ozonation News

GrayWolf Sensing Solutions of Shelton, CT, USA introduces a new, branded 6-channel Particulate Meter which optionally incorporates sensors for additional environmental parameters such as Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Temperature and Relative Humidity. This wall-mounted monitor, a modified version of the portable PC-4005 introduced ...

Aug. 14, 2017

By GrayWolf Sensing Solutions

Ozone is very versatile as an environmentally friendly oxidation agent. The spin-off company Oxy3, in collaboration with a research team at Montan University in Leoben, Austria, has managed to come up with a new ozone production method. The aggregate is simple to use and plugs into commonly available oxygen bottles. Ozone can be produced simply by pressing a button, in various concentrations; ...

Apr. 13, 2009

2015 was an exciting year for OZONATOR and we believe one of the main highlights was the COP 21 agreement in Paris. This consensus places the “environment” front and centre as a priority for almost the entire population of our fragile planet. We are no longer simply paying lip service to the urgent need for reform in how we are living and utilizing resources and the significant ...

Jan. 12, 2016

By OZONATOR Industries Limited

The EPA has lowered the ozone standard from 75ppb to 70ppb effective in 2018 based on a three year standard.  This forces counties across the country to lower their ozone amounts as of January 1, 2016. If counties do not start to lower their ozone levels as of January 2016 they could face not having a low enough average over the three years to be complaint with the new 70ppb ...

Nov. 16, 2015

By Ormantine USA Ltd., Inc.

The PSD rules have been updated to enforce the new 8-hour ozone regulation. Additional ambient air monitoring requirements have been added to the regulations. This update can be found in 40CFR52.21 (see footnote to the Table for De Minimis Ambient Air Impacts from Modeling) A new PSD source, which has the potential of increasing their emissions of nitrogen oxides by 100 tons or more, may now be ...

May 8, 2007

By Shell Engineering & Associates, INC.

Amidst growing concern with the consequences of ground level ozone on health, and the continued failure of the UK to meet European air quality directives, Air Monitors, a specialist instrumentation company, has launched a new portable UV-based ozone monitor which significantly enhances the ability to measure the air that people breathe.  The handheld Personal Ozone Monitor (POM) allows ...

Oct. 3, 2012

By Air Monitors Ltd.

WMO has published the first issue in the 2015 series of the Antarctic Ozone Bulletin, with information on the state of the ozone layer in Antarctica and surrounding areas. Measurements with ground-based instruments and with balloon sondes from some stations in the Global Atmosphere Watch network show first signs of ozone depletion, according to the bulletin. Satellite observations show that ...

Sep. 3, 2015

By World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Untitled Document An excess of sludge in a sewage treatment plant is not a new problem. For a long time, “end of pipe” ...

Mar. 16, 2005

Ground-level ozone is among the most harmful air pollutants in Europe today. Elevated ozone levels cause health problems, premature deaths, reduced agricultural crop yields, damage to plants in semi-natural ecosystems and corrosion of physical infrastructure and cultural heritage. Troublingly, efforts to combat European ozone levels are achieving only limited success. Although Europe has ...

Jul. 20, 2009

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

2B Technologies, Inc. has launched its newest innovation, the Model 306 Ozone Calibration Source™ (OCS™). This state-of-the-art instrument is a completely portable (9x21x29 cm) and lightweight (2.6 kg) source of ozone that allows calibration of any ozone monitor regardless of manufacturer. The OCS™ scrubs ozone and water vapor from ambient air and produces any mixing ratio of ozone in the range ...

Oct. 25, 2006

By 2B Technologies

Ozonator Industries Ltd. is pleased to announce the results of the testing done by the University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering on the ozonation of methotrexate (MTX) in water. Ozonation is the core treatment technology used in the Ozonator Industries NG-3000 solution in treating bio-hazardous waste. It was found that “MTX was totally degraded ...

Feb. 10, 2017

By OZONATOR Industries Limited

The recent outbreak of Cryptosporidium in the drinking water of the Swedish municipal of Östersund shed new light on the importance of effective water treatment systems. Cryptosporidium is a single cell parasite that lives in the intestines of animals as well as humans and is spread through excrements. It is very hardy and can survive in many different environments. It is often ...

Dec. 10, 2010

By Primozone Production AB

Under EU law the Biocidal Product Regulation requires both substance and product registration for ozone equipment. Four manufacturers of ozone equipment have joined forces to prepare and submit an active substance dossier for the approval of ozone. Since September 1st 2013 the Biocidal Product Regulation EU/528/2012 (BPR) is in force and is superseding the former Biocidal Product Directive ...

Dec. 3, 2013

By ProMinent Group - ProMinent GmbH

OZONATOR NG Technology Medical and Bio-hazard waste treatment technology with "zero" emissions.  Advertisement for local and internatioanl publications. OZONATOR Industries Limited  The OZONATOR NG-3000 model is capable of processing up to 400 kg (880 lbs.) of waste every twenty minutes (1200 kg per hour) and can operate on a continuous basis 24 hours per day ...

Mar. 5, 2014

By OZONATOR Industries Limited

(Washington, D.C. - Sept. 26, 2007) Who: Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency What: A teleconference to announce the results of smog and ozone testing in the eastern United States. When: 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007 Where: US/Canada Dial-in #: ...

Sep. 27, 2007

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE OZONE LAYER – 16TH SEPTEMBER This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘30 years of healing the ozone together’.The International ...

Sep. 16, 2015

By DelAgua Group

Earth's protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a U.N. scientific panel reported Wednesday in a rare piece of good news about the health of the planet. Scientists said the development demonstrates that when the world comes together, it can counteract a brewing ecological crisis. ...

Sep. 10, 2014

By Associated Press

Report Highlights  The global market for ozone technology is expected to grow to $838 million in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7% for the period. It reached $557 million in 2010 and $606 million in 2011. The water/wastewater applications segment of the market reached $426 million in 2010 and $460.5 million in 2011. It is ...

Dec. 28, 2011

Europe has significantly cut its emissions of gases that lead to ground-level ozone. Despite this, levels of ozone do not appear to be falling. A recent EEA report questions this and suggests that the effect of the emission cuts on ozone may be masked by variable weather conditions. In many countries of Europe, the time-series of ozone data are yet too short to draw conclusions about long-term ...

Sep. 18, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Air pollution caused by ground-level ozone will become a serious threat to human health and food security within the next century unless action is taken on a global scale, according to a recent report. Ozone is a significant air pollutant and important greenhouse gas, third only to carbon dioxide and methane in terms of impact on the climate. It is a powerful oxidant that exacerbates conditions ...

Nov. 13, 2008

By European Commission, Environment DG