Ozone Use is a Must for Treating a Mold Problem in a Home or Building-Part 1
Have you been told you can complete a thorough mold remediation project without using a high level ozone shock treatment? Think again!! Says nations top mold remediation expert, quoting a military report issued by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory which proves it’s practically impossible did you know that Anthrax reproduces with toxic spores just like toxic mold?
I discovered that The US military has studied how to De-Con a civilian building which has been contaminated by a spore based pathogen like Mold. The Studies were conducted after the Anthrax attacks on Congressmen using the US post office. Their discoveries throw conventional Mold treatment out the window! Ozone Myths Shattered! Often I am asked about the effectiveness of Ozone treatments for mold remediation. This is a complex topic, which has many sides. If you ask me is ozone effective for mold remediation I would honestly answer, that it depends. . .
On what you ask? Well on many, many, things I answer. You see there are some contractors out there that are using powerful ozone generators as a substitute for the actual physical steps of mold remediation. I have heard claims like:” Our ozone machines are so powerful they will turn mold to ash. ”
“They will literally vaporize mold. ” Leave the dry wall and the ozone cannons will destroy the mold which you can paint right over” And Dozens of other lies. The truth is the use of ozone alone is never a complete treatment for mold. The roots of mold will penetrate deep within a substrate up to 3/16ths to . 5 inch. Additionally even dead mold is still poisonous. So removing physically all of the structures of the mold organism is necessary. Just using a gas-out alone, will never accomplish this objective.
Molds reproduce by making spores that cannot be seen without magnification. Mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they begin growing and multiplying, and soon the mold problem are out of control. Many types of molds exist. All molds have the potential to cause health effects. Ozone Kills Mold! Ozone is a powerful gas and it will destroy mold spores and the MVOC’s created by toxic bacterial or fungal organisms.
In fact according to a study conducted at Los Alamos National Laboratory (that’s where they developed the atomic bomb) scientists discovered, that in order to truly complete the decontamination of a home school or commercial building that has been contaminated with a spore based pathogen, like mold it is absolutely vital to complete your decontamination process with the use of a gas-out that would flood the area with toxic levels of a reactive gas.
The reason given is that a building has so many nooks crannies crevices and cul- de-sacs; it has so many surfaces that interface between boards and in ducts and others inaccessible spaces where spore can hide and remain eluded by liquid based disinfectants. That’s right no amount of HEPA vacuuming or air-scrubbing or manual clean up can ever achieve complete true de-con without a gas out due inaccessibility. But a gas can over come this because at high levels the gas can penetrate right into all the nooks and crannies and even into carpets and fabrics and other porous materials. While many gases were considered the winner was ozone hands down!
The reason is simple ozone is lethal to virtually all pathogens- yet it is made of O3 which is pure oxygen O2 + O a single free-radical oxygen molecule. The single oxygen can only last for a split second when it bonds with and adheres to other molecules. With viruses mold and bacteria it punches a hole directly into the cell wall and then begins to destroy the contents. A tremendous amount of ozone is required for serious remediation.
If a high parts per million concentration of ozone is not reached within a given area, all the bacteria will not be killed. Mold will then grow once again from any remaining live spores, and strong odors may return. That is why we use Bio3 Blaster commercial grade powerful industrial strength ozone air generators. They are chosen by only the best professionals for serious mold, mildew, odor and pollutant removals in homes, offices, motel rooms, clubs, pubs, basements, cars, boats, as well as for fire, flood and crime scene cleanup restorations. What is then left behind is pure oxygen O2. Safe and healthy. If interested in buying your own ozone machine, http://www. ozoneblaster. com