Some facts you did not know about Ozone!
Often times we write about the importance of indoor air
quality, there are different approaches, hiring a local indoor air qualityspecialist for an inspection and probably getting your air ducts cleaned by professionals like Dust Chasers in Toronto-Ontario-Canada
could be a good step to get into the game, however there are also other things you got to keep on
top of, we have mentioned previously
that Air Filters Play a key
role for removing dust particles out of the HVAC system but did you know that
some air filters Produce Ozone? ,
here is a list of some house hold devices which also produce Ozone:
• TVs
• Computers
• Air
Purifiers
(Even air purifiers that claim “No Ozone” produce Ozone if they have
a UV light or a fan).
Basically Ozone
is the most effective way by Mother Nature to clean the air, so at some levels
it is not harmful, Ozone is simply Oxygen (O2) with an added molecule O3
that extra atom is very instable and it will attach itself to pollution or
pollutants like odor and some bacteria (most effective on odor).
Here are some facts about Ozone:
• The EPA standard for ozone exposure is 80
parts per billion (PBB) over 8 hours.
• Ozone
levels over 100 parts per billion (PBB) can injure the nose/lungs.
• “High
Ozone” warnings signal that the air is bad.
• People
with Asthma should definitely go
Ozone-Free.
• At low
levels, as in nature, it does a superb job of purifying the air.
• Some air
purifiers have on/off Ozone, allowing you to “treat” the room.
• Effective
on odor, bacteria, viruses, some pollutants and chemicals.
Depending on the results you want to achieve you could
definitely benefit from one of the following:
• Ozone-
(purify) odor, pollution, chemicals, treating a room.
• HEPA-(Clean)
dust, hair, pollen, for help with allergies.
• UV-(Sanitize)
germs, bacteria, viruses, to help the immune system.
Just keep in mind that anyone with allergies wants to get a
Hepa filter since Ozone is not really effective at that.
Conclusion:
We can’t escape Ozone
and it protects us from sun, basically just like the sun, we need the sun to
survive we need Ozone to survive.
Thunder actually produces Ozone that is why the air smells really fresh, its
nature’s way of naturally purifying and cleaning the air. People with Asthma
should stay away from Electronic Air Cleaners.
Be sure to comeback as we will be covering different kinds
of Electronic Air Cleaners in the upcoming weeks,
Keep in mind that DustChasers quality air duct cleaning services and HVAC hygiene is your go to
source when it comes to indoor air quality in Toronto-Ontario-Canada.
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This article was originally written by Alex.
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