Positive Ozone Tests Debunked

This following video will demonstrate the inaccurate and false positive readings from industrial Ozone testing strips and measurement devices to various oxidants and chemicals.

This footage has been filmed in sequence and edited for time only.

All results are accurately displayed in real time.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ozone
• debunked
• positive
• hydroxyl
• test
• strips
• oxidants
• chemicals
• false
• hydroxyl radical

[radicalhydroxyl]

The purpose of this video is to dispell the many false claims being made in the market place stating that positive readings recorded by Ozone Testing Strips and/or Ozone meters are indeed Ozone. This video clearly shows that these strips/sensors react to other oxidants. No manufacturer of any of these strips/devices has every said that they can differentiate between Ozone and Hydroxyls.

[go3project]

This is BS. The HGI uses a UV lamp to produce ozone -- not hydroxy radicals. That's why all ozone measuring devices respond to its output. Ozone is a dangerous and toxic gas. It causes severe respiratory problems and thus is regulated by OSHA at 100 ppb and the EPA at 75 ppb for eight hour average exposures.

[radicalhydroxyl]

@go3project

I see that you are missing the point of this video... Namely that the current sensors and test strips on the market today cannot differentiate between various oxidants from ozone. Hydroxyl radicals are oxidants that will also fool (give false positive readings) these strips and ozone meters.

[FactsVSFiction]

Now about your comment below "in fact there will be safe levels of ozone when we do it" - So you admit that you do make ozone and all you past statements that you don't make ozone have gone to the wayside. One last question - Why did your manufacturer update their manual on 7/15/10 to read "should be used in "occupied" areas greater than 500 sq ft"? I would take that as DON’T USE IN “OCCUPIED” AREAS LESS THAN 500 SQ FT. WHY NOT????

[FactsVSFiction]

There you go again. Ozone will not dissolve in water by its self. You have to really work at it.. I personally know of hundreds of high concentration ozone jobs done with aquariums present and not one dead fish. How do you get something that has an average life of 2 seconds to go through a wall? I know of two recent tests with your equipment on latex gloves - The gloves did not hold up well at all. Try it yourself.

[hydroxyl1001]

No effect on animals, fish, plants none - i recently completed a job where a guy had over 200k of tropical fish and had a protein fire in the condo in New York - kept the fish there and we had machines in there for 4 days - 100% odorless - not a single fish died - ozone would have killed them all - how did we get the smell out, leave all the plants and fish in their - and make the place 100% odorless - right through the dry wall - we do this everyday.

[hydroxyl1001]

No bleaching on water jobs - in high humidity - gets out protein odours unlike ozone - zero destruction of electronics, rubber, dashboards, etc. I have just quoted an 80,000sq' facility with one machine - it will be odorless in 5 to 6 days 100% x 30' ceiling - how do we do this? Must be magic - one machine each bay odorless in 2 days - impossible with ozone - in fact there will be safe levels of ozone when we do it - i am more than pleased to have anyone come to the site if i get it.

[hydroxyl1001]

I don't claim to be a scientist. Yes there are other similar type UV devices in the market, but they don't get the smell out of contents - they only treat air. Our technology even gets the smell out of protein odours unlike ozone - the clothing stays on site. If we were producing ozone please explain why we have our equipment on every variety of water jobs and high humidity and there is no bleaching like ozone. Also zero degradation of any contents.

[go3project]

@radicalhydroxyl

One of the many things you don't understand is that it is impossible to produce and maintain high concentrations of OH radicals. This is because the reaction OH + OH -> H2O + O is extremely fast. And the O atom produced in this reaction then makes ozone by the reaction O + O2 +M -> O3 + M. So, even if your device were making OH at significant levels (which it isn't), then the OH would disappear and produce ozone within a few seconds.

[FactsVSFiction]

Stuart, If you were to do a little research you would find that ozone absorbs UV light in the 254nm range. Hydroxyls absorb UV light in the 308nm range. An ozone analyzer will not read hydroxyls. What makes your unit a hydroxyl generator? Every Ultraviolet Ozone Generator ever manufactured has the exact same components as yours. UV lamps that emit 185nm-254nm, a reflector and a fan. If you don't have the lamp specs call Light Sources 203-799-7877 in Ct. They will verify it's an ozone lamp.