How Does Ozone Remove Odor?

Posted by GARY GE

One common question that people have about using ozone is exactly how an ozone machine is able to remove odors from houses, cars, clothing, etc.  To help answer the question I figured it was worth a quick mention here.  Basically, ozone removes odor by destroying the molecules, bacteria, and spores that cause unpleasant smells.  Ozone (O3) is a highly reactive molecule and is very quick to chemically react with particles that it comes into contact with in the air and on surfaces.  The extra oxygen atom in the ozone attaches itself to other molecules, chemically changing their structure to create...

Why do your feet stink? and how to do

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Think of a hot, one day when you've been walking around an amusement park or skiing all afternoon. Oooh, — your feet have been in those sneakers a long time! On the car ride home, you decide to kick off your shoes. It feels good, but it smells bad. In fact,Everyone’s feet smell from time to time. But some people’s feet go beyond stinky and into the category of, “Throw your socks away and open a window!” Why Your Feet Stink? Dr. Jill Austin, a podiatrist at Advocate Medical Group in Aurora, Ill., says smelly feet are primarily due to feet sweat. There...

2018 word of the year is “Toxic”

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  Oxford Dictionary has announced that "toxic" has been chosen as its annual "Word of the Year", arguing that it was "the sheer scope of its application that has made it the standout choice". Every year, the Oxford Dictionaries team debates over a selection of candidates, choosing the one that best captures the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year. Defined as ‘poisonous’ and with its origins in Greek (toxikon pharmakon, meaning ‘poison for arrows’), “toxic” has become a descriptor for the year’s most talked about topics. But you should pay more attention on your “Toxic” shoes: Do your notice...

Why does the UV-C Rays kill the bacterium, and How?

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Anne Rammelsberg, a chemistry professor at Millikin University, offers this explanation: Ultraviolet (UV) light kills cells by damaging their DNA. The light initiates a reaction between two molecules of thymine, one of the bases that make up DNA. The resulting thymine dimer is very stable, but repair of this kind of DNA damage--usually by excising or removing the two bases and filling in the gaps with new nucleotides--is fairly efficient. Even so, it breaks down when the damage is extensive. The longer the exposure to UV light, the more thymine dimers are formed in the DNA and the greater the...

What Is Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation?

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Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a major risk factor for most skin cancers. Sunlight is the main source of UV rays. Tanning lamps and beds are also sources of UV rays. People who get a lot of UV exposure from these sources are at greater risk for skin cancer.Even though UV rays make up only a very small portion of the sun’s rays, they are the main cause of the sun’s damaging effects on the skin. UV rays damage the DNA of skin cells. Skin cancers start when this damage affects the DNA of genes that control skin cell growth.There are...