I just bought an ozone purifier. Can I use it with an infant in the home?
Worried about ozone level affecting my daughter. But I want the advantage of clean oxygenated air.
Am I OK to use it.
Categories: Ozone Tags: ozone level
Worried about ozone level affecting my daughter. But I want the advantage of clean oxygenated air.
Am I OK to use it.
Categories: Ozone Tags: ozone level
I agree with the previous answer, while ozone is a powerful cleaning agent, it has also been proven to be harmful. I am a certified Indoor Air Quality professional and I recently wrote an article about things to consider in a home air purifier:
http://www.breathepureair.com/airqualityblog/residential-air-purifiers/
You may also want to check the Maerican Lung Association, which also has a section titled "Problems with Ozone"
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=39289
The EPA also has some great information on their Indoor Air Quality Fact Sheet: Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners: An Assessment of Effectiveness and Health Consequences:
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ozonegen.html
The Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety also has a published report about the negative health effects of ozone:
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/ozone/health_ozo.html
Personally, I don’t recommend ozone to anybody who isn’t using it to remove sulfur content from their water… Ozone is NOT good stuff, it can cause sore throats, among other minor respiratory problems… I imagine that in a high enough concentration it could cause death, but the amount put out by an ozinator isn’t that high… but it could make you or your child uncomfortable. I think you’d be better off with a regular air purifier with an ionizer built in. That should be safe.