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Ozone Generator
> > > name Tom
> > > status other
> > > age 50s
>
> > > Question - Can I build an ozone generator or is the process too
> > > complicated for the average bear?
> > >Thanks,
> > >Tom
> >
>Tom! Ozone-producing short wavelength [253.7 nm] are commercially available,
>but fairly expensive -- in the $100 to $1000 range.
>
>Having said that:
>
>THE AVERAGE SMART BEAR DOES NOT MAKE AN OZONE GENERATOR.
>OZONE IS EXTREMELY TOXIC.
>
>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA] sets the maximum
>allowable 8 hour exposure of ozone at 0.1 parts per million, and the maximum
>allowable 15 min exposure at 0.3 ppm. Furthermore, the detrimental effects
>have been found to be cumulitive.
>
>It is one of the chemicals that nobody should mess with unless you have the
>proper protection.
Vince Calder
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