It has been over 170 years since the discovery of the ozone (O3) molecule. Since that time, scientists and engineers have been testing and evaluating ways to use ozone in many different processes, from water and air treatment to surface and food sanitation. The evolution was somewhat slow in the early days, taking nearly 50 years before Europeans found, in 1886, that ozone could be used for water disinfection. From that point, it continued to pique the interest of those in pursuit of developing safe water treatment practices. Another well-known application, however, has brought ozone to the forefront: the treatment of swimming pool and spa water. The US saw its first use of ozone in a commercial pool in 1937, and has continued to use ozone for its oxidative qualities since. In more recent years, ozone has been the oxidizer of choice and mandated for use of all Olympic training and competition swimming pools, for its disinfection and oxidation capabilities. Over the last century, ozone generation equipment has evolved and is now available on a small scale for residential use. Water treatment professionals may already know of ozone's potential and maybe using it as another tool in their bag for these small-scale residential water treatment applications. With better knowledge and understanding of ozone and the residential pool and spa application, they may also be able to use this same tool to obtain further business from their current customer database.
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