Re: So, does ozone have an odor or not?

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Original poster: "S.Gaeta" <sgtporky-at-prodigy-dot-net> 

I am one of those people who likes the smell in low concentrations, but
there was this guy about ten years ago who I used to see at a lot of East
coast ham fairs, and at one cat show that sold these air purifiers that he
built himself. He always had one going, and the smell that came out of it
was nauseating! He would yell out to people "Do you smell that? Doesn't it
smell like fresh air after an electrical storm?" He claimed that the smell
was the result of "Negative ions" and that it was good for you. It was
producing way too much ozone. I haven't seen him around lately. I wonder
what happened to him? Hmmmm....

Sue

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Subject: Re: So, does ozone have an odor or not?


 > Original poster: sundog <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>
 >
 > At 10:24 PM 12/25/2003, you wrote:
 >
 > Hi All,
 >
 >    Ozone has a sweet, pungent odor.  It's highly corrosive, and your
 > exposure to it occurs before you even can smell it.
 >
 >    Make no bones about it.  Ozone is *bad* for you.   It breaks down
 > quickly, but can reach mind-numbing (literally) concentrations from TC
 > production in very short times.  Typical overexposure symptoms include
 > headache, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, etc.  Ozone is very tough on your
 > lungs, and in general, bad for you.
 >
 >   Yet many, *many* places sell "Air purifiers" that use ozone production
to
 > scrub the air clean (attract particles with electrostatic fields and
 > produces ozone) and they're marketed as "safe".  Lots of people associate
 > the smell of ozone with "clean air", because it has a pleasant smell to
 > lots of people, in low concentrations.
 >
 >    From www.msds-dot-org search for "ozone"
 >
 >
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/ozone/basic_ozo.html
 >
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/ozone/health_ozo.html
 >
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/chem_profiles/ozone/working_ozo.html
 >
 > Its CAS Registry Number is 10028-15-6.
 >
 > Basically, it's dangerous.  Very dangerous.  It's *really* bad for
 > you.  The above links should help convince people to ventilate their work
 > area and make sure they don't let it build up.  It's just a serious risk
as
 > the HV we all play with.
 >
 >   Hope it helps!
 > Shad H