tors have a place, for smoke and odor remediation projects and for use in bars, casino's, and other smoky environments. Ozone is also used by the food industry to keep food from spoiling. Furthermore, ozone is used by most municipal water districts to purify the water. Ozone has been used for over 100 years to treat illness. In Germany, over 6.5 million doses of ozone have been administered and numerous ozone studies have been conducted showing the medicinal effects in the treatment and cure of everything from cancer to AIDS with medical ozone. In Germany, there are reports of only 30 adverse results from those 6.5 million plus does, mostly from improper administration. One such ozone therapy is an “ozone sauna.” A plastic body bag that covers everything but the head is fitted with an ozone generator inside that will produce several hundred milligrams of ozone per hour. Within an hour, much of What is smog? Is ozone the culprit? Ozone is three oxygen molecules that near earth is created when man made pollutants and heat from sunlight are present. Ozone is not the culprit however. Hydrocarbons, VOC's, and nitrous oxides (exhaust basically) are the true causes of smog. Here is what the EPA has said in the past about cars, ozone, and smog:

“Ozone is not emitted directly but is formed in the atmosphere through a complex set of chemical reactions involving hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and sunlight. The rate at which the reactions proceed is related to both temperature and intensity of the sunlight. Because of this, problematic ozone levels occur most frequently on hot summer afternoons. Hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides come from a great variety of industrial and combustion processes. In typical urban areas, at least half of those pollutants come from cars, buses, trucks, and off-highway mobile sources such as construction vehicles and boats. In fact, a major portion of ozone-forming hydrocarbons can be attributed to a relatively small number of super-dirty cars whose emission control systems are not working properly.”

One must ask themselves why ozone is called "problematic" and not hydrocarbons, VOC’s, and nitrous oxides? Ozone is a clear gas. Smog is a dirty, brown, fog-like substance similar to vehicle exhaust. Can it be that ozone is being made the scapegoat here to distract attention away from the heavy polluters? What is problematic is the fact somewhere around two thirds of big rigs and buses nationwide are exempt from emission controls. If one wants to point a finger at the true cause of smog that would be a great place to start. If you’ve ever found yourself behind an older bus at a traffic light and have seen the large, billowing dark clouds of exhaust that fill the air when the light turns green, you know exactly what smog looks and smells like.

Another serious health issue is the lack of emission control devices on older school buses that leak exhaust into the cabin. Here is what the Natural Resource Defense Council has to say on this subject:

" How much diesel exhaust gets into school buses?

To help answer this question, researchers from NRDC, the Coalition for Clean Air and the University of California at Berkeley measured air quality inside typical school buses as they traveled along real elementary-school bus routes in the Los Angeles area. They took continuous measurements inside the buses, and compared these to air quality both just outside the buses and in passenger cars traveling ahead of the buses tested. They took readings while idling with the motor running, while traveling up and down hills or driving slowly, and while making frequent stops. And most of the buses tested did not emit a significant amount of visible black smoke. In other words, the tests re-created real-life conditions.

The results were alarming. Our study found that levels of diesel exhaust inside a school bus can be four times higher than those found in passenger cars driving just ahead of the bus. And the diesel levels inside the buses were more than eight times the average diesel-exhaust content of California air."

Why are the real issues related to smog not addressed by the media? Can it be that the financial cost of dealing with the older vehicles is so great the powers that be would rather blame ozone for the smog problem rather than face the real issues? Is the medical use of ozone also playing a factor in this vilification process?

Why are ozone producing air purifiers being vilified as well? Ozone generators have a place, for smoke and odor remediation projects and for use in bars, casino's, and other smoky environments. Ozone is also used by the food industry to keep food from spoiling. Furthermore, ozone is used by most municipal water districts to purify the water. Ozone has been used for over 100 years to treat illness. In Germany, over 6.5 million doses of ozone have been administered and numerous ozone studies have been conducted showing the medicinal effects in the treatment and cure of everything from cancer to AIDS with medical ozone. In Germany, there are reports of only 30 adverse results from those 6.5 million plus does, mostly from improper administration. One such ozone therapy is an “ozone sauna.” A plastic body bag that covers everything but the head is fitted with an ozone generator inside that will produce several hundred milligrams of ozone per hour. Within an hour, much of t

f-highway mobile sources such as construction vehicles and boats. In fact, a major portion of ozone-forming hydrocarbons can be attributed to a relatively small number of super-dirty cars whose emission control systems are not working properly.”

One must ask themselves why ozone is called "problematic" and not hydrocarbons, VOC’s, and nitrous oxides? Ozone is a clear gas. Smog is a dirty, brown, fog-like substance similar to vehicle exhaust. Can it be that ozone is being made the scapegoat here to distract attention away from the heavy polluters? What is problematic is the fact somewhere around two thirds of big rigs and buses nationwide are exempt from emission controls. If one wants to point a finger at the true cause of smog that would be a great place to start. If you’ve ever found yourself behind an older bus at a traffic light and have seen the large, billowing dark clouds of exhaust that fill the air when the light turns green, you know exactly what smog looks and smells like.

Another serious health issue is the lack of emission control devices on older school buses that leak exhaust into the cabin. Here is what the Natural Resource Defense Council has to say on this subject:

" How much diesel exhaust gets into school buses?

To help answer this question, researchers from NRDC, the Coalition for Clean Air and the University of California at Berkeley measured air quality inside typical school buses as they traveled along real elementary-school bus routes in the Los Angeles area. They took continuous measurements inside the buses, and compared these to air quality both just outside the buses and in passenger cars traveling ahead of the buses tested. They took readings while idling with the motor running, while traveling up and down hills or driving slowly, and while making frequent stops. And most of the buses tested did not emit a significant amount of visible black smoke. In other words, the tests re-created real-life conditions.

The results were alarming. Our study found that levels of diesel exhaust inside a school bus can be four times higher than those found in passenger cars driving just ahead of the bus. And the diesel levels inside the buses were more than eight times the average diesel-exhaust content of California air."

Why are the real issues related to smog not addressed by the media? Can it be that the financial cost of dealing with the older vehicles is so great the powers that be would rather blame ozone for the smog problem rather than face the real issues? Is the medical use of ozone also playing a factor in this vilification process?

Why are ozone producing air purifiers being vilified as well? Ozone generators have a place, for smoke and odor remediation projects and for use in bars, casino's, and other smoky environments. Ozone is also used by the food industry to keep food from spoiling. Furthermore, ozone is used by most municipal water districts to purify the water. Ozone has been used for over 100 years to treat illness. In Germany, over 6.5 million doses of ozone have been administered and numerous ozone studies have been conducted showing the medicinal effects in the treatment and cure of everything from cancer to AIDS with medical ozone. In Germany, there are reports of only 30 adverse results from those 6.5 million plus does, mostly from improper administration. One such ozone therapy is an “ozone sauna.” A plastic body bag that covers everything but the head is fitted with an ozone generator inside that will produce several hundred milligrams of ozone per hour. Within an hour, much of

t that fill the air when the light turns green, you know exactly what smog looks and smells like.

Another serious health issue is the lack of emission control devices on older school buses that leak exhaust into the cabin. Here is what the Natural Resource Defense Council has to say on this subject:

" How much diesel exhaust gets into school buses?

To help answer this question, researchers from NRDC, the Coalition for Clean Air and the University of California at Berkeley measured air quality inside typical school buses as they traveled along real elementary-school bus routes in the Los Angeles area. They took continuous measurements inside the buses, and compared these to air quality both just outside the buses and in passenger cars traveling ahead of the buses tested. They took readings while idling with the motor running, while traveling up and down hills or driving slowly, and while making frequent stops. And most of the buses tested did not emit a significant amount of visible black smoke. In other words, the tests re-created real-life conditions.

The results were alarming. Our study found that levels of diesel exhaust inside a school bus can be four times higher than those found in passenger cars driving just ahead of the bus. And the diesel levels inside the buses were more than eight times the average diesel-exhaust content of California air."

Why are the real issues related to smog not addressed by the media? Can it be that the financial cost of dealing with the older vehicles is so great the powers that be would rather blame ozone for the smog problem rather than face the real issues? Is the medical use of ozone also playing a factor in this vilification process?

Why are ozone producing air purifiers being vilified as well? Ozone generators have a place, for smoke and odor remediation projects and for use in bars, casino's, and other smoky environments. Ozone is also used by the food industry to keep food from spoiling. Furthermore, ozone is used by most municipal water districts to purify the water. Ozone has been used for over 100 years to treat illness. In Germany, over 6.5 million doses of ozone have been administered and numerous ozone studies have been conducted showing the medicinal effects in the treatment and cure of everything from cancer to AIDS with medical ozone. In Germany, there are reports of only 30 adverse results from those 6.5 million plus does, mostly from improper administration. One such ozone therapy is an “ozone sauna.” A plastic body bag that covers everything but the head is fitted with an ozone generator inside that will produce several hundred milligrams of ozone per hour. Within an hour, much of

, and while making frequent stops. And most of the buses tested did not emit a significant amount of visible black smoke. In other words, the tests re-created real-life conditions.

The results were alarming. Our study found that levels of diesel exhaust inside a school bus can be four times higher than those found in passenger cars driving just ahead of the bus. And the diesel levels inside the buses were more than eight times the average diesel-exhaust content of California air."

Why are the real issues related to smog not addressed by the media? Can it be that the financial cost of dealing with the older vehicles is so great the powers that be would rather blame ozone for the smog problem rather than face the real issues? Is the medical use of ozone also playing a factor in this vilification process?

Why are ozone producing air purifiers being vilified as well? Ozone generators have a place, for smoke and odor remediation projects and for use in bars, casino's, and other smoky environments. Ozone is also used by the food industry to keep food from spoiling. Furthermore, ozone is used by most municipal water districts to purify the water. Ozone has been used for over 100 years to treat illness. In Germany, over 6.5 million doses of ozone have been administered and numerous ozone studies have been conducted showing the medicinal effects in the treatment and cure of everything from cancer to AIDS with medical ozone. In Germany, there are reports of only 30 adverse results from those 6.5 million plus does, mostly from improper administration. One such ozone therapy is an “ozone sauna.” A plastic body bag that covers everything but the head is fitted with an ozone generator inside that will produce several hundred milligrams of ozone per hour. Within an hour, much of

tors have a place, for smoke and odor remediation projects and for use in bars, casino's, and other smoky environments. Ozone is also used by the food industry to keep food from spoiling. Furthermore, ozone is used by most municipal water districts to purify the water. Ozone has been used for over 100 years to treat illness. In Germany, over 6.5 million doses of ozone have been administered and numerous ozone studies have been conducted showing the medicinal effects in the treatment and cure of everything from cancer to AIDS with medical ozone. In Germany, there are reports of only 30 adverse results from those 6.5 million plus does, mostly from improper administration. One such ozone therapy is an “ozone sauna.” A plastic body bag that covers everything but the head is fitted with an ozone generator inside that will produce several hundred milligrams of ozone per hour. Within an hour, much of that ozone will be absorbed through the skin and then enter the blood where it can attack cancer cells, chemicals, and any foreign substance that shouldn’t be there. One can then speculate that the medicinal use of ozone is yet another motive for the vilification of ozone and ozone producing air purifiers given the size and strength of U.S. pharmaceutical drug industry and their lobbying power. Here is what BiologyNews.net had to say recently on the subject of medicinal ozone:

"In fact numerous effective cancer cures have been brought forth over the years, yet they never seem to get to market. This is especially true for ozone therapy, which was started in Germany in 1892, and came to the US in 1898. Since this therapy precedes the formation of the FDA, and happens to be one of the safest therapies on the market, under the law it has a grand fathered approval status. Yet the FDA routinely violates the law by jailing those who perform ozone therapy. Chemically ozone destroys cancer through multiple mechanisms. First of all malignant tumors lack the protective antioxidant enzymes which protect healthy cells. When ozone reacts with the lipid membrane of the cells a lipid peroxide is formed. Hydrogen peroxide is also formed by the reaction of ozone with water. These peroxides enter in to all cells. The antioxidant enzymes in the healthy cells break down the peroxides in to water and oxygen. Cancer cells on the other hand cannot break down these peroxides, thus these cells swell up and burst. Secondly the peroxides stimulate white blood cell activity. In fact NK (natural killer) cells use peroxide in the same manner to kill cancer cells. Ozone, being a strong oxidizer, kills cancer microbes, and carcinogens, such as xenoestrogens. As far as safety goes, a study done in Germany followed over 6.5 million doses of ozone given for therapy. There were slightly over 30 adverse reactions reported, mostly due to improper administration. Therefore, no therapy can match effectiveness and safety of ozone for cancer treatment."

It seems that countless lives could be saved with ozone therapy and other countless lives could be saved if emissions controls were required on all vehicles, regardless of age. We have to ask ourselves, if we can put a man on the moon, why then can we not engineer emissions controls for older engines? We could, very easily, but nobody is going to invent or manufacture emissions controls for older vehicles when in fact those older vehicles are not required by law to carry them!

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