Ozone is commonly used to treat well water and city water sources for many water treatment issues. The use of ozone in water treatment is one of the oldest and most frequent uses for ozone in the world. The same systems and processes used in other agricultural applications or drinking water applications can be applied in the cannabis industry without major changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since ozone is more soluble in water than oxygen and naturally reverts to oxygen, adding ozone to your water will naturally increase dissolved oxygen levels. Increased dissolved oxygen levels in water are always beneficial for irrigation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surface Sanitation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Ozone can be dissolved into water to be used for surface sanitation in rooms, equipment, and even plants if required. Ozone gas is produced, dissolved into water at high levels, and used as a sanitizer. Ozone increases the ORP (oxidation-reduction potential) in the water to a level that, if any of the water comes into contact with pathogens on the surface being treated, it will effectively sanitize the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This same application of ozone is common in the food processing industry. Many studies have been conducted on the use of ozone in food processing applications, and there are many ozone systems currently in use for these purposes. The same systems and processes used in the food processing industry can also be applied to horticulture and further processing of the cannabis plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We provide ozone systems for surface sanitation applications independently. We also supply ozone systems capable of treating both incoming irrigation water and providing the higher dissolved ozone levels necessary for surface sanitation in one package with one ozone generation system, but with two separate ozone mixing systems to dissolve ozone in water in two separate water streams and control individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ozone in water for surface sanitation is safe, with no harmful side effects to humans or plants. However, if done incorrectly, ozone in water can off-gas and enter the gas phase. Ozone in the gas phase can be harmful to both humans and plants. In this application, ensure ozone is implemented and operated properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Odor Control<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Odor control is likely the oldest and most common use of ozone in the cannabis growing industry. Ozone is extremely effective at reducing organic odors and is used in many applications for odor reduction and elimination. During the growing, cultivation, and processing of the cannabis plant, odors are created that can be potentially offensive. In applications where neighbors are close by or there may be aversions to any fugitive odors, ozone can be used in the air exhaust of the building to eliminate odors effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cannabis Disinfection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The final harvested product must meet specific mold and bacteria standards to be sold to the end user for consumption. There are state standards and good manufacturing processes to adhere to regarding mold and bacteria counts on final products. Ozone can be used to disinfect this final product to meet the most stringent mold and bacteria standards in your state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Room Disinfection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Ozone gas can be used in rooms to inactivate pathogens. Ozone gas can be used after aqueous ozone is used for surface sanitation to ensure all pathogens in the room are destroyed before starting a new crop or between processing batches of harvested products. The room must be empty of plants and people, as ozone gas can be pumped into the room at levels that would be harmful to plants, people, and all pathogens. Ozone monitors can be used to control ozone levels and ensure the room is safe for re-entry when complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Example of an Ozone System<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Below is an image of an ozone system that can be used for both water treatment and surface sanitation applications in one package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This system has a larger 30-gallon contact tank to treat high water flow rates of incoming water with low ozone dosages for disinfection purposes. The 30-gallon tank will provide sufficient contact time with ozone to achieve disinfection. An ORP meter is used to measure and control ozone levels in water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The smaller ozone mixing tank will provide lower water flow rates with a high dissolved ozone level (>2.0 ppm) for surface sanitation applications. A dissolved ozone meter is used to measure and control ozone levels in water in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is an image of an ozone injection system that will dissolve ozone into water but also includes ozone gas outlets to be used for room disinfection, odor control, or other ozone gas applications. An HMI touchscreen panel offers control of the ozone outputs via timers and ozone monitors measuring ozone levels in each location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.oxidationtech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2.png\")
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