Friday, January 31, 2003

New possibilities for pest control. Ironically an alternative to ozone-depleting fumigants is....er...ozone.

The scientists began their study after a company that uses ozone air purification systems in hospitals noticed that air vents were cockroach free. Absence of cockroaches in a large building is unusual, so the researchers tested various ozone doses on different insects and found the gas was fatal to bugs.

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