Ozone As A Deodorant Ozone generators produce Ozone by passing oxygen through an electrical field. Ozone is a very powerful oxidant, which oxidises organic and inorganic material in the air, including bacteria, viruses, microbes and fungal spores. Ozone converts back into oxygen after its oxidising process. For this reason the use of Ozone is one of the most effective methods of deodorising any area, whether domestically or commercially. Chemical deodorants like sprays only serve to mask unpleasant odours with a stronger smell, which is merely a temporary solution. In addition these chemical sprays tend to leave a chemical residue in the area, which can be unhealthy or even dangerous to people living or working in that environment. They do not reach the inaccessible areas of a room like under furniture or equipment, or inside fabrics and cracks. Most importantly, however, chemical deodorants do not necessarily get rid of the cause of the odour, the bacteria or fungus that creates the smell. For these reasons the use of Ozone is the most effective method of deodorising any area. Ozone as a gas reaches the most inaccessible areas of any environment, such as the small cracks, under equipment and furniture, and even permeating fabrics and cloth. As an oxidant, it deodorises an area by actually killing the microbes, which cause the odour, not only deodorising but sanitising the environment. It leaves no dangerous chemical residues, converting back into oxygen. Ozone will kill microbes, bacteria, fungus, mould, mildew and any organic and inorganic material responsible for smells and bad odours. Correspondingly there are many different areas in which the use of Ozone will be highly effective, such as: Home and Office Use smoking areas, kitchens, toilets and bathrooms, musty and mouldy rooms fire damaged areas car interiors, pet and baby smells odours in shoes and clothes insecticides and toxic fumes like paint, diesel and carbon monoxide helping to prevent the subsistence of flies, fleas, mites, cockroaches and insects helping to prevent hayfever, allergies and viral infections such as flu and throat infections prevention of sick-building syndrome organic waste material areas sanitising and deodorising refrigerators, freezers, prolonging the storage life of perishables in the kitchen and fridge Commercial and Industrial Uses hospitals and mortuaries, abbattoirs and butcheries, fish factories, pig farming animal organic waste, chemical toxins in the air sewage systems, garbage disposal, cleaning services, hotels and car rental services air conditioning systems and controlled environments public toilets, decomposing material night clubs, commercial kitchens and restaurants, boats and aeroplanes transport of perishable foods and materials Deodorising the home with ozone Noxious airborne chemicals and surface bacteria cause unpleasant or harmful odours. Ozone simply eradicates these smells by attacking and destroying the bacteria that cause them. Most so-called air fresheners do nothing more than mask the smells with nicer smelling chemicals to an already polluted air. All of the household smells below can be eradicated rapidly and effectively by ozone: The morning after a party, the air is thick with the smell of stale cigarettes and other equally obnoxious smells. Curry and other strongly spiced foods, whilst tasting agreeable, tend to leave a lingering after-smell. The Airmaid 3000 clears away these smells, deodorising the furnishings and floors. Babies, although generally delightful, have some particularly nasty habits resulting in rather unpleasant smells. Similarly the smell of pets can be overpowering and unpleasant. Operating an Airzone ozoniser for a short while where such smells arise eliminates them. Smells created by incontinent elderly relatives and other illnesses are eliminated by subjecting them to ozone. If the area to be cleaned is washed, dried and an Airzone left on for a few hours, the smell is eliminated. The smell of smoke can be removed from kitchens recently following chip-pan fires by using an Airzone. Smoke and flood damage smells are removed and the growth of mould and bacteria retarded using an Airzone for several hours. Cars, vans, caravans and boats can be restored to 'showroom fresh' smell using the special adapter supplied with domestic Airzones. Deodorising commercial premises with ozone A pleasant and healthy environment in which to work or relax in is important, and the presence of obnoxious smells can greatly affect one's opinion of an establishment. Would you return to or recommend a hotel where unpleasant smells were present? Ozone reacts with bacteria and chemicals that create odours and clearly and effectively neutralises them completely. A leading cross channel ferry company has recently fitted Airzone ozonisers into their toilets to deodorise them. Sickness in a ferry cabin results in that cabin not being utilised for several days. By subjecting the cabin to ozone using a 1000 mg/hr ozoniser, the smells were eradicated within a couple of hours and the cabin was back in service in time for the next crossing. A large amount of hotels are using Airzone ozonisers to treat the bedrooms in order to remove the smell of joss sticks that guests have decided to light, cigarette smells and other obnoxious smells. Airzones are being in several houses of ill repute in South Africa! Nightclub chains throughout the world have installed ozonisers in their toilets. Several hundred ozonisers have been placed in nursing homes to combat incontinence and other smells from residents.