Ozone has a distinctive smell that has been used to purify water since 1893. Ozone can also be used in air conditioning to disinfect and deodorize along with many medical applications. The first time ozone was used in food preservation was in the early 1900's in a Cologne meat packing house. Ozone is most essential in meeting the high demand for safe food, and with the extension of shelf-life will provide less waste of food products. Less Waste Is More Food which means more money in your pocket.
Ozone occurs naturally in the environment.
In nature, oxygen is released from plants and sea plankton during photosynthesis. Oxygen floats upward into the atmosphere and in turn is converted into ozone by ultraviolet radiation. When you look up at the sky, the ozone layer is what makes it blue. The ozone blocks out the harmful UV b rays that cause skin cancer. The production of ozone is dependent on the amount of the suns energy.