Food and fun… now it doesn’t get better than that! While working together is great, every now and then it’s fun to get together and enjoy time together outside of work.
On July 27, 2011 many of the employees of Ozone Solutions, along with their families got together for a picnic at the Hubbling Park in Hull, Iowa. Dexter (see photo) & Joel were in charge of the grilling and did a fabulous job on the steak, chicken, and hotdogs!
We also enjoyed a variety of salads and desserts brought by each of the families. YUM!!
Mike is turning the BIG 40 in a couple weeks, so we surprised him with a cake and some black decorations!
A friendly game of volleyball is now a tradition at the summer company picnic. Are we competitive? Just a little…
Many of the kids enjoyed learning how to play volleyball or spending time playing around in the sand and playground equipment.
In order to benefit the larger community of programmers, Ozone Solutions is maintaining a new blog related to the challenges of PHP web development and marketing using Netsuite Web-Services. The blog can be found here:
Recently a number of documents have appeared on the Web detailing how to build or procure inexpensive high-flow ozone destruct units. These inexpensive designs are advertised as a cost-effective means to ozone-free rooms or enclosures for microarray applications and seem like a cost-effective alternative to an NT-70 Ozone Destruct Unit.
You may be comparing the price of a high-flow ozone destruct unit like the NT-70 and wondering about any differences besides the price. Consider a number of limitations and significant vulnerabilities inherent to the design of these kludge-type, do-it-yourself units:
Loose Design Tolerances
The “Ozone Annihilator” design does not use any padding or seal between the destruct media and chassis. The wiring is messy and haphazard. Although the document may accurately claim that these units have been tested to reduce ozone levels sufficiently, there is no proven testing yours will perform consistently. A minor flaw in construction or a single component failure could significantly change the unit’s performance.
Portability
The probability of wiring problems or component failures will increase if a home-made unit is transported from one location to another. The NT units are lightweight and can easily be moved from one location to another. Their small size also ensures they do not take up too much room on work benches.
Comparison
By contrast, the Ozone Solutions’ line of Ozone Interceptors (NT-40: $995, NT-70: $1195) are built from a refined design; engineered to optimize flow and destruct efficiency. Every unit is fully portable and includes a three-year manufacturer warranty. The NT line of units have a reputation of strong performance for microarray applications.
We are often asked to help calculate ozone demands, convert values, or well… you get the point. For many years we had a page on our website that covered many of the commonly used ozone conversions. However, this still required you to get out your calculator, or heaven forbid, a pen and paper!
Due to popular demand we created a web page that does the work for you. That’s right, just enter your numbers, click Calculate, and we give you the answer. To see for yourself, click here to visit our Ozone Formulas page.
This page will help you with the following calculations:
Ozone Generation (g/hr) to achieve Ozone dosage rates (ppm) into water flow (GPM)
Output of an Ozone Generator (g/hr) based on concentration (%) and flow rate ( LPM)
Output of an Ozone Generator (g/hr) based on concentration (g/m3) and flow rate ( LPM)
Output of an Ozone Generator (mg/hr) based on concentration (ppm) and flow rate ( CFM)
Adjusted flow for pressurized flow meters
Try these out and see what you think. We would appreciate your feedback on any other calculation that would be helpful to you. Let us know your thoughts, and we would be happy to provide other tools to help you in your on-going ozone engineering quests.
Did you know that the fruits and vegetables in your refrigerator have likely been treated with ozone? Ozone kills bacteria which makes your food last at least twice as long and up to four times longer than the normal shelf life. With the Fridgezone GH-2138 you can do what the Food Industry has been doing for years… in your very own fridge!
Put the Fridgezone in your fridge and let run and see the results in a few days!
To learn more about the advantages of using ozone in the food processing see the links below:
The same chemical properties that allow high concentrations of ozone to react with organic material outside the body give it the ability to react with similar organic material that makes up the body, and potentially cause harmful health consequences. Recovery from the harmful effects can occur following short-term exposure to low levels of ozone, but health effects may become more damaging and recovery less certain at higher levels or from longer exposures.
Important Government Standards
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires ozone output of indoor medical devices to be no more than 0.05 ppm.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) requires that workers not be exposed to an average concentration of more than 0.10 ppm for 8 hours.
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends an upper limit of 0.10 ppm, not to be exceeded at any time.
EPA‘s National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone is a maximum 8 hour average outdoor concentration of 0.08 ppm (see: the Clean Air Act)
Ozone Solutions
Ozone Solutions recommends that all ozone systems be designed with proper mechanisms to dispose of excess ozone and detect ozone leaks. Additionally, residential and commercial ozone shock treatments for odor removal should be performed in the absence of humans or animals to avoid exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone.
An ozone treatment can be used to remove or reduce agents such as residual smoke or mold spores that aggravate breathing problems. However, people with serious breathing issues, such as asthma, should not be around ozone gas and should avoid any area where an ozone shock treatment has been performed in the last 24 hours.
In late January, US Marshals seized 77 ozone generators (models AOS-1M and AOS-1MD) from Applied Ozone Systems of Auburn, California. This action was taken on behalf of the FDA in response to a request-for-recall which was delivered to Applied Ozone in December, 2009. Applied Ozone never responded to that FDA request, which led them to take further action (the seizure of inventory).
The stance of the FDA is that these particular models of ozone generator were being marketed as “medical devices”, and as such require FDA approval for safety and effectiveness. These devices were not approved, and the FDA has gone on record stating their concern for possible infection related to use, as well as their concern that individuals may delay or stop prescribed medical treatments while doing ozone treatments. Claims on the Applied Ozone website indicated applications for cancer, AIDS, hepatitis, herpes, and colon cleansing.
Chuck Ankeney, owner of Applied Ozone, has since said “You do a recall on something that’s broke. You don’t do it on their claims.” He is said to have received no past complaints about his products, except for a woman who used a product for too long and began coughing from excess ozone. Mr. Ankeney has removed a number of health-related claims from his website and has added disclaimers to indicate that any health statements “have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration”.
While ozone has not been approved by the FDA for medical purposes in the US, it is important to keep in mind that ozone has a proven track record for success in a number of other industries. This includes FDA approval for direct ozone contact with food during processing – a move that allows ozone to be used as a “green” sanitizer for the food industry. This can help to increase shelf life and prevent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses such as salmonella and E. coli, without the use of chemicals. Other industry-recognized uses of ozone include water treatment, wastewater treatment, and groundwater remediation.
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