Ozone has been used as an effective pesticide since the early 90's both in the States, Europe and Australia. Granted Ozone can be toxic, which is why caution must always be applied to the amount of Ozone which is to be applied in such circumstances.
Ozone has also been used extensively since the second world war - especially in Germany - as a form of therapy recently famed as the new "Ozone therapy".
The fact that some posts have pointed to possible bacterial applications is not surprising as it has also been used as a means of removing various antibodies from the blood for blood purification experiments.
There are lots of concerns out there regarding this issue, and rightly so, but the concerns should be pointed more towards the protocols established for applying these ozone techniques, rather than just the techniques themselves.
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Ozone has been used as an effective pesticide since the early 90's both in the States, Europe and Australia. Granted Ozone can be toxic, which is why caution must always be applied to the amount of Ozone which is to be applied in such circumstances. Ozone has also been used extensively since the second world war - especially in Germany - as a form of therapy recently famed as the new "Ozone therapy". The fact that some posts have pointed to possible bacterial applications is not surprising as it has also been used as a means of removing various antibodies from the blood for blood purification experiments. There are lots of concerns out there regarding this issue, and rightly so, but the concerns should be pointed more towards the protocols established for applying these ozone techniques, rather than just the techniques themselves.