Vol 33 No 4 Text - International Ozone Association

Lake Lanier Islands, Site of Next IOA PAG Conference 

Prof. Somiya Retires. Prof. Tsuno becomes JOA President 

OZONE NEWS Volume 33, No. 4 • August, 2005

Ozone News Volume 33, No. 4 

OZONE NEWS 

Volume 33, No. 4 August, 2005 

Editor: Barry L. Loeb 

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receive discounts on IOA worldwide publications and meetings. 

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For membership and publication information, please contact the IOA 

office nearest you: 

Pan American Group (PAG) 

Mr.Ron Caron, Office Manager 

International Ozone Association, Pan American Group 

PO Box 8761, Scottsdale, AZ 85252 

Tel: (1)480-529-3787 

Fax: (1)480-361-7725 

Email: info@io3a.org 

European-African-Asian-Australasian Group (EA3G) 

Mr. Alain Lasalmonie, SecretaryTreasurer 

Association Internationale de l'Ozone 

83 avenue Foch F-75116 Paris, France 

Tel: 33 (0) 1 53 70 13 58 

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Ms. Beatrice Bernard, Secretariat 

IOA-EA3G -ESIP-Plate-Forme Eaux 40, av. du Recteur Pineau 

86022 Poitiers Cedex, France 

Tel: 33 (0) 5 49 45 44 54 

Fax: 33 (0) 5 49 45 40 60 

Email: ioa@esip.univ-poitiers.fr; Web: www.ioa-ea3g.org 

Nippon Islands Group (NIG) 

Mr. Hirofumi Takahara 

International Ozone Association 

Homei Building, 8th Floor 

1-3-19 Akasaka 

Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 

Japan 

Tel: (81) 03 3583 5210 

Fax: (81) 03 3583 1461 

Email: joa@mrh.biglobe.ne.jp 

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE 

ON THE COVER 

Make plans to attend the IOA-PAG conference 

in Lake Lanier, GA. Story on p. 32. 

New leadership for JOA. Story on p. 16. 

5 Editor’s Note 

6 INDUSTRY NEWS 

6 - Metropolitan Water District Board 

approves 2005-2006 Budget 

8 -Pacific Ozone Featured on World 

Business Review 

8 -Applications for Ozone in Food 

Processing Abound 

9 - Report from AWWA Conference 

12 - AWWA Ozone Handbook 

14 IOA NEWS 

14 - 23rd Japan Ozone Association Seminar 

on Ozone Technology 

16 - JOA General Assembly 

17 - EPRI/Global Ozone Handbook 

18 - Ozone Conference in Russia 

20 -Young Innovator Award will Finance 

Water Research 

20 -Ozone Usage Database 

21 Application of Ozone Resistant 

Microfiltration Membranes for the 

Reuse of Secondary Effluent 

25 Consultants Page 

26 New IOA Members 

29 Meetings Calendar 

32 Lanier Ozone Conference


The Pan American Group is holding 

a fall conference in Lake Lanier 

Islands, October 9-12, 2005 and is 

still in need of technical papers to 

be presented. If you would like to 

present a paper, submit your 

abstract immediately to Dr. 

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, at the 

University of Alberta, Canada 

 

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 

2 AirTree Ozone Technology 

13 Analytical Technology Inc. 

11 Astro Pak 

25 Best Sulfur Products 

25 Black & Veatch 

8,9 BMT Messtechnik GmbH 

25 Bollyky Associates Inc. 

6 Eco Sensors, Inc. 

5 ENMET Analytical Instruments 

4 GDT Corporation 

28 IN USA Inc. 

14 Dr J. Hänsler GmbH 

25 Innovative Ozone Services Inc. 

25 Kennedy/Jenks Consultants 

5 Mazzei Injector Corporation 

35 Oxygen Generating Sytems Intl. 

36 Ozonia International 

10 Pacific Ozone Technology 

11 Plasma Technics, Inc. 

7 SeQual Technologies 

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Editor’s Note 

You will be receiving this issue of Ozone News 

just before or during the Strasbourg World 

Congress. Considerable planning has gone 

into this Congress and I am sure that it will be a big 

success. 

This Congress will be followed in about two months 

by a Pan American Group conference at Lake 

Lanier Islands, GA. The PAG conferences are 

always well-attended and supported by the ozone 

manufacturing community. This will be an excellent 

stop to see what is new in the field of ozone. 

There has been much going on in the world of 

Ozone. The Japan Ozone Association has just 

completed an annual seminar and elected new 

leadership. An annual ozone conference in Russia 

was just completed. Ozone was nicely covered at 

the recent AWWA Conference and Exposition. All 

of these events are covered in this issue. 

After resolution of some technical issues, IOA 

members should now have access to Ozone: 

Science & Engineering on the Taylor & Francis 

website. I have used this website a number of times 

and it is a good way to retrieve past articles from 

recent issues of OS&E. It now makes OS&E 

assessable from any location, not just the location 

of the hard copy. 

All members should be very pleased with the 

positive recommendations that a number of ozone 

manufacturers have given for the IOA. By their 

email correspondence and advertising, they are 

directing others to our organization and our 

website. 

There is much being accomplished in the IOA to the 

benefit of all the membership. 

Barry Loeb 

Editor-in-Chief 

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Ozone News Volume 33, No.4 

Metropolitan Water District Board approves 

2005-06 budget 

LOS ANGELES - A $1.69 billion spending plan was 

approved by Metropolitan Water District's Board of 

Directors. 

"This budget reflects our commitment to improve the 

reliability and quality of the Southland's water supplies 

and delivery capabilities to ensure that the region's water 

needs are met," said Metropolitan board Chairman Wes 

Bannister. 

The 2005-06 spending plan is $86.4 million or 5 percent 

higher than the previous fiscal year, primarily because of 

increases in Metropolitan's capital improvement budget, 

officials said. 

From July 1 to June 30 of next year, the capital budget is 

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$500.6 million, covering more than 30 major construction 

contracts and 340 projects, according to MWD officials. 

Key system improvements will include the construction of 

the Inland Feeder and two other new major imported 

water lines; expansion of a water treatment plant serving 

southwest Riverside and San Diego counties; and the 

addition of ozone treatment facilities at two district 

filtration plants, which are needed to meet increasingly 

rigorous water quality regulations, according to the 

MWD. 

In other news, MWD announced that they have switched 

their primary disinfectant from chlorine to ozone, with 

the conversion of the 750 million gallon per day Joseph P. 

Jensen plant. 

Source: North County Times


Industry News (cont’d) 

Pacific Ozone Featured on World Business 

Review. 

A recent segment of World Business Review, hosted by 

Alexander Haig, focused on the benefits of using ozone 

as an alternative to water and air purification. Pacific 

Ozone presented the technology they provide to the 

market, addressing this very important issue. 

Brian Johnson, Pacific Ozone president, noted, "Pacific 

Ozone Technology is a complete ozone partner to users 

who need ozone as an integral part of their industrial 

process. We don't just sell ozone generators-we supply 

ozone know-how and expertise that help our customers 

succeed with their ozone application. In addition, we 

work closely with customers who have unique 

applications and needs, ensuring they get a solution that 

works properly and efficiently. We offer thoughtful service 

and support not only to our established worldwide 

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customer base, but also to others who have an 

application requiring an ozone solution." 

The paid video gives a very positive impression of the 

ozone industry. The video can still be viewed on the World 

Business Review website, www.wbrtv.com. The ozone 

video can be found in Show #1609, last segment. 

Applications for ozone in food processing 

abound 

As reported in the July 2005 edition of Water 

Technology magazine, industry experts say the 

potential use of ozone in food-processing industries is 

likely to grow over time as food processors become 

more familiar with the technology and its capabilities. 

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has 

identified the following as some of the emerging 

applications: 

1. Eggs. Sanitize whole shell eggs to eliminate potentially 

pathogenic bacteria. 

2. Fruits and vegetables. Treat pre-process wash water for 

fruits and vegetables. 

3. Poultry. Sanitize poultry chiller water to reduce 

potential pathogenic bacteria, and recondition 

overflow water for recycling and reuse (within US 

Department of Agriculture guidelines). 

4. Wineries. Sanitize cold water, replacing traditional hot 

water and harsh chemical sanitation methods. 

5. Grain. Using ozone as a substitute for chlorinated 

water to control bacteria and mold in grain 

processing. 

6. Fish. Treatment of water in aquaculture tanks greatly 

reduces foaming even without purifying the water. 

7. Seafood. Using ozone for seafood processing 

applications, including shellfish depuration, fish 

pumps, fillet-line spray bars and surimi mixing tanks. 

Source: watertechonline.com 

Note: The IOA is offering a CD which gives 

applications case studies on many of the above uses 

of ozone. For more details see pg. 17.


Industry News(cont’d) 

Report from AWWA Conference 

During June 12-16, 2005 some 12,700 delegates attended 

the 124th AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition in 

San Francisco, California. This conference was an 

excellent forum for learning the latest in research, 

technology and equipment developments and interacting 

with water professionals. 

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At the opening session, AWWA Executive Director Jack 

Hoffbuhr addressed the challenges facing the AWWA 

including a worldwide water shortage. New challenges 

are the presence of pharmaceuticals/endocrine disruptors 

in the water supplies. 

AWWA President Kathryn McCain focused on the value 

of water. In many locations, water is not always accessible 

or safe to drink. The AWWA supports legislation and 

water rates to recognize this value. 

Regulatory Updates 

Several presentations were made by regulatory experts on 

the status of current and upcoming legislation. 

• The Groundwater rule is considering a multiple 

barrier approach to meeting the proposed 

regulations. The rule should be finalized in 2006 

• The stage 2 DBP (Disinfection byproducts) rule will 

be finalized in 2006. Focus is on Haloacetic acids 

(80 ppb max running average) and trihalomethanes 

(60 ppb).


• In February 2005, EPA published a contaminant list. 

Of specific emphasis are: 

• Lead – Regulation changes to be proposed in 

early 2006 

• Perchlorate – EPA is trying to determine whether 

to regulate. 26 states have found chlorate in excess of 

4 ppb. 

• MTBE – An advisory committee recommends a 

maximum limit of 20-40 ppb. A draft health 

assessment is being completed. 

• Arsenic rule. This rule was promulgated in 2001 and 

full compliance is required in some cases in early 

2006. EPA has held webcasts explaining the rule and 

is now conducting on-site workshops in Phoenix, 

Sacramento, Omaha, South Bend and Anchorage. 

These workshops provide information to users on 

technologies to remove Arsenic. 

A summary of the regulations and their compliance dates 

can be found at: 

www.epa.gov/safewater/regs.html 

Technical Sessions 


A number of technical presentations focused on ozone or 

related applications, a summary of which follows: 

J. Dan Shannon, CDM, discussed the expansion of the 

Fort Worth, TX Rolling Hills Water Plant from 160 to 200 

mgd capacity and the installation of a raw water 

ozonation facility. Ozonation was selected to meet current 

and future regulatory requirements, reduce tastes and 

odors, and improve overall treated water quality. Using 

LOX as the feed gas, the plant achieved 4.28 kwh/lb at 

10% ozone concentration. The sum of power and oxygen 

costs was $0.58/lb at this concentration. 

Ozone-enhanced biofiltration for geosmin and MIB 

removal was reviewed by Kerry Meyer, Carollo Engineers, 

and Debbie Metz, Greater Cincinnati Water Works. Pilot 

studies were made on the City of Boulder’s 63rd Street 

Water Treatment Plant and full-scale biofilter (pre GAC) 

tests were conducted at Cincinnati. 

There is increasing concern on the presence of 

pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking 

water. The effectiveness of treatment technologies in 

removing pharmaceuticals was reviewed by Shane Snyder, 

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Southern Nevada Water Authority. Ozone is able to 

remove most of the products in question; byproduct 

formation still requires study. UV works on several 

products; UV combined with hydrogen peroxide is more 

effective. There has been success with the combination of 

membranes with UV. 

The Southern Nevada Water Authority is also facing 

challenges from the upcoming Stage 2 D/DBP regulations 

and the declining level of Lake Mead. Disinfection 

byproduct control strategies for this water authority were 

presented by Mark Janey, CH2M Hill. One interim 

solution may be ozone plus biologically active filtration. 

Update on Ozone, UV and Drinking Water 

A special session titled “An update on Ozone, UV and 

Drinking Water was jointly conducted by the AWWA, 

IOA and IUVA. 

Craig Thompson, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, reviewed 

“Thirty Years of Experience Using Ozone in Water



Treatment in the United States”. Currently there are 

approximately 204 drinking water plants (>1mgd) using 

ozone treating 9,200 mgd water and capable of producing 

340,000 lb/day ozone. By 2010, some 240 facilities are 

anticipated trating 13,000mgd water and producing 

420,000 lb/day ozone. Within the next five years it is 

expected that 1/3 of the water treatment capacity will 

involve ozone in some form. An ozone use questionnaire 

is available for users to input data to update the survey at 

http:/kjweb1.kennedyjenks.com/ioasurvey 

Kerwin Rakness, Process Applications outlined the 

upcoming AWWA Ozone Handbook. This handbook is 

intended to serve as a practical reference for anyone using 

ozone, or planning to use ozone. More details on this 

handbook are outlined elsewhere in this issue. 

Susan Teefy, Water Quality and Technical Solutions, Inc. 

surveyed ozone use in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Robert Hulsey, Black & Veatch outlined the combining of 

ozone and UV research into a full-scale design. With UV, 

the biggest challenge is how to measure UV effectiveness. 

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There are currently 45 drinking water plants in the USA 

using UV. AWWARF Project 2749 is evaluating the 

combined usage of ozone and UV in drinking water 

treatment. A full-scale design was made of the Lake 

Pleasant, AZ water treatment plant. The treatment 

sequence of this plant, which is under construction, is 

Flocculation – Ozonation – Biological Filtration – GAC 

– UV. 

Joop Kruithof, IOA President, reviewed the use of UV for 

disinfection at the PWN Water Supply Co. IJssel water 

treatment plant, North Holland. Ozone was not used at 

this plant. 

James Bolton, IUVA, presented the upcoming 

AWWA/UV Handbook. 

Equipment Exhibition 

There were approximately 1000 exhibits at the conference, 

slightly more than the 2004 conference. Exhibitors with 

ozone equipment or interests included: 

• Analytical Technology 

• Applied Process Technology 

• Best Sulfur Products 

• Carus Chemical Co. 

• Emerson Process/Rosemont Analytical 

• Fuji Electric 

• GDT Water Process Corp. 

• Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. 

• Ozone Water Systems 

• Ozonia North America 

• Pacific Ozone Technology 

• ProMinent Fluid Controls Inc. 

• Statiflo Corporation 

• Wedeco/ITT Industries 

AWWA in 2006 will occur in San Antonio, TX June 11- 

15. AWWA 2005 appears to have met the expectations of 

the attendees. Those in the ozone business were 

optimistic about the upcoming year as the municipal 

business appears to be stronger and the industrial markets 

are still evolving. 

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AWWA Ozone Handbook 

Ozone in Drinking Water Treatment: Design, 

Operation and Optimization 

This handbook, written and edited by Kerwin L. 

Rakness is designed as a practical, but detailed guide 

to using ozone in drinking water treatment. It is 

designed for water utilities, engineers, organizations 

using bench or pilot testing, and regulatory agency 

staff. 

The book is composed of 8 chapters plus an appendix. 

1. Introduction. Ozone safety, Physical and chemical 

properties, generation theory 

2. Applications in Drinking Water Treatment. 

Disinfection (Giardia, Cryptosporidium), Ozone 

oxidation (iron, manganese, color, turbidity 

removal), Advanced oxidation 

3. Ozone Process Layout, Sizing and Cost. 

Generator design, Contactor design 

4. Ozone Process and Equipment Design & 

Operation. Ozone concentration and energy 

efficiency, Types of gas feed systems, Ozone 

Contactor options 

5. Optimized Ozone Operation & Performance 

6. Ozone Concentration in Gas Measurement 

7. Ozone Residual-in-Water Measurement 

8. Gas Flow Measurement & Moisture Content 

Calculations 

9. Appendix – Ozone Calculations and Conversion 

Factors 

Cost of the handbook, which will be available in 

September, is $90 for IOA members and $125 for nonmembers. 

Ordering information will be available on 

the IOA PAG website www.io3a.org. 

This handbook will be a must for anyone involved in 

ozone system design and opearation.

OZONE MONITORING 

INSTRUMENTATION 

Dissolved Ozone Monitor 

Model A15/64 accurately measures 

dissolved ozone in all kinds of water systems, 

from potable to ultra-pure. Measurements 

from low PPB levels to 200 PPM are 

covered by one instrument. 

• Digital display with 1 PPB resolution 

• Isolated 4-20 mA output over ranges 

as low as 0-100 PPB 

• Programmable high and low alarms 

• Simple constant-head flowcell 

Ozone Gas Transmitter 

UniSens gas transmitters are looppowered 

devices capable of measuring 

ozone gas concentrations over ranges 

from 0-1.00 PPM up to 0-200 PPM. 

Transmitters are easily interfaced to plant 

PLC or computer systems. 

• 24 VDC loop-powered operation 

• Intrinsically safe transmitter design 

• Interchangeable smart sensors 

• Auto-Test sensor self-test option 

Portable Ozone Leak Detector 

The PortaSens II provides a simple and 

reliable tool for locating the source of 

ozone gas leaks in gas generators and 

piping systems. An internal sample pump 

draws sample through a flexible wand to 

allow pinpoint location of leak sources. 

• Interchangeable sensor for low range 

(0-1.00 PPM) or high range (0-200 PPM) 

measurements. 

• Audible and visual alarms 

• Backlit LCD indicator for use in any area 

• Internal data-logger stores up to 12000 

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Ozone Gas Leak Detector 

GasSens ozone leak detectors provide 

economical protection against hazardous 

gas leakage in the area near ozone gas 

generation equipment. Two alarm levels, one at 

0.1 PPM and one at 0.3 PPM provide warning 

of gas leakage for personnel protection. 

• Operating ranges as low as 0-1 PPM 

• Modular design for multi-point systems 

• LED display of ozone concentration 

• Automatic sensor self-test option 

Ozone Gas Standards Generator 

Model A23-14 Generators provide a 

method for field calibration of ozone gas 

sensors. The generator provides a constant 

ozone gas concentration of 0.8 PPM in air, 

which can be used to verify or calibrate 

any ozone gas sensor. 

• NIST traceable gas concentration 

• Compact design for ease of transport 

• Simple operation 

• 120 VAC or 240 VAC Available


23rd Japan Ozone Association Seminar on 

Ozone Technology 

The 23rd Japan Ozone Association Seminar on ozone 

technology was held on June 1-3, 2005 at Aichi-ken 

Sangyo Boeki-kan, Nagaya-city. This seminar’s schedule 

was changed this year because the 14th Annual 

Conference on Ozone Science and Technology will be 

held on September 12-13 instead of June, 2005. 

There were approximately 100 attendees including 

engineers and researchers from many companies in ozone 

industries, the related, water treatment engineering 

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companies and some water works. 

Prof. Dr. Somiya, President of the Japan Ozone 

Association and a Past President of the IOA opened the 

seminar and welcomed all attendees. 

This seminar was sponsored by the Water Re-use 

Promotion Center, the Japan Water Works Association 

and the Japan Industrial Water Association. 

This program covered eight technical papers and included 

a technical tour of the Pilot Scale Energy-saving 

wastewater treatment facility that has been installed in the 

Japanese exhibition hall back yards at Expo 2005 

Aichi, Japan.


The program was as follows: 

June 1st 

• Welcome address by JOA President, Prof. Dr. Isao 

Somiya, Ryukoku University 

•Perspective and future view of ozone applications for 

protection of the environment, Prof. Hiroshi Tsuno, 

Kyoto University 

•Safe assessment and utilization of safety standards of 

ozone, Prof. Hidetoshi Sugimitsu, President: 

Tokuyama University 

•Registration of factories and certification of small 

size ozone generation equipment, Prof. Tairo Ito, 

Formerly of Musashi Institute of Technology 

June 2nd 

•Improvement of the sludge reduction process and 

efficient methane fermentation using ozone, Kazuya 

Komatsu, Kurita Water Industries Ltd 

• Studies and research on ship’s ballast water 

treatment testing in a hybrid special pipe system using 

ozone, Masato Wada, The Japan Association of 

Marine Safety and Shuji Ueki, Mitsui Engineering & 

Shipbuilding Co. Ltd 

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• Ozone generation by dielectric barrier discharge for 

soil sterilization, Prof. Kenji Ebihara, Kumamoto 

University 

• Ozonation of seawater-Applicability of ozone for 

recycled hatchery cultivation, Tateki Ozawa, 

Mitsubishi Electric Co. Ltd 

• Report of joint project JOA and JWWA “Research 

to optimize ozone treatment in drinking water 

purification plant -outline of Pilot scale plant”, 

Keiichi Sato, Japan Water Works Association; 

Takayuki Morioka, Fuji Electric Systems Co. Ltd 

Closing address, Vice-president Suguru Kono, Ebara 

Co. Ltd 

June 3rd 

A technical tour was conducted of the pilot-scale 

energy-saving wastewater treatment facility that has 

been installed in the Japanese exhibition hall back 

yards at Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan 

The next meeting of the Japan Ozone Association will 

be the 14th Annual Conference on Ozone Science and 

Technology held on September12-13, 2005.



JOA General Assembly 

A general assembly of the Japan Ozone Association 

was held on June 1, 2005. At this assembly, Prof. 

Hiroshi Tsuno was appointed president of the 

Association replacing Prof. Isao Somiya, who is 

retiring as president of JOA. Prof Somiya becomes 

the Chairman of the Executive Committee of JOA. 

Prof Somiya has given more than 14 years of 

dedicated service and contributions to the JOA and 

the IOA. His contributions to these organizations are 

deeply appreciated. 

Prof. Dr. Isao Somiya is currently Professor in the 

Engineering Department at Ryukoku University, 

Kyoto and is Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University. 

He received his Bachelor in Engineering from Kyoto 

University in 1962 and a Doctor of Environmental 

and Sanitary Engineering from Kyoto University in 

1967. 

After several years in industry he rejoined Kyoto 

University in 1979 as Professor, Faculty of 

Engineering. He was appointed Professor, Graduate 

School of Engineering, Kyoto University. 

In 2002 he became Professor, Faculty of Engineering, 

at Ryukoku University (Japan) 

Dr. Somiya’s research has focused in ozonation of 

water and wastewater, development of effective 

advanced treatment of wastewater and mechanisms of 

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water pollution. 

Dr. Somiya served as president of the Japan Ozone 

Association from 1991-2006, President of the 

International Ozone Association 1995-1997 and 

President of the Japan Society on water Environment 

from 1995-1997. 

Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Tsuno is currently Professor in the 

Engineering Department at Kyoto University. 

He received his Master in Engineering degree at Kyoto 

University in 1972 and a Doctorate in Engineering 

from Kyoto University in 1978. 

Prof. Tsuno has served in the Civil Engineering 

Section in Osaka Pref. and with the Environmental 

Agency of Japan. His specialty is water quality 

engineering and wastewater treatment. He has many 

technical publications specializing in environmental 

and sanitary engineering, water environment science 

and environmental water control. 

Address of Prof. Tsuno to the JOA 

I have been inaugurated to be the President of Japan 

Ozone Association (JOA) from June 1st, 2005, 

following Professor Tamon Ishibashi and Professor 

Isao Somiya. I will do my best for more and more 

development of JOA with respecting the distinguished 

services and base established by the two past 

presidents for JOA. 

Though ozonation technologies have been used in 

wide fields in Japan, such as water purification, 

sewage treatment, industrial wastewater treatment, 

night soil treatment, treatment of wastewater



permeated from landfill site of solid waste, pool and spa, 

aquarium, preservation of environmental water and so 

on, they have not yet been defined as a main and 

indispensable technology for treatment of water and 

wastewater even in above mentioned fields. We must try 

to inform the advantages and features of ozone and 

stimulate understanding to ozone based on the fortune of 

information and knowledge accumulated until now in 

JOA. We are also requested to collect and develop new 

information and scientific knowledge. 

JOA holds an annual conference and seminar on ozone 

science and technology including a training course every 

year. It is also important to establish the opportunities 

and systems to collaborate among private company 

engineers and researchers, government officers and 

university professors in study, development and 

application of ozone-associated technologies. Activities 

of proposing and training safety standard for ozone 

application and of authorization of ozone generators 

with high safety level are indispensable from the concept 

that excellent technologies should be adopted with high 

safety and efficiency. Seminars on ozone for citizens 

should also be planned. 

JOA has been trying to spread new international 

information and knowledge by collaborating with IOA 

through several activities, for example distributing IOA 

Ozone News and the IOA Journal of Ozone: Science & 

Engineering and attending IOA Conferences. We are 

planning to hold the 19th IOA World Congress in Japan 

in 2009. We would like to ask IOA members for their 

kind guidance, support and help for JOA. 

EPRI/Global Ozone Handbook: Agriculture and 

Food Industries 

The 2004 EPRI/Global Ozone Handbook: Agriculture 

and Food Industries is produced by Global Energy 

Partners, LLC (Global) and offered through the 

International Ozone Association (IOA). This report 

summarizes research efforts pertaining to ozone's use 

in the agriculture and food industries. It includes 

experimental results from over 100 research groups 

and organizations and describes over two dozen 

specific end uses of ozone in these industries. 

Contributors to this publication included IOA 

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members and member companies. 

Global Energy Partners, LLC, a subsidiary of the 

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) through 

EPRI Solutions, Inc., is a leading management 

consulting firm serving the energy industry. You can 

visit Global on the web at www.gepllc.com. 

The CD is designed particularly for someone who is 

trying to learn more about ozone and its uses in the 

agriculture and food industries. It contains nearly 200 

pages of application examples, complete with 

operating data in many cases. 

The CD is divided into several sections: 

Introduction 

• History of ozone in the agriculture and food 

industries 

Technology Description 

• Generation of ozone 

• Applications of aqueous ozone and gaseous ozone 

• Merits and limitations of ozone 

Specific End-Uses of Ozone 

• Ozone for livestock and poultry water irrigation 

• Ozone for beverage manufacturing 

• Ozone for sanitation of equipment and work areas 

in food production and processing 

• Ozone in pest management 

• Ozone in the fish and seafood industry 

• Ozone for fruit and vegetable production and 

processing 

• Ozone for the production and processing of meat 

and poultry products 

• Ozone for indoor air quality in food production 

and processing 

• Ozone for indoor air quality in food production 

and processing 

• Ozone for food storage and preparation in homes 

Cost of the CD is $125 to IOA members and $150 to 

nonmembers. The CD can be ordered through the Pan 

American Group of the IOA at info@io3a.org. 

This CD is a must for anyone interested in the use of 

Ozone in the agriculture and food industries!



Ozone Conference in Russia 

The First Russian Conference “Ozone and Other 

Environment Friendly Oxidants: Science and 

Technologies” was held at the Chemistry Department 

of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University June 7- 

9, 2005 The Conference was devoted to the 250th 

anniversary of Moscow State University. 

255 participants took part in the Conference. Apart 

from Russian participants, scientists from Ukraine, 

Belarus, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Poland and 

Singapore took part in the Conference. The Program 

of the conference included 9 plenary lectures 

concerning various aspects of ozone application, 83 

oral reports and 37 poster presentations. 

Four sections on the different aspects of ozone 

application were organized in the Conference. The 

first section was devoted to synthesis and analysis of 

ozone, ozone generator configurations, processes and 

apparatus. In the second section “Scientific 

elaboration and ozone technologies” reports with a 

technological character were presented. These reports 

were related to ozone application in hydrometallurgy, 

agriculture, organic synthesis and other 

manufacturing. Ecological problems resolved by 

means of ozone as well as ozone application for water 

treatment and wastewater purification were also in the 

scope of the third section. The forth section was 

completely devoted to ozone application in medicine. 

As to the plenary lectures in the first place we would 

mark the lecture of Dr. S.D. Razumovskii’ “Reactions 

of Ozone with Aromatic and Poly-conjugated 

Systems”. The influence of the minor differences in 

the structure of a number of allied aromatic 

hydrocarbons on the reaction with ozone was studied. 

The mechanism of ozone reaction with the similar 

structure of fullerenes C60 and C70 is not the same. 

The presence of the substitutes in the aromatic 

structures enlarges the amount of the primary and the 

secondary products. So, besides the molecular 

channels of labile intermediates transformations the 

radical and the chain-type processes take place. 

The excellent lecture of Ph.D. K.V. Kozlov “Modern 

Insight to Mechanism of Barrier Discharge in Oxygen 

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– Nitrogen Mixtures” in the popular and at the same 

time in the scientific form gave the account of the 

modern insight into the detailed mechanism of the 

barrier discharge in oxygen and in air. 

The lecture of Dr. S.N. Tkachenko (M.V. Lomonosov 

Moscow State University, Chemistry Department) 

“Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Ozone 

Decomposition” was devoted to the regularities of 

photochemical, thermal and catalytic ozone 

decomposition. The field of ozone decomposition 

occurring on oxide cement-containing catalyst (COC) 

was determined both under high and low temperatures 

in the flowing reactor filled by COC granules. The 

mechanism of ozone decomposition on the surface of 

COC was proposed. The process was found to be 

limited by the desorption process of the reaction 

product (oxygen) from the surface. In the work were 

determined the lifetimes of adsorbed oxygen and 

ozone molecules. The heat emanation induced by 

ozone destruction on COC covering the bead-type 

thermistors was also simulated. The rate constants of 

the principle stages of the heterogeneous ozone 

decomposition on Mn - Cu catalysts were evaluated in 

the work. 

The lecture of Dr. N.M. Lihterova and co-authors 

addressed the role of ozone in relation to processing of 

heavy petroleum raw materials by ionizing irradiation. 

The investigations revealed that the pre-ozonation has 

changed the mechanism and the route of the radiolysis 

reactions, completely. At the same time the changes of 

the colloid structure of the heavy petroleum raw 

materials were observed. Besides, the drastic decrease 

in vanadylporphyrine concentration also took place. 

Probably the following investigations in this way could 

allow development of new technology of petroleum 

raw materials treatment. 

It is necessary to draw attention to the lecture of Prof. 

V.A. Maximov and A.G. Kulikov concerning the 

principle achievements in ozonetherapy. The authors 

considered the possibilities of this new perspective 

method of the medical treatment of a number of 

diseases (atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, 

ischemic insult, ulcer of the stomach, osteomyelitis 

and also in cosmetology). 

As regards to the section reports we would like to draw 

attention to the several most interesting works. In the 

first section the numerous reports informed about the



construction of the high-frequency ozone generator with 

adiabatic cooling (by Joule – Thomson Method). This 

idea has appeared in the literature many times, but the 

authors (Shapiro S.V. and Amirkhanov A.Sh. from Ufa 

state service institute) have successfully utilized this 

method of the reaction gases cooling. 

Many very interesting reports were presented in the 

second section of the Conference. This section focused on 

the intensification of hydrometallurgical processes by 

means of ozone (the investigation of L.N. Krylova and 

colleagues –Moscow state institute of Steel and Alloys), 

the successful application of ozone in the processes of 

gaseous fuel combustion by research by Ukraine 

scientists, and a number of reports on ozone application 

in biochemistry for the synthesis of new compounds. This 

research was presented by Bashkortostan chemists. It is 

necessary to note the high professional level of these 

investigations. Great attention was attracted to the report 

of Ph.D. V.V.Timofeev (Chemistry Department of M.V. 

Lomonosov Moscow State University) on ozone 

reactions with organic compounds in the supercritical 

carbon dioxide region. Oxidation processes under these 

conditions were shown to occur through the modified 

mechanism. The author noted the high selectivity, good 

yield of the products. It allows the production of organic 

isocyanates. 

Among the applied research of this section, it is necessary 

to note the thorough report of Moscow and Tomsk 

scientists (the lecturer A. Golubkovich) concerned with 

ozone – air mixtures application in the process of the 

grain drying. The technology is introduced into practice. 

It allows a power reduction of 20% and shortening the 

drying duration time to one third in comparison with the 

air. 

The third section included a number of clearly scientific 

reports (reports of I.M. Piskarev, G.S. Stolyarenko and 

G.I. Rogozhkin). The last author proposed the 

nontraditional method of the quantitative evaluation of 

the kinetics and the effectiveness of water ozonation. In 

particular, it focused on the concept of ozone dose. 

The report by V.L. Budovich and E.B. Polotnuyk on 

indoors air ozonation led to lively discussion for and 

against the concept. The authors emphasized that in this 

case ozone application is accompanied by the number of 

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concurrent effects, so the every individual case should be 

investigated specially. 

A resolution was made on the creation of Russian Fund 

“Ozone Society”- Association “Ozone and Other 

Environment Friendly Oxidants. Science and 

Technologies during the general meeting of the 

participants on the 7th of June. About 45 regions of the 

Russian Federation will be presented in the Fund. 

Academician of RAN, Prof. Valery V. Lunin was elected 

as the President of the Association. Vice- presidents are 

Ph.D. Vadim G. Samoilovoch, Dr. Sergei N. Tkachenko, 

and Prof. Stanislav D. Razumovskii’. The central office of 

the Association will be in the Chemistry Department of 

Moscow State University. 

The Proceedings of the Conference were published as 

collected articles in Russian (Publishing house-“Knizhnii’ 

dom universitet”, 2005). Details on the conference and 

the proceedings can be found on the conference website 

(see below). 

The next Workshop (28th) will be held June 7-8, 2006. 

Information on previous workshops can be found in 

Ozone News Vol. 30, No. 4; Vol. 31 Nos. 1,4; Vol. 32 Nos. 

1,4. 

For additional information visit the Conference web site: 

http//www.kge.msu.ru/ozone 

Reported by Conference Vice-Chairman Dr. Vadim G. 

Samoilovich. 

See ozone generators in action at Lanier Conference!



Young Innovator Award will Finance Water 

Research 

Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Din of the University of 

Alberta is the recipient of this year’s Petro-Canada 

Young Innovator Award, which provides $20,000 

towards his research into water treatment. 

The Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award Program 

was created in 1995 to recognize and help support the 

work of outstanding and innovative young faculty 

researchers at Canadian universities, colleges and 

major research institutes. Grants are made to 

universities who select recipients of the award. 

At the University of Alberta, the award is designed to 

recognize, promote and support outstanding and 

innovative faculty researchers whose academic work 

impacts positively on the learning environment of the 

department in which they work and whose research 

has potential to be of significance to society at large. 

This program is intended to articulate the 

commitment of Petro-Canada and the University of 

Alberta to support these researchers in the launch of 

their scholarly careers and enable them to carry their 

research forward. 

Dr. Gamal El-Din is a frequent contributor to IOA 

Conferences and serves on the Editorial Board of 

Ozone: Science & Engineering. 

Congratulations, Dr. Gamal El-Din! 

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Ozone Usage Database 

The Pan American Group IOA Municipal Water 

Treatment Task Force is assembling a database of 

ozone installations in the US and Canada. This 

includes the use of ozone for both municipal drinking 

water and wastewater. This database is currently in 

the process of being posted on the IOA website for use 

by members. In order to complete the database and 

ensure that the data included are current, an ozone 

questionnaire has been developed. 

All water treatment plant operators and engineers are 

requested and encouraged to fill out this 

questionnaire. It is available at the following website. 

http://kjweb1.kennedyjenks.com/ioasurvey 

The above chart shows some of the information that 

will be generated from this questionnaire. In 1975, 

there was one drinking water plant using ozone, 

treating 4 mgd water, with an ozone capacity of 50 

lb/day. In 2005, there are more than 204 water 

treatment plants using ozone treating 9,200 mgd water 

with 340,000 lb/day ozone (installed capacity). In 

2010, 220 plants are anticipated, treating 12,600 mgd 

water with 420,000 lb/day ozone. The charges also 

illustrate the increase in size of individual ozone 

installations. 

The report will be summarized in its entirety in a 

future issue of Ozone News.


Application of Ozone and Ozone Resistant Microfiltration Membranes 

for the Reuse of Secondary Effluent 

Takuya Onitsuka, Shizuo Takeda 

R&D Division of SUIDO KIKO Co., Ltd, 5-48-16 Sakuragaoka Setagaya-ku, Tokyo,156-0054, JAPAN 

Abstract 

A new reclamation system by combining microfiltration (MF) membrane with ozone was developed 

to obtain a better water quality in sewerage reuse. The MF membrane was a hollow fiber made from 

polyvinylidenefluoride that has a high ozone resistance. The reclamation system using this MF 

membrane together with ozone could provide high filtration flux of 5 m3 /m2. d and a stable operation 

without chemical cleaning for long terms. This is because ozone decomposed or denatured a part of 

organic materials in the sewerage water and reduced fouling of the membrane surface. The water 

obtained by this reclamation system has a high quality and excellent in security against pathogenic 

organisms. This system was constructed at Shibaura water reclamation center, bureau of sewerage of 

Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The reclamation water of a high grade has been supplied to the 

redeveloped area as toilet flush water and cooling water since April 2004. 

Keywords 

Ozone; Reuse; Reclamation; Ozone Resistant Microfiltration Membrane; 

Introduction 

The effective usage of water resources and energy in 

sewage works is desired and the ability to recycle water is 

a priority to assist in the problem of global water 

shortage. The secondary effluent from wastewater 

treatment plants is a valuable water resource and its reuse 

is given priority in this issue. The reclamation water is 

used a in variety of applications such as landscape 

irrigation, environmental uses, industrial activities, 

agricultural irrigation, snow melting use and toilet 

flushing etc. In case of water shortage areas and the 

redeveloped area in a large city, the use of reclamation 

water for environmental uses and toilet flushing is 

increasing. It is necessary for these reclamation waters to 

have a high quality, as human beings have more 

opportunities for being in direct touch with them. 

Therefore, bacteria and pathogenic organisms must be 

taken into consideration in addition to suspended 

matters, color and odor. 

Membrane filtration is a solid-liquid separation method 

with high performance. There are few instances of 

membranes in sewerage reclamation division, as it is likely 

to be fouled by the organic matters and a higher cost than 

that of other separation methods. Ozone has a strong 

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chemical oxidation property. Ozone is expected to 

decompose organic materials in the water and reduce a 

fouling of the membrane surface. The new reclamation 

system using MF membrane together with ozone was 

developed and introduced into the sewerage treatment 

plant. 

Materials and Methods 

Figure 1. The flow sheet of the developed reclamation 

system


The reclamation system flow 

As shown in Figure 1, the developed reclamation system 

consists of a pre ozone process, bio filtration process, 

ozone oxidation process and MF membrane process. Pre 

ozone and bio filtration treat a part of organic matters 

and nitrogen in the secondary effluent and have a 

function to decrease ozone dosage in following ozone 

treatment. Ozone can decompose color and odor by 

oxidation function and disinfect bacteria. MF membrane 

is a hollow fiber with pore size of 0.1μm and can remove 

micro suspended matters including bacteria and 

Cryptosporidium. 

Features of MF membrane 

MF membrane is made from polyvinylidenefluoride that 

has a high ozone resistance. In addition, the membrane 

module is made from silicon that has an ozone resistance. 

Therefore, this membrane can filter the suspended water 

that includes dissolved ozone. 

Experimental Methods 

To clarify treatment efficacy and performance 

characteristics, pilot test was carried out during 5 months. 

The flow of test plant is shown in Figure 2. Treatment 

capacity was approximately 30 m 3/day. The treated water 

Figure 2. The experimental flow sheet of the reclamation system. 

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sampled from each treatment process was analyzed 

regularly. The analyzed items were BOD, COD, 

heterotrophes, Escherichia coliform, fecal coliform, 

ammonia nitrogen, color and so on. In addition, 

Cryptosporidium was also examined to prove treatment 

efficacy. 

Regarding membrane operation, the behavior of the 

transmembrane pressure (TMP) was examined with 

change of dissolved ozone concentration on membrane 

surface. After deciding adequate dissolved ozone 

concentration for preventing the rise of TMP, the 

continuous filtration test was carried out with controlling 

dissolved ozone concentration automatically. 

Results and Discussion 

Treatment efficacy of this reclamation system 

The results of analyzed water quality are shown in Table 

I. Heterotrophes, escherichia coliform and fecal coliform 

are sterilized in the ozone treatment process. BOD is 

removed to 87%. Color is reduced to 8 (c.u.) on ozone 

treatment process and furthermore 1(c.u.) on membrane 

process. This is because ozone coagulates a part of color 

substances. Most of the ammonia nitrogen is nitrified by 

the bio filtration process and converted to nitrate 

nitrogen. The membrane process can remove not only


Table I. Treated water quality in each treatment process 

suspended matters but also ova or larva of organisms. 

As a result, the final treatment water can provide a 

better water quality than that of Japanese reuse 

standards. The outbreak of Chironomid in 

reclamation water could be also eliminated. 

Treatment efficacy of Cryptosporidium oocysts 

The determinations of Cryptosporidium oocysts were 

carried three times for the duration of continuous test. 

The results are shown in Table II. The determinations 

could not prove whether Cryptosporidium oocysts 

detected in ozone treatment water were active or 

inactive. But it was reported in other research 

(Oomura etc,2000) that Cryptosporidium oocysts was 

inactivated to approximately 4 log by ozone, as shown 

in Table III. Therefore, it is considered that 

Cryptosporidium oocysts are inactivated by this ozone 

system with C.T. value of more than 13 (mg/L?min.). 

Moreover, Cryptosporidium oocysts in MF 

membrane treatment water are not detected at all. 

This reveals that ozone and MF membrane provide 

double hygienic barrier against pathogenic organisms. 

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Table II.Removal effect of Cryptosporidium oocysts 

Table III. Inactive ratio of C.P.O. to CT value by Ozone


Effect of dissolved ozone on TMP 

The change of TMP (transmembrane pressure) with a 

variation of dissolved ozone on the membrane surface 

is shown in Figure 3. It is evident that the behavior of 

TMP is influenced by dissolved ozone concentration. 

That is, keeping the dissolved ozone concentration on 

the membrane surface at 1.0mg/L can prevent the rise 

of TMP. Therefore, this reveals that the dissolved 

ozone may decompose or modify organic materials on 

the membrane surface and reduce fouling of 

membrane. The dissolved ozone concentration of 

1.0mg/L is necessary to keep the stable operation of 

MF membrane system. 

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The change of TMP during the continuous filtration test 

is shown in Figure 4. The dissolved ozone concentration 

on the membrane surface was controlled approximately 

1.0 mg/L. Membrane flux was 5.0 m3/m2. d. TMP doesn’t 

rise rapidly and change slowly. At an elapse of 3,800 

hours, TMP goes to only 120kPa. This value is less than 

TMP of 200kPa, at which chemical cleaning is necessary. 

This proves that a stable membrane operation at high flux 

in the long term is obtained by controlling the dissolved 

ozone concentration of 1.0 mg/L on the membrane 

surface. 

Conclusions 

The reclamation system using MF membrane together 

with ozone could provide high filtration flux of 5 m3 /m2. d 

and a stable operation without chemical cleaning in the 

long term. The water obtained by this reclamation system 

was a high quality and excellent in security against 

pathogenic organisms. 

This system has following superior features: 

1. The reclamation water obtained has a high quality 

without color, odor and suspended matters. 

Furthermore, it is excellent in security against 

pathogenic organisms. 

2. An economical membrane filtration system can be 

designed based on higher filtration flux. 

3. This system can be installed in a limited space. 

Based on the above-mentioned data, the reclamation 

plant was constructed at Shibaura water reclamation 

center, bureau of sewerage of Tokyo Metropolitan 

Government and began to operate in April 2004. This 

plant has treatment capacity of 4,300 m 3/d. MF 

membrane units are shown in Figure 5 (page 30). The 

reclamation water is distributed to the redeveloped areas 

in Shinagawa, Shiodome and Oosaki as toilet flashing 

water and environmental uses. The water quality of 

reclamation water obtained is much better than that of 

existing sand filters and gets a good reputation by users. 

In addition, the heat island phenomenon is now at stake 

in highly urbanized areas. Sprinkling water on the roads 

gives effect of preventing temperature on the roads and in 

the atmosphere from going up. This reclamation water is 

used as a measure of the heat island phenomenon. In the 

future, the reclamation water with high water quality is 

desired to apply progressively for many kinds of reuse.


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NEW IOA MEMBERS 

The International Ozone Asociation takes great pleasure in welcoming our new members 

AUSTRALIA 

Mr. Richard LEBRETON 

19/924 Pacific Highway 

GORDON 

NSW 2072 

Tel. +61 2 9498 1444 

Fax. +61 2 9498 1666 

richard@citywater.com.au 

Mr. Andrew MATHESON 

53 Riverson Street 

CLAYFIELD 4011 

Tel. +61 3862 3500 

info@aquazen.com.au 

BRAZIL 

Leticia Maria Borsarini Philippi 

Alameda Duque de Caxais 

145 Sala 102 

Blumenau, SC 89015-010 

Tel: 55 4732 61593 

Fax: 55 4732 61593 

CANADA 

Elia Edwards 

Associated Engineering 

525-21 Four Seasons Place 

Toronto, Ontario M9B 6J8 

Tel: (416) 622-9502 

Fax: (416) 622-6249 

Myriam Rivard 

450 St-Jean Baptiste 

Quebec City, QB G2E 6H5 

Tel: (418) 844-2825\ 

myriam_rivard@hotmail.com 

EGYPT 

Mr. Mohamed Nabil MAWSOUF 

4 Ahmed El-Zomar St. 

Arca 8 

Nasi City 

11768 CAIRO 

Tel. +202 50 50 111 

Fax. +202 27 25 036 

mawsouf@hotmail.com 

FRANCE 

Mr. Juan Gabriel GARCIA 

INSA 

135 avenue de Rangueil 

31077 TOULOUSE CEDEX 4 

Tel. +33 561 55 97 87 

Fax. +33 561 55 97 60 

garciam@insa-toulouse.fr 

Mr. Gilles HEBRARD 

INSA 





hebrard@insa-toulouse.fr 

Mr. Dominique JUIF 

3 rue Orphéroux 

87000 LIMOGES 

Tel. +33 587708179 

Fax. +33 587708179 

judovivi@aol.com 

Mr. Jean-Stéphane PIC 

INSA 





pic@insa-toulouse.fr 

GERMANY 

Mrs. Monique HERMANS 

MESSER GROUP GmbH 

Application Technology & Technology 

Management 

Gahlingspfad 31 

47803 KREFELD 

Tel. +49 2151 7811 221 

Fax. +49 2151 7811 503 

monique.hermans@messergroup.com 

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GREECE 

Mr. Lazaros DANIILIDIS 

Kouskoura 6 

54622 THESSALONIKI 

Tel. +30 231 0 250 351 

Fax. +30 231 0 250 354 

medilaser@otenet.gr 

ITALY 

Mr. Raffaele PAGANO 

OZONIS SRL 

Via Como 69/A 

CESANO MADERNO (MILANO) 

20031 

Tel. +39 362 54 08 48 

Fax. +39 362 57 50 91 

info@ozonis.it 

JAPAN 

Mr. Masakazu USUI 

Executive Managing Director 

Fuji Electric Construction Co.,Ltd 

Solid Square West Tower 

580 Horikawa-cho,Saiwai-ku 

Kawasaki-city, 212-0013 

Tel:81-44-548-4495 

Fax:81-44-548-4424 

usui-masakazu@fujikoji.co.jp 

Dr. Akira MURAI 

Reseacher 

The Kansai Electric Power Company 

1-7 Seika-cho, Souraku-gun, 

Kyoto Prefecture 

81-774-93-2893 

Fax: 81-774-93-2894 

murai.akira@e3.kepco.co.jp 

LEBANON 

Mr. Fadi SABBAH 

PO Box 113 

5916 HAMRA 

BEIRUT 

Tel. +961 3-742240 

Fax. +961 1-348988 

fadident@cyberia.net.lb


MEXICO 

Carlos G-M Barajas-Diaz 

Carbar’s 

Juan Bautista Lasalle 502 

Leon, Guanajuato 37160 

Tel: (52) 477-418-6566 

Fax: (52) 477-717-7349 

carbars@yahoo.com 

Alfredo Lopez Arratia 

Water & Gases Technologies 

Chilapa 46 

Tlalpan, DF 

Tel: (52) 5555-731322 

Fax: (52) 5555-731322 

P.R. CHINA 

Mr. MingXing HUANG 

LIMICEN OZONE R&D Center Co. Ltd. 

Room 901, NO. 239 

Chashan Road 

Tianhe District, Guangzhou City 

Guangdong Province,GUANGZHOU 

510640 

Tel. +86 2038903226 

Fax. +86 2038903211 

liumeichang@163.com 

RUSSIA 

Mr. Ruslan KABISOV 

2nd Botkinsky Proezd, 3 

MOSCOW 

Tel. +7 095 945 87 09 

Fax. +7 095 945 68 82 

muioi@mail.ru 

Mr. Vladimir PANTELEEV 

Vorovsky St., 125-48 

KIROV 610021 

Tel. +7 833 2 52 67 60 

marketing@lepse.kirov.ru 

Mr. Serguei SAVILOV 

Moscow State University 

Chemistry Dept. 

Leninskie Gory, 1-3 

New IOA Members (cont’d) 

MOSCOW 19992 

Tel. +7 095 939 3321 

Fax. +7 095 939 4575 

savilov@chem.msu.ru 

SWITZERLAND 

Mr. Marc-Olivier BUFFLE 

Ueberlandstrasse 133 

8600 DUEBENDORF 

Tel. +41 44 823 5087 

Fax. +41 44 823 5210 

mbuffle@eawag.ch 

Mr. Michael DODD 

EAWAG 

Ueberlandstrasse 133 

8600 DUEBENDORF 

Tel. +41 44 823 50 64 

Fax. +41 44 823 52 10 

michael.dodd@eawag.ch 

THE NETHERLANDS 

Mr. Joop NEINDERS 

Ceckumerstraat 172 

7548 BJ ENSCHEDE 

Tel. +31 53-4283078 

Fax. +31 53-4283081 

joop.neinders@ibth.nl 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Tom Barrs 

5S484 Gordon Terrace 

Naperville, IL 60563 

Tel: (630) 961-0837 

dad484@wideopenwest.com 

Vitaly Berkman 

MKS Instruments 

90 Industrial Way 

Wilmington, MA 01887 

Tel: (978) 284-4605 

Fax: (978) 284-4605 

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Jose Bonilla 

11020 Huebner Oaks, apt 2125 

San Antonio, TX 78230 

Tel: (210) 538-5202 

Fax: (210) 538-5202 

jbonilla8@satx.rr.psi 

Richard Caldwell 

Caldwell Mechanical 

1617 Whitton Ave. 

San Jose, CA 95969 

Tel: (530) 624-2434 

Fax: (408) 251-1633 

richiecaldwell@mac.com 

Johon Decanio 

Newaire, Inc. 

P. O. Box 133 

Ashburn, VA 20146 

Tel: (703)654-0385 

Fax: (703) 654-0386 

Michael Dodd 

1005 Camden Court 

Atlanta, GA 30327 

Tel: (404) 843-9255 

michaeldodd@eawag.ch 

Susan Duffy 

Newaire, Inc. 



Tel: (703) 654-0385 

Fax: (703) 654-0386 

David W Ferguson 

MWH Global 

301 North Lake Ave., Suite 600 

Pasadena, CA 91101 

Tel: (626) 568-6924 

Fax: (626) 568-6101 

david.ferguson@mwhglobal.com 

Robert Hulsey 

Black & Veatch 

8400 Ward Parkway 

Kansas City, MO 64114 

Tel: (913) 458-3441 

Fax: (913) 458-3802 

hulseyra@bv.com


Adam Karbaf 

Fulham Co. 

499 Forest Park Circle 

Franklin, TN 37064 

Tel: (615) 591-2371 

Fax: (615) 523-2120 

akarbaf@comcast.net 

Delisa Kennedy 

Nalco Co. 

1601 E Diehl Road 


Tel: (630) 305-2845 

Fax: (630) 305-2845 

dkennedy@nalco.com 

Richard Luscombe-Mills 

Newaire, Inc. 



Tel: (315) 393-1959 

Fax: (703) 654-0386 

Pat Mc Kenna 

Sports-O-Zone USA, LLC 

53847 North Park Ste B 

Elkhart, IN 46514 

Tel: (574) 264-6062 

Fax: (574) 264-6062 

sozusa@msn.com 

Chris Morrison 

Nalco Co. 



Tel: (415) 497-1772 

Fax: (630) 305-2845 

Mary Ann Naddy 




Tel: ((78) 284-4250 

Fax: (978) 284-4605 

Derek Miller 

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 

7201 Hamilton Blvd. 

Allentown, PA 18195 

Tel: (610) 481-3296 

Fax: (610) 481-4715 

Miller3@airproducts.com 

New IOA Members (cont’d) 

Evelio Sevillano 




Tel: (978) 284-9129 

Fax: (978) 284-4605 

Anthony Sommese 

Nalco Co. 



Tel: (630) 305-1000 

Fax: (630) 305-2845 

Hans Sundstrom 




Tel: (978) 284-4200 

Fax: (978) 284-4605 

hsundstrom@mksinst.com 

Paul M. Vervalle 

5109 Diablo Drive 

Sacramento, CA 95842 

Tel: (916) 348-0288 

ao3t@mindspring.com 

William Walling 

Filtercon Technologies 

2801 Camino Del Rio South, 

Suite 300C 

San Diego, CA 92108 

Tel: (619) 688-1810 

Fax: (619) 688-1854 

info@filtercon.com 

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Upcoming IOA Meetings 

2005 

August 22-25, 2005, 17th Ozone World Congress, 

Strasbourg, France. The upcoming congress will host 

experts from all over the world to present and discuss the 

latest advances in knowledge and technology for 

development and application of processes based on 

ozone or any derived or comparable oxidants for: 

•Environmental and human health protection (water, 

gas, soil and waste purification) 

•Industrial manufacture and conditioning (pulp and 

paper, food, electronics, chemicals) 

•Medical therapy 

This Congress will be held in parallel with the 7th 

Gas/Liquid/Solid World Congress. 

For more information, visit: 

www.ensic.inpl-nancy.fr/IOA17/ or contact the IOA 

Congress Office: IOA17@ensic.inpl-nancy.fr. 

Registration and hotel information is available on this website. 

September 12-13, 2005, 14th Annual Conference on Ozone 

Science & Technology (Japan). This conference is being 

arranged by the Japan Ozone Association. For more 

information, contact: joa@mrh.biglobe.ne.jp 

October 8-12, 2005, PAG Regional Conference, 

Renaissance Pineisle Resort, Lake Lanier Islands, 

Georgia, USA. A wide range of technical topics will be 

included in this conference ranging from drinking water 

disinfection to food and agricultural applications. The 

technical program, when complete will be available on the 

PAG website www.io3a.org. Following up on past 

successful conferences, an Operators Workshop will be 

held on Tuesday afternoon for operators to learn more 

about equipment, monitoring, process control and safety. 

For more information: See additional informationa nd 

registration forms in this issue or visit www.io3a.org. 

November 29, 2005, Seminar on Hot topics for Ozone 

Application, Paris , France. This seminar is organized by 

EA 3 G in the framework of Pollutec Paris 2005. 

Meetings Calendar 

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Located at the heart of France’s leading economic region, 

the 21st Pollutec will attract over 40,000 managers and 

specifiers from industry and local authorities and those 

involved in the protection of the environment and 

sustainable development. Over 4 days, 1,500 eco 

exhibitors will present a unique international array of 

techniques and services for the prevention and treatment 

of pollution of all kinds. For more information, visit: 

www.ioa-ea3g.org 

Upcoming Meetings of Other Organizations 

2005 

September 26-30, 2005, International Bottled Water 

Association 47th Annual Convention & Trade Show, 

Orlando Convention Center & The Rosen Center Hotel, 

Orlando, Florida. For more information, contact: 

www.bottledwater.org. 

October 23-27, 2005, 11th International Conference on 

Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, 

Air and Soil, Marriott Chicago O’Hare, Chicago, IL, 

USA. For more infromation, contact: 

hussain@alekabi.com. 

October 29-November 2, 2005, WEFTEC 05, Washington 

Convention Center, Washington, DC. For more 

information, contact: www.weftec.org. 

October 31 - November 2, 2005, International Pool and Spa 

Expo, Orlando, FL. For more information, visit: 

www.poolandspaexpo.com 

November 6-10, 2005, AWWA Water Qualilty Technology 

Conference, Quebec City, Canada. Contact: 

www.awwa.org 

2006 

March 6-9, 2006, Water China / PVP China / AW China 

2006,Guangzhou / PR China.


Meetings Calender (cont’d) 

This trade fair is the biggest and most important of its 

kind in China. The organizers are China Foreign Trade 

Centre Group in association with MEREBO Messe 

Marketing.Contact: www.waterchina.merebo.com 

March 16-18, 2006: International Symposium on 

Waterborne Pathogens, Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: 

awwa.org 

April 3-7, 2006, Wasser Berlin 2006. Contact: 

www.wasser-berlin.com. Note: Usually there is an IOA 

conference in conjunction with Wasser Berlin. 

June 11-15, 2006, AWWA Annual Conference and 

Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: www.awwa.org 

June 24-26, 2006, Institute of Food Technologists Annual 

Meeting and Exposition, Orlando Florida. Contact: 

www.ift.org 

Continued from Page 24 

Figure 5. Ozone resistant membrane filtration units 

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September 10-14, 2006, World Water Congress & 

Exposition, Beijing China. The conference will focus on 

drinking and wastewater treatment, and on health issue. 

Call for papers due October 31, 2005. For more 

information, contact: www.iawq.org 

September 26-29,2006, Aquatech Amsterdam, For more 

information, contact www,aquatechtrade.com 

August 9-12, 2006, Specialized Conference on 

Management of Residues Emanating from Water and 

Wastewater Treatment, Sandton Convention Centre, 

South Africa. Hosted by IWA Specialist Group on Sludge 

Management and WISA Anaerobic and Sludge 

Management Division. For more information, visit 

www.iwa.hq.org 

October 21-25, 2006, WEFTEC 06, Dallas Convention 

Center, Dallax TX. For more information, contact: 

www.weftec.org


25 Years of Ozone: Science & Engineering on CD ROM 

Are you tired of searching for articles from OS&E and finding that they may not be 

available? The IOA is providing the complete series of Volumes 1-25 on CD ROM. A 

master index is provided at the beginning of the CD so that keyword and author 

searching is simplified. This CD is now available and can be ordered through the IOA 

regional Group office. For those holding the CD ROM containing the first 22 years, an 

updated CD is available for a modest cost. 

Price per set (2CDs) $350.00 Members $600.00 non-members 

Updated CD $50.00 members $90.00 non-members 

To order your set, copy this page and fax or mail to Regional IOA Office 

PAG 

PO Box 8761 

Scottsdale, AZ 85252 

Fax: (480) 361-7725 

EA3G 

Bat. ESIP-40 Av. Du recteur Pineau 

85922 Poitiers Cedex, France 

Fax: (33) 5 49 45 40 60 

Name_________________________________________________________________ 

Address_______________________________________________________________ 

City ____________________________State/Province________________________ 

Postal Code_______________Country_______________Phone 

__________________Fax______________________ 

____Member ____Non Member Number of Sets _____ New CD__________ Updated CD ______________ 

_____Payment Enclosed _____Bill to Credit Card (Visa/MasterCard) 

Card Number _________________________________________ Expiration Date __________________________ 

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Nippon Islands Group 

Homei Building, 8th Floor 

1-3-19 Akasaka 

Minato-ko, Toko 107-0052, Japan 

Fax: (81) 03 3583 1461


2005 Annual Conference 

International Ozone Association-Pan American Group 

October 8-12, 2005, PineIsle Resort, Lake Lanier, Georgia, USA 

On October 8-12, 2005 the IOA Pan American Group (PAG) will be holding its 2005 Annual 

Conference titled “Ozone: A valuable tool for a wide range of applications”. The conference will be 

held at the Renaissance PineIsle Resort, Lake Lanier Islands, GA. The resort is located 52 miles 

northeast of the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport. Neal Spivey of the Gwinnett County, GA 

water district is the conference chair. 

Technical Sessions 

The conference is intended to provide information to 

engineers, scientists, and end users of ozone and 

other active oxygen species. Topics can include, but 

not be limited to: 

Disinfection 

Cooling Tower Applications 

Chemical and Biochemical Reactions 

Food and Agricultural Applications 

Biofiltration 

Spa/Pool/Aquarium 

Bromate Formation and Control 

Industrial Applications 

Ozone Generation 

Waste Water Treatment 

Contactor Design 

Advanced Oxidation 

Small Systems 

Emerging Issues in Water Quality 

Exhibition 

Like past conferences, an equipment exhibition will occur. The conference is being planned to 

maximize traffic throughout the Exhibit Hall, including holding coffee breaks in the Exhibit hall and 

hosting a complimentary “Attitude Adjustment Hour” on Monday evening within the Exhibit Hall 

at the close of the Technical Sessions. Coffee break times will be extended to allow greater 

opportunity for attendees to visit the Exhibition throughout the conference. 

Space is still available for exhibitors. For more information, visit www.io3a.org. 

Operators Workshop: • Special Tuesday Afternoon Session for Operators to learn more about 

equipment, monitoring, process control and safety. CEU credits provided. 

PAG web page http://www.io3a.org 

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Technical Tours: • Several Technical Tours have been arranged for Wednesday. 

Tour 1 -Will visit three ozone facilities; the 75-MGD Shoal Creek Filter Plant, the 150 MGD Scott Chandler 

Filter Plant,and the 40-MGD F. Wayne Hill Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant. 

Tour 2- Will visit several agricultural facilities that use ozone. 

Each Tour will be limited to 50 people. After the tours, buses will take you to 

the Atlanta airport for a convenient return trip home. 

Social Tours • Several Social Tours have been arranged: 

Tour 1- Monday 10-11-05: Shopping Spree at Atlanta’s premiere Shopping and Entertainment 

Complex, Mall of Georgia. Leaving at 10:00 am - returning 4:00pm. 

Tour 2- Tuesday 10-10-05; Lunch and Tour of Arts/Craft shops in picturesque Buford. 

Leaving at 11:00 am- returning by 4:00 pm. 

Don’t Miss all that is offered at Pine Isle Resort 

The Conference site, Pine Isle Resort offers our attendees a wide range of recreational activities including golf, tennis, 

hiking, boating and fishing, or the opportunity to just relax in a lovely, quiet setting. Visit the resort website 

www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/ATLSR to learn of all the possibilities. 

Golf Anyone? 

To play in our Sunday Tournament, simply complete the Conference Registration form For additional tee times visit 

www.pineislegolf.com for Pine Isle course. 

Hotel Reservations 

We have reserved rooms at the Pine Isle Resort hotel at the reasonable nightly rate of $119 (plus tax- estimated to be 

6%). Our reserved conference rooms will be held for us only until September 14, 2005. Please book your rooms early 

directly through the hotel at Tel 770-945-8921, or visit the Pine isle Resort website (Group Code IOAIOAA). 

www.marriott.com/property/propertypage/ATLSR. Note, shuttles can be arranged from Atlanta airport to the resort 

through the hotel at reasonable costs. 

Sponsorship 

There is ample opportunity for equipment manufacturers and engineering consultants to sponsor events, meals coffee 

breaks, conference bags, proceedings, etc. For more information, contact the Pan American office at info@io3a.org 

or phone at (480) 529-3787 (Pacific time) 

Conference at a Glance 

The chart on the following page gives the schedule of all events planned for the conference, including the IOA Board, 

committee and task force meetings on the weekend before the conference opens. 

This conference will prove to be another excellent conference hosted by PAG. The opportunities to learn more about 

ozone technology and network with experts in the field will be outstanding. Plan to attend! 

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P. O. Box 8761 

Scottsdale, AZ 85252 

Tel: 480-529-3787 

Fax: 480-361-7725 

Email: info@io3a.org

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