Ozone is Ineffective in Killing Mold
Ozone
schemes claim that tenting a home and then injecting massive amounts of
ozone gas into a home or other building will kill all of the mold in the
building. Ozone can only kill what it comes into contact with. Ozone
cannot get at, and thus cannot kill, mold growing INSIDE drywall, wall,
carpeting, upholstered furniture, wall cavities, ceiling cavities, and
floor cavities. Besides being ineffective at killing hidden mold [the
worst type], ozone readily damages all rubber and plastic parts it comes
into contact with such as rubber and plastic components of appliances,
electronics of all types, exposed electric lines and extension courts, and
hvac controls. Ozone is also unhealthy to humans according to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
"Exposure of a large variety of organisms, including microbes and fungi,
to concentrations of gas-phase ozone...had an impact...but were not
ultimately effective at removing any of them..."
testified by the government expert Eugene
C. Cole to the tests published by the American Industrial Hygiene
Association.
"Concentrations
of ozone...lowered the amount of styrene, 4-ethenylcyclohaxene, and
4-phenylcyclohaxene in a controlled environment, but had nevertheless
increased the level of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in the air." described
Dr.
Weschler based on an experiment he had conducted about ozone and indoor
pollutants. |
