to adjoining rooms).  I suspect that's one of the reasons they're using it at grain bins.

>mildew

I had a few spots of mildew in the garage I'm using as a decontamination chamber.  They're now gone. 

> infusing water

If you'll look at that Ozone Tunnel, it looks as if there is some sort of misting going on.

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #49 on: March 31, 2020, 08:26:25 PM »
>misting

Now that tunnel is making more sense.

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #50 on: April 02, 2020, 01:44:25 PM »
Sanitize groceries, discard takeout containers immediately: Doctor demonstrates 'sterile technique'

https://www.foxla.com/news/sanitize-groceries-discard-takeout-containers-immediately-doctor-demonstrates-sterile-technique

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #51 on: April 06, 2020, 08:06:25 AM »
There are also 12v models that can be used in the car before unloading it.  I plan on using that as a first step before using the house model for the contents of the bags and boxes that have been decontaminated in the car.

Example: https://www.amazon.fr/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur-portable-Ozoniseur-c%C3%A9ramique-St%C3%A9rilisateur/dp/B07DD963H1/

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #52 on: April 06, 2020, 11:10:20 AM »
The little (500 ml/hr) ozone generator arrived and is pretty handy.  I found big, deep pan in the attic and set it up in the garage.  Produce is dumped in there directly from the car and 'bubbled' for 1/2 hour.  We're likely to keep using that over the long term because it is easier to prep vegetables than washing with soap and likely to do a better job -particularly on leafy or deeply creviced items like cauliflower.

Louise likes the small size and output, so after the vegetable-cleaning duty she placed it in bathrooms around the house and let it run for an hour.  Last night, she set it up in the kitchen before going to bed.  That should work for 'spot sanitizing' fairly well.

>car

Yes, the 12v model should work well in your off-grid environs, Damian.  Getting enough concentration is the trick and a sealed vehicle makes for a good decontamination chamber.

After we unloaded the groceries yesterday, I ran an extension cord out the garage door and ran the big O3 unit in the van for a few minutes.

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #53 on: April 07, 2020, 12:41:50 AM »

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #54 on: April 07, 2020, 03:16:08 PM »
I put an office fan behind mine.... I just feel it helps circulate the o3 round the room better.
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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #55 on: April 07, 2020, 04:24:51 PM »
I put an office fan behind mine.... I just feel it helps circulate the o3 round the room better.

You don't want you and ozone in the same room.

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #56 on: April 07, 2020, 06:49:15 PM »
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You don't want you and ozone in the same room.
  Oh no. dont do that.
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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #57 on: April 08, 2020, 01:46:13 PM »
>Ozone therapy: A clinical review

TL;DR: DO NOT start huffing O3, hhh.

Ozone Therapy: Usage, Efficacy, and More
https://www.healthline.com/health/ozone-therapy

- Directly to the tissue.

- Intravenously

- Intramuscularly

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I really like the little (500 ml/hr) "vegetable bubbler" O3 generator that pumps output through a flexible tube rather than fan-driven. This morning, I was going to buy another one and plumb it into the hot tub which I just opened up for the season. SOLD OUT, dammit.

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #58 on: April 12, 2020, 11:04:15 PM »
If Your Only Tool Is a Hammer Then Every Problem Looks Like A Nail.

Antibacterial Activity of Freshly Prepared Ozonated Water versus Chlorhexidine on Mutans Streptococcus When Used as an Oral Rinse – A Randomised Clinical Study

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5583811/

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Re: Ozone: A powerful weapon to combat COVID-19 outbreak
« Reply #59 on: April 13, 2020, 04:47:37 AM »
Regarding the ozone generator thing: do you have to leave the house while it is running?

Also, is a normal house/ room tight enough to allow the ozone to build up?
« Last Edit: April 13, 2020, 05:11:09 AM by grnidone »