Been off the list for a few months, and don't know whether this subject has
made the list or not:
My wife discovered this silver factoid while reading "Targeted: Homeland
Security and the Business of Immigration" by Deepa Fernandes:
A water backpack marketed by a company formerly owned by ex-NYC police
commissioner Bernard Kerik (he sold his share when he was being considered for
Homeland Security honcho) are being sold to the U.S. Border Patrol and to the
military for troops in Iraq. The Camelbak contains a silver-lined pouch for
prolonged purity of the water.
After 9-11, Camelbak took its $20 athletic water bag, added better straps and
the silver pouch, and sold it to the government for about $200. That's what
the book is all about.
>From Camelbak's website:
Q: How do I clean the reservoir - and how often do I clean it?
A: The reservoir is very easy to clean for one very important reason -
the entire reservoir and the drinking tube is embedded with silver-ion; a
compound that works constantly to keep the system clean by effectively
eliminating 99.99% of common bacteria and fungus. It doesn't purify the liquid
- it prevents the bacteria from 'sticking' to the wall of the
reservoir/drinking tube thus making cleaning a snap. The silver-ion is
FDA-Approved and EPA-Registered.
My wife has also acquired colloidal silver impregnated food storage containers,
sold by Sharper Image. They also market silver socks for diabetics.
Don't know whether any of this is new to the list, but I'll catch up quickly.
