Ozone for Improving Indoor Air Quality - Myths and Realities

In Ozone for Improving Indoor Air Quality - Myths and Realities, you'll learn ...

• Ozone is most effective in controlling indoor air pollution
• Ozone doesn’t leave any harmful by-product or residue
• Ozone destroys the sense of smell
• Ozone can be used effectively in both occupied and unoccupied spaces

Overview

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Credit: 4 CPD

Length: 39 pages

With public concern about indoor air quality rising, many people are unknowingly making it worse by using air purifiers or other devices that intentionally inject ozone into the indoor spaces. Manufacturers and vendors of ozone generators often claim that these devices eliminate bacteria, mold, and chemical contaminants from the air, and that they help persons with asthma and allergies. This is not true or backed up by any scientific research. Independent studies by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others have shown that these devices do not effectively destroy microbes, remove odors, or reduce indoor pollutants enough to provide any health benefits. In fact relatively low amount of ozone can be harmful to health and worsen chronic respiratory diseases.

This 4-hour course provides guidance on ozone’s true capabilities, potential benefits and limitations in improving indoor air quality. This course attempts to address the common vendor claims and myths associated with use of ozone in indoor spaces.

This course is applicable to general public, HVAC engineers, facility engineers, architects, environmentalists, operations and maintenance personnel, as well as consultants and contractors who construct, build and manage facilities.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain why ozone is most effective in controlling indoor air pollution.
• Describe how ozone does not leave any harmful by-products or residue.
• Identify how ozone destroys the sense of smell.
• Analyze how ozone can be used effectively in both occupied and unoccupied spaces.
• Evaluate how ozone concentration in a space can be controlled so that it never exceeds design values.
• Assess how controlling ozone generator output can be safe and simple.
• Summarize how ozone generators are approved and regulated by federal agencies.
• Outline how ozone is equally effective for air and water pollution control.
• Interpret why ozone is most suitable for healthcare disinfection.
• Compare key aspects of how ozone works better than air filters.
• Distinguish key features of how low-level ozone is beneficial.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 25 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.