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Background:
Ozone (O3) is triatomic oxygen. It is distinguishable
by a characteristic odor, which was first reported by Van Mauren
in 1785 in the vicinity of an electrical discharge. The clean, fresh
odor of air after an electrical thunderstorm is a result of low
levels of ozone gas produced in the air. In 1840, Christian Schonbein
identified this characteristic odor as a previously undetermined
compound. He named it ozone after the Greek word "ozein";
meaning to smell. The identity and structure of this compound was
confirmed in 1867 as triatomic oxygen. Ozone has been used commercially
since 1903 for potable water treatment. Today, in addition to the
thousands of water treatment systems using ozone worldwide, it is
used in the treatment of:
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Industrial and municipal waste
• Cooling towers
• Public aquaria
• Ultrapure water
• Food processing
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Odor control
• Swimming pools
• Bottled water
• Aquaculture
• Beverage industries |
All of these applications take advantage of the extremely reactive
and strong oxidizing properties of ozone.
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