Effects of ozone exposure on house dust mites
Isaac Seow, Zhen Yun Siew, Boon Xuan U, Chee-Mun Fang, Mun Seng Kan, Shew Fung Wong, Siew Tung Wong, Masita Arip, Husna Farhanah Ahmad, Suhaili Zainal Abidin, Kenny Voon · 2026
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Isaac Seow, with ten colleagues, reports a 2026 study of ozone gas against house dust mites. The mite Dermatophagoides farinae lives in bedding and carpets and drives asthma and hay fever. Ozone is a strong oxidant that might kill mites and break down their allergy-causing proteins, yet firm data were thin.
Mites sat in ozone at 0.05, 0.5, and 1 parts per million for 24, 48, and 72 hours in a sealed chamber. A key allergen protein faded as dose and time rose, which hints at breakdown. Bacteria on the mite surface shifted in mix after exposure. Death rates climbed with dose and time, and in a choice test most mites stayed in the no-ozone side. The authors say ozone acts on mites at the protein, microbe, and behaviour levels at once.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Isaac Seow, Zhen Yun Siew, Boon Xuan U, Chee-Mun Fang, Mun Seng Kan, Shew Fung Wong, Siew Tung Wong, Masita Arip, Husna Farhanah Ahmad, Suhaili Zainal Abidin, Kenny Voon |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40526 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |