Nine out of ten diseases, including the common cold and the flu, are caused by water or airborne bacteria and viruses. When comparing disinfectants one should keep in mind that there are very few bad chemical solutions for killing micro-organisms.
Nearly all biocides will disinfect nearly any water if the right dosage and reaction time are applied. The most important future issue of disinfectants will be how environmentally friendly the antimicrobial agent will be:
What disinfectant by-products will be formed and how efficiently, that is how quickly can the disinfectant applied achieve a sufficient log reduction of bacteria, viruses and fungi?
Ozone (O3) is poisonous and can kill bacteria and fungi as well as cause changes in molecular/chemical structures to eliminate odors caused by these bacteria. Ozone kills microorganisms with a process known as “cellular lysis”. In the oxidation process, ozone ruptures the cellular membrane of microorganisms and disperses the bacterial cytoplasm into solution, thus making reactivation impossible. This process takes place in about 2 seconds. In water ozone releases extra oxygen molecules so that Hydrogen dioxide (H2O) results in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).) This causes anything that relies on water, such as bacteria and fungi, to be effected: rubber and plastic can dry out, water exposed long enough becomes hydrogen peroxide, many odorous substances become neutralized and/or it’s causing bacteria/fungi will be sterilized (It can even be used on tear-gas residue).
Ozone generators for swimming pools and spas.
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