Is ozone an element harmful to health?

As people’s living environment in modern society becomes increasingly harsh, we often see the emergence of smog weather. In order to make a living, many of our friends have to work in smoggy days, so we can hear them coughing constantly. Therefore, many friends will raise such a question, that is, is ozone an element harmful to health? In response to this question raised by everyone, please share with me in the next period of time.

Introduction to Ozone Ozone, also known as triatomic oxygen, commonly known as "blessed oxygen, superoxide, active oxygen", is an allotrope of oxygen (O2) and its molecular formula is O3. At room temperature and pressure, ozone is a light blue gas with a fishy smell. Ozone has extremely poor stability and can decompose into oxygen on its own at room temperature. Therefore, ozone cannot be stored and is generally produced on-site for immediate use. Ozone is a widely known, highly effective, rapid, safe, and non-secondary-pollution sterilizing gas that can kill bacterial spores, viruses, fungi, etc., and can destroy botulinum toxin. It can kill Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Fructus Aspergillus, Fusarium, Penicillium Icelandicum, black mutant spores, natural bacteria, gonococci, etc. attached to fruits, vegetables, meat and other foods. It can also kill infectious viruses such as hepatitis A and B, and can also remove the toxicity of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables and detergent residues.

Its bactericidal mechanism is to act on the cell membrane of bacteria, causing damage to the cell membrane structure, resulting in metabolic disorders, inhibiting its growth and eventually leading to death; its mechanism of killing viruses is through directly destroying its ribonucleic acid or deoxyribonucleic acid. Its mechanism of degrading pesticides is through directly destroying their chemical bonds. Ozone can kill viruses and bacteria, and healthy cells have a powerful balance system, so ozone is less harmful to healthy cells. , molecular formula is O3, it is a relatively unstable and very active gas. Ozone is light blue and has a grassy smell. Small amounts of ozone can be produced in the atmosphere under certain natural and artificial conditions. These include: lightning, the effects of sunlight on smoke components, ultraviolet rays, and water electrolysis. So people feel the fresh air in the forest, on the coast and after thunderstorms and lightning. This is the effect of ozone. Characteristics of ozone A. Ozone is extremely chemically active, and its oxidizing ability is second only to fluorine. When its atoms are free, they can produce a strong oxidizing effect in an instant, and can be used for sterilization, deodorization, detoxification, bleaching, etc., and can combine with oxidized substances.

I believe that through the above sharing by all of us, most of our friends have already formed their own unique insights and more standard conclusions about ozone being an element harmful to health. Of course, I would like to say one more thing. Ozone can block ultraviolet rays for us very well, so to a certain extent, it can help us prevent skin cancer. However, long-term inhalation of ozone will still have adverse effects on the body.