2B Technologies applications

2B Tech`s highly portable ozone and NOx monitors have long been used for ambient air monitoring applications.  All six of our low concentration ozone monitors have been designated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as Federal Equivalent Methods (FEMs), and our new Model 405 nm NO2/NO/NOx Monitor is designated as a FEM for NO2.

Ozone Disinfection to Combat Viruses and Protect Human Health

Ozone is now widely used for treatment of municipal water because of its greater effectiveness in killing pathogens such as bacteria and their spores and in deactivating viruses. Increasingly, ozone is being used in other industrial applications such as in HVAC systems for removing hydrocarbons and cigarette smoke from buildings, in the sterilization of medical instruments, soil and ground water remediation, preservation of fruits and vegetables during storage, processing of food products, ozone laundries, etc. These applications require ozone measurements ranging from percent levels for the outputs of ozone generators to ppm levels for process streams and ppb levels for protecting against human exposure.

2B Technologies is the founding and principal sponsor of the Global Ozone Project or "GO3 Project."  This project was formed in 2009 with the aim of engaging middle school and high school students in real-world measurements of air pollutants important in air quality and climate.  The GO3 Project is administered by the GO3 Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which raises funds for sponsorship of schools from individuals, small businesses, large corporations, and government agencies.  2B Technologies donates time, including a full-time Outreach Coordinator, a part-time Director of Educational Outreach, use of facilities, and financial support to the GO3 Foundation. 

Over the past few years there has been an enormous surge in interest in the application of low-cost sensors to measurements of air pollutants by educators, citizen scientists and members of various groups interested in air pollution levels in their own communities.