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ozonation

ozonation

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The process of using ozone gas to clean water or air by killing germs
  • noun
  • /oʊˈzeɪneɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: ozonización
  • During the ozonation process, ozone gas is bubbled through the water to eliminate odors and improve clarity.
  • ozonation system
  • ozonation pilot
  • ozonation or chlorine

Examples

  • A water treatment operator checks a procedures manual to start equipment installed as part of the ozonation pilot study conducted at the water treatment plant.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The one drawback of utilizing an ozonation system is its increased power consumption.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Ozonation has also been found to improve the taste, odor, and color of water.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The ozonation system was assembled in the plant's pretreatment screen building, where a raw water supply was readily available.

    Academic text (1998)
  • As indicated by the data, ozonation is an alternative disinfectant for the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Other studies have indicated that no major health risk by-products are produced by using ozonation as a disinfectant.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Various ozone dosages and contact times were tested and investigated to determine the effectiveness of ozonation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • An ozonation pilot study conducted in Newark, N.J., by the city and its OM&M firm lasted for several months in 1997.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The purpose of the pilot study was to determine if ozonation could reduce the disinfection by-products under consideration for regulation, as well as those currently regulated.

    Academic text (1998)
  • This study, conducted by the private firm and the city, indicates ozonation to be a superior microbiological disinfection system, resulting in the reduction of other DBPs.

    Academic text (1998)

Surface Forms

ozonation singular
ozonations plural

Morphology

ozonation = ozonate (semi-transparent) = ozone + ate + ion

The noun is formed regularly from the technical verb 'ozonate', but the base word and the sense are specialized.

Etymology

Ozonation comes from ozone, a gas whose name comes from the Greek ozein meaning 'to smell', because ozone has a sharp smell, and the ending -ation meaning 'a process'. So ozonation means the process of using ozone to clean or purify water or air.