Is there a connection between ozone and hydroxyl? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone "Ozone reacts directly with some hydro

Is there a connection between ozone and hydroxyl? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone "Ozone reacts directly with some hydrocarbons such as aldehydes and thus begins their removal from the air, but the products are themselves key components of smog. Ozone photolysis by UV light leads to production of the hydroxyl radical HO• and this plays a part in the removal of hydrocarbons from the air, but is also the first step in the creation of components of smog such as peroxyacyl nitrates, which can be powerful eye irritants. The atmospheric lifetime of tropospheric ozone is about 22 days; its main removal mechanisms are being deposited to the ground, the above-mentioned reaction giving HO•, and by reactions with OH and the peroxy radical HO2•." Making more ozone is quite easy: take a UV-C disinfection lamp as used for an aquarium, and pump air through it. At some concentration, the ozone itself could be hazardous, and it would be messy to clean up the soot from the smog as it falls. I do wonder whether a little more surface ozone might help to make more hydroxyl to speed up the cleanup effort, especially if paired with a HEPA filter.