Links

Cleaning, Sterilisation, Decontamination

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables" (PDF)
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Wastewater disinfection using ozone (PDF)
J. Vig, J. LeBus, IEEE Transactions on Parts, Hybrids, and Packaging, Dec. 1976, "UV/Ozone Cleaning of Surfaces" (Abstract)
W.J. Kowalski, W.P. Bahnfleth, B.A. Striebig, T.S. Whittam, "Demonstration of a Hermetic Airborne Ozone Disinfection System: Studies on E. coli", AIHA Journal, Volume 64, Number 2 / March-April 2003, 222 - 227

General information about ozone and advanced oxidation

Ozone in the Wikipedia
Hydroxyl in the Wikipedia
Rein Munter, "Advanced Oxidation Processes - Current Status and Prospects", Proc. Estonian Acad. Sci. Chem., 2001, 50, 2, 59–80 (PDF) (Describes the chemistry of the advanced oxidation processes)
Anna Goi, "Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Purification and Soil Remediation", Dissertation on the Faculty of Chemical and Materials Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Talinn University of Technology (PDF)
United States National Library of Medicine, Toxicology Data Network, Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Search for reports related to ozone
The site Earth Safe Ozone contains more information, articles, papers and links about using ozone
United Nations Environment Programme: Ozone
Joel Schwartz, Heartland Institute: "Health Risks of Ozone Are Exaggerated (Part 1)" (Detailed analysis: Joel Schwartz, "Rethinking the California Air Resources Board’s Ozone Standards" [PDF])
Marianne Salama, Ozomax Ltd, "Ozone Disinfection and Sterilisation" (PDF) (compares ozone to other disinfectants)

General information about UV light

UV in the Wikipedia (direct to sterilization, disinfection, food processing)
American Air and Water, "UV Research, Results And Facts" (with links to related information)

Ozone and advanced oxidation processes in food processing applications

Purdue News, "Ozone may provide environmentally safe protection for grains"
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA approval for ozone in food processing applications
M.A. Khadre, A.E. Yousef, and J.-G. Kim, "Microbiological Aspects of Ozone Applications in Food: A Review", Journal of Food Science Vol. 66, No. 9, 2001
University of Florida, "Ozone may stop bacteria on produce better than food irradiation and current washing methods", says UF expert
University of California Postharvest Technology Research & Information Center, List of articles about ozone in agriculture
James R. Gorny and Devon Zagory, "Food Safety" (PDF) (Article describing various methods of food protection against microbiological contamination)
Peter L. Sholberg and William S. Conway, "Postharvest Pathology" (PDF) (Article describing various methods to prevent losses due to post-harvest diseases)
P. Sarig, T. Zahavi, Y. Zutkhi, S.Yannai, N. Lisker and R. Ben-Arie, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology (1996) 48, pp 403-415, "Ozone for control of post-harvest decay of table grapes caused by Rhizopus stolonifer" (PDF)
Molloy, E., Hassenberg, K., Plöchl, M., Idler, C., Geyer, M. and Barnes, J. 2003, "USE OF OZONATED WASHING WATER FOR THE SURFACE DECONTAMINATION OF PERISHABLE PRODUCE", Acta Hort. (ISHS) 599:577-582 (Abstract)

UV in food processing applications

J. A. Guerrero-Beltrán , G. V. Barbosa-Cánovas, Food Science and Technology International, "Advantages and Limitations on Processing Foods by UV Light" (Abstract)
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food" (PDF) (UV safe to use for reduction of human pathogens and other microorganisms in juice products)

Systemic Acquired Resistance

Franco Gozzo, "Systemic Acquired Resistance in Crop Protection" (PDF)
Nasser Yalpani, Alexander J. Enyedi, Jose León and Ilya Raskin, Planta, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, April 1994, "Ultraviolet light and ozone stimulate accumulation of salicylic acid, pathogenesis-related proteins and virus resistance in tobacco" (Abstract)
John Ryals, Scott Uknes, Eric Ward, "Systemic Acquired Resistance", Plant Physiol. (1994) 104: 1109-11 12 (PDF)

Pesticides

Wikipedia article
J. Jeyaratnama, "ACUTE PESTICIDE POISONING: A MAJOR GLOBAL HEALTH PROBLEM", WORLD HEALTH STATISTICS QUARTERLY Vol. 43, No. 3, 1990, pages 139-44 (PDF) (1990 study about pesticide poisoning)

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