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Ozone As Pesticide
Makarand writes "Purdue University researchers in the search for
alternatives to insect fumigants that damage Earth's ozone layer
have found that
ozone gas can be used as a potent
pesticide without causing any environmental harm.
Farmers could use ozone generators to get rid
of insects in their grain bins by releasing ozone
in them."
PETA protest to follow...
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
"Scientists say the ozone layer is too thick after 2 decades of overuse of ozone as a pesticide. This will result in global warming, and the eventual extinction of humans, unless some sort of ozone layer thinning can be done."
all the farmers will do this and then in 20 years we'll have every evironmentalist screaming "theres too much ozone! we're all going to die! we must stop using ozone generators and start using CFCs!"
argh!
After reading this story I was thinking back and can confirm: Not a single photocopy clerk in our building has ever caught malaria from infected mosquitos.
Trolling is a art,
10 years from now someone discovers the increased quantity of ground level ozone is causing cancer (or whatever).
Suppose it's still better than DDT though.
because it is infringing on our patent. Please cease and desist immediately or we will be forced to initiate legal action.
Why don't they just put people in those areas? Humans make Ozone! :-P
I suffer from attention surplus disorder.
So, how about we just store all the grain in LA?