[TenTec] OT

[Carter]

John wrote:
>  HI Carter , I took the time to reread you email a little closer.  Are
>  you saying that the air cleaner Ionizers are Hazardous to your
>  health ?

In a word, yes...

Many states, including California, have issued warnings against ozone 
generators:

>  The California Department of Health Services (DHS) issued a warning
>  about ozone air cleaning devices in April 1997^[15]
> 
<http://by104fd.bay104.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/dasp/EN/rte___10000003.asp#_edn15>.
>  In recent years, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Florida have taken a
>  variety of actions to prevent public health hazards from ozone
>  generators in their states.

And here is a blurb from the EPA:

>  The same chemical properties that allow high concentrations of ozone
>  to react with organic material outside the body give it the ability
>  to react with similar organic material that makes up the body, and
>  potentially cause harmful health consequences. When inhaled, ozone
>  can damage the lungs (see - "Ozone and Your Health" -
>  www.epa.gov/airnow/brochure.html
>  http://www.epa.gov/airnow/brochure.html>). Relatively low amounts
>  can cause chest pain, coughing, shortness of breath, and, throat
>  irritation. Ozone may also worsen chronic respiratory diseases such
>  as asthma and compromise the ability of the body to fight respiratory
>  infections. People vary widely in their susceptibility to ozone.
>  Healthy people, as well as those with respiratory difficulty, can
>  experience breathing problems when exposed to ozone. Exercise during
>  exposure to ozone causes a greater amount of ozone to be inhaled, and
>  increases the risk of harmful respiratory effects. Recovery from the
>  harmful effects can occur following short-term exposure to low
>  levels of ozone, but health effects may become more damaging and
>  recovery less certain at higher levels or from longer exposures .

IMHO ozone is nasty stuff, best not fooled around with...