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Triatomic Oxygen or Ozone - O3 - is a pure, naturally occurring element within the Earth’s atmosphere.

What is Ozone?

Ozone (O₃)is a gas composed of three oxygen atoms combined in a ring.

Ozone itself is a blue coloured gas, which has a distinct odour, and is about one and a half times heavier than air. When under pressure, ozone is an unstable gas that decomposes into molecular oxygen.

Ozone is created naturally during a thunderstorm.

As an environmental pollutant, scientists are referring to a large family of man made pollutants which in combination with ozone at high concentrations can be very damaging. In a medical context however, the concentration, purity and route of administration is carefully controlled and has proven to be highly beneficial.

It is now well known that the Ozone layer surrounds the Earth at an altitude of 50,000 to 100,000 feet.  In fact, it is the first layer of atmospheric protection interfacing the vastness of the cosmos with Planet Earth. The ozone layer is so important for species survival on planet earth, mankind would cease to exist if this layer of protection from the ultraviolet rays of the universe was entirely eliminated.

Ozone History

Ozone was first “discovered” in 1840 by the German chemist Christian Frederick Schonbein at the University of Basel in Switzerland. Ozone gas, a highly bio-oxidative agent, was used for the first time to disinfect hospital operating rooms.

Use of Ozone to Purify Drinking Water 1860

The first use of Ozone gas was to purify drinking water occurred in Monaco in 1860.

Today, thousands of ozone-based systems are in place globally for the purification of drinking water. The use of ozone gas greatly reduces, and in some cases completely eliminates the need for chlorine and other toxic chemicals to purify municipal water supplies. Ozone generators are also becoming common today in the spa industry, built right into the units, again to greatly decrease the reliance on toxic chemicals to keep the water pure.

Ozone Impact on Drinking Water Today

Ozone has become the element of choice globally for modern purification of drinking water as well as various applications for wastewater treatment plants.

When used to purify water, ozone can kill a wide variety of viruses, bacteria, fungi and other toxins. It oxidizes phenols (a poisonous compound of methanol and benzene), pesticides, detergents, chemical manufacturing wastes and aromatic (smelly) compounds more rapidly and effectively than chlorine, yet without the harmful residues.

Today, more than 2,500 municipalities around the world treat drinking water with ozone gas. A few include Los Angeles, Paris, Montreal, Moscow, Kiev, Singapore, Brussels, Florence, Turin, Marseilles, Manchester and Amsterdam.