How much ozone comes from the Ionic Breeze?
The Sharper Image strictly controls emissions of ozone from its Ionic Breeze products. Ionic Breeze air purifiers create trace levels of ozone as a by-product of their electrostatic technology that circulates air electronically. They are tested and conform to the UL Standard 867, which requires that output of ozone be less than 0.05 ppm (also shown as 50 ppb, or 50 parts per billion). This is within or less than the ozone level allowed by the FDA, OSHA, NIOSH and EPA’s standards. Since the odor detection level of ozone is very low, an odor of ozone may be easily perceived, even though levels are well within acceptable limits. Additionally, the Ionic Breeze has three settings and the ozone safety standard is met even on High; on Medium, the ozone output is about half of that; and on the Low setting, the ozone output is again reduced by about half. (top) Footnotes: 1 Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Website 2 Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Standard 867: Electrostatic Ai
