The swine flu pandemic is upon us and everyone knows at least one person who has or has had the swine flu. The number of ill people is putting a strain on businesses and is a danger to the young and especially those with a compromised immune system. There are many ways to stop the virus from spreading including the use of chemical cleaners (yes chlorine bleach is a chemical) that kill viruses on surface to try and prevent the spread of the disease. There is also a chemical free way to kill swine flu using high concentration ozone generation technology, and using this technology kills the swine flu on surface but also the airborne viruses that make this disease so contagious.

To effectively kill swine flu in any indoor environment requires the isolation of the environment, whether it be a room, a house or a business, and then prevent as much outside air from infiltrating the space as possible. Then the ozone generator should be placed in the unoccupied space and should be activated and the space should be evacuated and remain unoccupied until cleared by a technician.

In order to ensure that swine flu has been eliminated, the average concentration within the sealed environment should remain above 5ppm ozone concentration for at least 24 hours, or above 15ppm for 12 hours. At these levels our laboratory tests have shown that over 99.99% of all microbes were destroyed and rendered inactive, which is what ozone does to the swine flu virus and all living microbes for that matter.

Ozone is an oxidizer. It's 3 times more powerful than chlorine bleach and thousands times faster at rendering microbes inactive and effectively turning them into dust. When ozone is emitted in the sealed space the ozone molecules attach themselves to larger particles in the air which may include bacteria, viruses and dust particles that carry swine flu and other diseases. When ozone attaches itself to the viruses and bacteria it destroys the cell wall by breaking apart the atomic compounds that make these microbes active. Once this occurs the microbe dies and is rendered inactive posing no more threat than any other inactive particle that is floating around.

This practice of ozone disinfection and sterilization is a relatively new practice in the world of infectious disease control, and cannot be completed by every ozone capable company. 99% of ozone generators are developed for the hospitality industry and do not have the power necessary to raise the levels of ozone in any room above 5ppm. To ensure that any company will perform the jobs effectively ask them for a ozone concentration chart for the area to be treated over time. If they cannot produce this evidence then they probably also lack the knowledge and the equipment to disinfect the area.

At this time there are less than 3 companies that provide ozone generators that can be used in disinfection applications, and there is only one patent held by one company with the knowledge and know how to distribute and properly train their technicians.