On 16 Mar 98 at 12:20, Robert wrote: > When I make CS for my own use, I just am careful in lifting the > electrodes out of the water so the sludge does not get knocked > loose. Then I carefully pour it into the storage containers. I am > not the least bit worried about a few nearly microscopic pieces of > silver.
That's what I do. It just made me wonder that you didn't mention it at all. > If you consider the actual facts you will find (in this case) that > there might be a few tiny silver crystals that weigh, at most, a > fraction of a miiligram. Try nanograms! <g> Long term ingestion of a measurable quantity of the stuff could be a problem, though. > In addition, the stomach acid is hydrochloric acid. Silver > chloride is insoluable in water so the silver, being too large to > be absorbed as colloidal silver, would not be absorbed into the > body and would pass through the gut and out the other end. No > problem. So... What is it about silver salts that causes argyria when ingested in sufficiently large amounts? I believe it is the insoluble salts that precipitate in the tissues. You're assuming the NaCl is segregated in the gut and doesn't absorb? Of course our total consumption is orders of magnitude less than required to produce argyria. That alone is sufficient reason for confidence? > I believe that the stirring action caused by heating the water in > the way I have described is just enough to minimize the creation > and mixing of the crystals with the water. Oddly enough, I think it is the mild agitation of the water that actually collapses the fuzzy deposits and keeps them from being so fragile and breaking off. I had a boss once who liked to talk about "serindipity in research." <g> > Best wishes, Bob Thank you sir! Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
