A Throwback Report: Perils of Ozone?

[LDR]

This report gave me such a great sense of nostalgia that I just had to
share it. (That is, you seldom see "over the fence" style reports
anymore in high-tech pubs.)

The Pease Porridge column of the 2005-09-29 issue of /Electronic Design/
reports that negative ion generating (ozone) air purifiers damage
synthetic rubber (at least) materials, to the point of accelerating
aging 60-fold, or more.

I presume the anecdotally reported (but anecdotally confirmed) issue is
true, and was wondering whether any of you have such an air purifier and
have noticed damage to tuning belts in RF equipment, seals in storm  and
other windows, feed wheels in copiers and printers, etc.?

What about condoms? :-*  (Any of you out there have such a purifier and
more progeny than you intended?)

Off in the ozone, NOT,

ionicLee, speaking, that is
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