Patent ID: 7186375

Claim:
An apparatus for neutralizing a biological or chemical warfare agent, comprising: a self-charging storage container for storing an ozone-containing solution near a potential site for chemical or biological attack, wherein said ozone-containing solution includes an ozone vehicle selected from: a glycol-containing chemical compound, an alcohol, or a mixture thereof; recharging means for recharging said ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container in accordance with a predetermined criteria to increase ozone content of the ozone-containing solution stored in said self-charging storage container, wherein said predetermined criteria includes at least one of the following: (a) elapsed time, and (b) ozone content of the ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container, wherein said recharging means comprises: (1) an ozone generator for generating ozone inside said self-charging storage container, wherein said ozone generator is initiated by the self-charging storage container, and (2) mixing means initiated by the self-charging storage container to mix the generated ozone with said ozone-containing solution inside said self-charging storage container to recharge said ozone-containing solution; and means for releasing the ozone-containing solution from the self-charging storage container.