E. Coli Escherichiaa coli, one of the members of the coliform group of bacteria indicating fecal contamination. Hard water Water with a total hardness of one grain per gallon or more, as calcium carbonate equivalent. Micron a linear measure equal to one millionth of a meter, or .00003937 inches. Ozone Ozone has been used in water treatment since 1903. Like Chlorine, ozone is an oxidizer which kills bacteria by destroying the protective lining of their cells.
Ozone is three parts oxygen, it leaves no residual or byproducts in the water.
When ozone is injected into the water you are only injecting a form of oxygen. Because it is only a triatomic form of oxygen it is not stable enough to be stored or transported. After a few hours it returns to the monatomic form and dissipates. Osmosis A process of diffusion of a solvent such as water through a semipermeable membrane which will transmit the solvent but impede most dissolved substances. A process of water treatment.