Hi Sol,
On Wed, 2008-06-04 at 18:29 -0600, sol wrote: > Marshall Dudley wrote: > > Radon will outgas rather quickly, even more so if you heat it. Even > > if left in a closed container it has a rather short half life, > > although it does produce daughters of longer half life. > > > > I don't think radon will produce any ions by dissolving in water, and > > thus would not expect it to affect a uS reading. > So will the possible dissolved radon simply cross over with the steam? > It will not distill out? Or won't distill out easily--what I've wondered > is whether dissolved radon could be the substance in the water here that > causes the phenomenon that .4 uS single distilled water will produce > yellow CS, but take that water and distill it agian, the uS remains .4 > uS, but after the second pass through the still, it will make clear CS. > sol You might be dealing with volatile organics with a vapor pressure close to water, or a meter that no longer resolves well below 1 microSiemens, possibly due to battery or scungy probe contacts. Steam distillation is noted and used for carrying over other (fractious) fractions of the original solution. > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
