Ozone

just thought i would put this out there as its a real health hazard...ive seen posts were a guy is telling a noob that ozone is the same thing as ions(ionization)...in fact he is dead wrong,if he is practising this he will eventually die from necrotic lung tissue......do your own research if your new, dont blindly take advice from ppl that are overestimating thier knowledge ..ozone has its place as do the use of ionization..BUT they are not the same thing,,,.....anyway, jus sayin...

richinweed said:

just thought i would put this out there as its a real health hazard...ive seen posts were a guy is telling a noob that ozone is the same thing as ions(ionization)...in fact he is dead wrong,if he is practising this he will eventually die from necrotic lung tissue......do your own research if your new, dont blindly take advice from ppl that are overestimating thier knowledge ..ozone has its place as do the use of ionization..BUT they are not the same thing,,,.....anyway, jus sayin...

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For some reason there are crusaders out there against ozone. It reminds me of when they were against flouridated water in the 50s. There is ozone in all fresh air. High levels after storms. But it does not survive indoors and its benefits are lost. So it can be generated indoors. Is asprin dangerous if you take a whole bottle? Yes, and so is ozone if dramatically overdosed. But it does clean air and remove odors in correct levels. it is true it is not ionization, it is false that it will harm you or your plants.

Ozone should not be used in the immediate grow space. For example, if your grow is in a closet, an ozone genrator should not be IN the closet, but can be in the room outside. Its best use for odor control is if you can exhaust air into another unoccupied and sealed room, and treat it with ozone there before exhausting it to the outside.

yes, i exhaused into big u-haul boxes were it is mixed with ozone....but as far as human health, dont breath man made ozone, they baned it in air-conditioning for a reason...it causes necrotic tissue in the lungs, its a proven fact, not sure if there is a certain exposure level , but if your ozonater is below safe breathing levels it prob wont do shit for smell...im talkin NOT micro crop!

Ozone is effective on odors and other impurities in air. Like anything else, it can be a problem at extreme levels. A thunderstorm produces more ozone than any air cleaning device. And ozone is O3, period. There is no difference between natural and man-made ozone. Those who want to believe otherwise can do as they wish.

synthetic ozone is going into the atmosphere and displacing natural ozone..not sure why, but its proven they mix with cfc and suspend them indefinatly in the atmosphere..the man made ozone does not shield the earth like natural ozone,,it is also more persistant and interfears with the evan distribution of natural ozone in the atmosphere....man made ozone is in fact dangerios to lung tissue, it is probably more a fact of how cocentrated.....and how much exposure...i prefer to side with caution and never expell it into any habital space in my home..

if ozone if used correctly is useful to remove smells
ozone is used in hospitals to sterilize
ozone is now used to treat water instead of fluoride in some areas
the list is endless

rich i suspect you have been misinformed by scaremongers .. or some ill put together youtube video

now i must go drink some aspartame laced beverage as i am thirsty .. cancer ftw!

peace

It is no more healthy to breath in ozone as it is to breathe in H202. Both are harmless in low concentrations outside of the body but both are also highly reactive oxidizers which can definitely damage internal tissues, especially sensitive tissue like the lungs.

H202 is used in hospitals to disinfect, so is bleach. Guess what they recommend if you intake H202 or bleach - go to the hospital.

Ozone can be used properly but that doesn't mean it isn't harmful.

very many good points made today,,,i think with the info here the answeres can be deducted,,,rep to all!

Gastanker said:

It is no more healthy to breath in ozone as it is to breathe in H202. Both are harmless in low concentrations outside of the body but both are also highly reactive oxidizers which can definitely damage internal tissues, especially sensitive tissue like the lungs.

H202 is used in hospitals to disinfect, so is bleach. Guess what they recommend if you intake H202 or bleach - go to the hospital.

Ozone can be used properly but that doesn't mean it isn't harmful.

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ozone used properly is not harmful, if it was, it would not be being used correctly
not sure what point you are trying to make,

water can kill you if used incorrectly .. is water dangerous ? LOL
same with salt or any manner of things

skunkd0c said:

ozone used properly is not harmful, if it was, it would not be being used correctly
not sure what point you are trying to make,

water can kill you if used incorrectly .. is water dangerous ? LOL
same with salt or any manner of things

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Let me rephrase. ALL ozone is harmful when inhaled. If you are never exposed to the ozone you create then there isn't a problem.

Many ozone users I know of are exposed to the ozone they create.

I was pointing out that you were making no point by mentioning that hospitals use ozone. And to be correct, most hospitals do not use ozone, at least not in the United States.

Gastanker said:

Let me rephrase. ALL ozone is harmful when inhaled. If you are never exposed to the ozone you create then there isn't a problem.

Many ozone users I know of are exposed to the ozone they create.

I was pointing out that you were making no point by mentioning that hospitals use ozone. And to be correct, most hospitals do not use ozone, at least not in the United States.

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If ALL ozone is harmful when inhaled, then why are there not bad air warnings right after summer thunderstorms when ozone levels are quite high? I don't know how many hospitals use ozone or what for, but I know many doctors prescribe it for certain patients.

Let's put it this way - in terms of acceptance by the medical community as (when used properly) beneficial to patients and not harmful, ozone is a hell of a loit further along than medical marijuana.

Illegal Smile said:

Let's put it this way - in terms of acceptance by the medical community as (when used properly) beneficial to patients and not harmful, ozone is a hell of a loit further along than medical marijuana.

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Not to be a dick or to sound like I disagree (I don't know much about ozone), but there's a lot of really bad stuff accepted by the "medical community".

Gastanker said:

Let me rephrase. ALL ozone is harmful when inhaled. If you are never exposed to the ozone you create then there isn't a problem.

Many ozone users I know of are exposed to the ozone they create.

I was pointing out that you were making no point by mentioning that hospitals use ozone. And to be correct, most hospitals do not use ozone, at least not in the United States.

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ozone is used to treat tap water
ozone has been used for years in hospitals i am not sure where you are getting your information from it is used in many industries safely
you are making no point at all,
it would be like me saying , fire is dangerous lol , yes it can be, so can ozone if you misuse it
for you to think people who use ozone are not aware of what ozone is and it's associated risks via MISUSE is imo patronizing

peace

peace-out all...was just makin a point that i have reada post saying it was ok to vent into babies room...if you have anything more than a tabletop OZONE producer....dont get in the habit of breathing it....low exposure just takes longer for the damage to be realized..in canada they use ozone for nothing that will contact human lungs....period