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		tech6 on Oct 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The experiment that proved airborne disease transm... I have an ozone vegetable washer. Is it dangerous to be in same room when this vegetable washer is running ? I can smell the odour of ozone near the vegetable washer

ficklepickle on Oct 4, 2020 [–]

The odour detection threshold is 0.005-0.02 PPM. OSHA says less than 0.1 PPM over an 8-hour period.

So you can smell ozone well before it is in the harmful range. Some air circulation wouldn't hurt while the device operates, but napkin math says you are OK.

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