Ozone generators- effective at killing mold and mildew
Ozone generators are considered by many to be very effective at killing and reducing mold and mildew in the home. However, when using one for this purpose, the area to be cleaned should be completely unoccupied, as it would need more ppm that would be able to cause health issues to even healthy people.
The amount of ozone concentration that is needed to kill mold is very much pass the safe level of ozone that living things can take in. They are considered effective in removing mold and airborne mold particles as it will kill the mold on any surfaces that the ozone gas contacts.
Although they are helpful in removing mold and gaseous smells, they are not made to remove dust particles from the air. In other words, they don’t filter air and they would not be able to remove cigarette smoke odors or smoke odors that are present in furniture (as they are not able to penetrate well through walls, stuffed furniture or carpet padding.
If you find that you would like another option in removing mold, you can also hire mold remediation experts. As removing mold is a dangerous job because of the hazardous gases and such that mold can produce, a mold remediation expert who’s trained to handle the job should be used. However, this process is quite expensive and can cost more than $8,000 in many places to get the job done.
Even though there are hazards associated with them, these dangers can be reduced by meticulously abiding to the cautions advised by the manufacturer AND other air and health safety control organizations such as the EPI, OSHA and NIOSH.