Posted by Joel Leusink on December 8, 2011 under Odor Removal | 
JBS plant odor complaints drop 25 percent
Full article available at the Times-Republican HERE
Odor complaints at Marshalltown’s JBS plant have dropped 25 percent since 2009, according to Troy Mulgrew, general manager of the meat-packing plant.
Mulgrew, who addressed the city council Monday, said pork producer JBS has made investments to respond to community concern.
“We consider ourselves trying to do the right thing at the plant,” he said. “We’ve improved many things.”
According to city records 206 calls were received in 2009, 179 calls in 2010 and 149 by the end of November this year.
Detailing work with an ozone system installed this year, as well as a room air “scrubber” that functions like a vent on a household stove, he said JBS has done a considerable amount of work to get rid of unwanted odors.
Read the full article HERE
JBS Swift in Marshalltown uses a WS-120 Ozone Injection System to provide ozone for the current scrubbers to reduce odors and keep clean water in these scrubbers.
See our Ozone use in Wet scrubbers page on our website to understand more about how ozone can be used to improve the operation of a wet scrubber.
Posted by Joel Leusink on December 7, 2011 under Ozone News |
Experimental treatment may help relieve back pain
Full Story at CBS News HERE
“An experimental treatment that involves spinal injections of ozone gas and steroids relieved painin over two-thirds of 327 people with back problems related to a herniated disc.”
“Still, ozone therapy could even help many patients with unrelenting back pain to avoid surgery, Lehnert tells WebMD. Before the treatment, patients had tried everything without success and were considering an operation, he says.
Studies suggest that ozone therapy works by reducing inflammation, shrinking herniated discs, and relieving pressure on the nerves bringing pain signals to the brain. The steroid further reduces inflammation.”
Ozone Therapy for Back Pain
Ozone therapy was developed In Italy. It’s been used to treat thousands of lower back pain patients, mainly in Europe, in recent years.
Lehnert says he added the steroid to reduce inflammation because 50% of the pain is due to inflammation in the herniated area.
Selected excepts from the article are posted here, to read the full article click HERE
Posted by Joel Leusink on December 5, 2011 under Ozone Safety |
Ozone badges are quick, easy, and cost effective methods to determine ozone levels in occupied spaces. These badges are easy to use, and quick references for ozone detection that are gaining popularity due to the low cost.
An Ozone Badge uses a strip of dyed paper that will become discolored by oxidation from ozone. The rate of discoloration over time will indicate the ozone level in the ambient air surrounding the badge.
The B1-C Ozone Badge is a new badge that provides 5 uses, or ozone detection strips. There are 5 small circular discs of dyed paper that are covered with a protective strip. When the protective strip is removed the colored disc will begin to be discolored by the ozone in the room. After a period of time that color change can be correlated to the color change indicator for an ozone reading.
Below is an image of the inside of a B1-C detector card showing the instructions for use.
As you can see from the instructions above the colored indicator gives 4 levels of ozone to match your colored disc (sensor) against. This colored disc must be evaluated after the time span indicated, 10 minutes for indoor measurements, or 20 minutes for outdoor measurements.
For example, the sensor should be exposed by removing the protective strip for 10 minutes in indoor locations. After 10 minutes match the sensor strip to the corresponding color indicator, if that is #2, the resulting ozone level is 45-75 ppb.
Higher ozone levels
If the sensor becomes a darker color than the indicator in the time span specified the ozone level is greater than 105 ppb. If this is the case take another measurement exposing the sensor to ambient air for half time time, 5 minutes for indoor measurements, or 10 minutes for outdoor measurements. The color change can now be evaluated to the color indicator, the resulting ozone level must be taken x2 for accurate readings.
For example, the sensor should be exposed by removing the protective strip for 5 minutes in indoor locations. After 5 minutes match the sensor strip to the corresponding color indicator, if that is #2 the resulting ozone level is 90-150 ppb.
For more information on the B1-C Ozone Badge or for purchasing information click HERE.
Posted by Joel Leusink on December 3, 2011 under Food Industry, Ozone News |
Young people will compete with food safety ozone idea
(Sentinel photo by Joanne Glamm) These students use a skit to present their food safety research on pork. Portraying "pigs" concerned about their health are (from left) Chance Irwin, Claudia Probst, and Renae Zynda who listen as "reporter" Kara Albrecht interviews Morgan Boehme acting as Iowa State University researcher Dr. H. Scott Hurd.
“No more salmonella!” “No more salmonella!” chant three local young people dressed as pigs in skit with a type of Occupy Wall Street protest about food safety.
Claudia Probst, Chance Irwin and Renae Zynda, of Le Mars, are among eight young people who will showcase their research on food contamination Saturday at East High School in Sioux City.
The local students will compete in a regional tournament with other northwest and western Iowa teams by presenting a skit, demonstrating the skills of a robot and answering a challenge.
The competition is part of an international program, FIRST LEGO League.
Read full story HERE
This team met with, and toured Ozone Solutions to learn more about ozone and the potential of ozone in food safety.
To learn more about the First Lego League (FLL) click HERE
Posted by Joel Leusink on December 2, 2011 under Ozone News |
An ozone forum exists at www.ozoneforum.com to discuss all ozone related topics. This form has existed for some time, however some issues in the forum formatting caused difficulties in posting and signing up. I am happy to announce this has been repaired and the forum is now easier to use than ever.
This forum allows the discussion of ozone applications, ozone equipment, jobs in the ozone industry, and advertisements. Sign up, and become part of the ongoing discussion
Click HERE to view and discuss on this newly revised open format for all ozone discussions!
