Ozone and chlorine dioxide are powerful oxidants that produce less well-known harmful by-products, but do not provide a disinfectant residual.
You once testified before a congressional commit tee on ozone depletion.
In 1983, the environmental standards were set for other major pollutants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, fine particulates, and ozone.
Their environmental policies are focused on some global issues, such as climate change and ozone layer depletion.
Other compounds that may be introduced continuously into the waterlines during patient treatment are hydrogen peroxide and ozone.
As winds sweep these chemical pockets into middle latitudes they encounter sunlight and trigger rapid ozone destruction.
Given the significance of the stratospheric ozone layer, concern regarding the effects of pollution of the stratosphere has been expressed in recent years.
The altitude at which the energy is released will affect the extent of ozone depletion.