The demand for fresh salad vegetables, such as iceberg lettuce, has increased worldwide in recent years. Numerous sanitizers have been examined for their effectiveness in killing or removing pathogenic bacteria on fresh produce. However, most of the sanitizers are made from the dilution of condensed solutions which involves some risk in handling and is troublesome. A sanitizer that is not produ...

One of the commonly used methods for ozone therapy is ozonated oils. Most prominent type of used oils is extra virgin olive oil. But still, each type of unsaturated oils may be used for ozonation. There are a lot of wrong knowledge on the internet about ozonated oils and its use as well. Just like other ozone therapy studies, also the studies about ozone oils are inadequate to avoid incorrect k...

OBJECTIVES Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is a common and endemic disease in Khorasan province in North-East of Iran. The pentavalant antimony (Sb V) is the mainstay of treatment that has many side effects and resistance to the drug has been reported. The microbicidal effect of ozone was proven in different microorganisms. Since there is no study in this respect and to achieve a low cost and effective...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects ozone treatments on rapid and uncomplicated recovery wound or shortening time suture placement. This carried out a total 40 patients who were admitted our surgery clinic with 20 cats dogs different ages, races, genders. These animals divided into 4 groups. According statistics obtained; in group 1 (ozonated oil) had best reduction size clinic...

Owing to diabetes, atherosclerosis, and ageing, there are several million patients undergoing skin lesions degenerated into infected ulcers with very little tendency to heal and implying a huge socioeconomical cost. Previous medical experience has shown that the daily application of ozonated oil eliminates the infection and promotes a rapid healing. The purpose of the study is the optimization ...

Lettuce is a leafy vegetable widely used in industry for minimally processed products, in which the step of sanitization is the crucial moment for ensuring a safe food for consumption. Chlorinated compounds, mainly sodium hypochlorite, are the most used in Brazil, but the formation of trihalomethanes from this sanitizer is a drawback. Then, the search for alternative methods to sodium hypochlor...

We investigated the efficiency of residual ozone from an advanced water treatment plant with an applied dose of 2.5 mg l(-1) to inactivate viable Cryptosporidium oocysts during summer (i.e. 24 degrees C) and winter (i.e. 18.9 degrees C) in Queensland, Australia. Containers for sample collection were inoculated with 1,000 oocysts l(-1) and filled with ozonated water. Ozone residual concentration...