"Transition metal" is a chemically correct term, due to silver's position in the periodic table. "Heavy metal" is to my knowledge a meaningless term chemically and is best reserved for Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, etc.
-----Original Message----- From: Dennis Lipter <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 23, 1999 10:43 AM Subject: Re: CS>Re: weak medicine revisited >Silver is not a heavy metal. It is a transition metal. > >Dennis Lipter > >Fred wrote: >> > >> >> <snip>silver is one of the most toxic of the heavy metals to freshwater micro-organisms. > > >-- >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] >Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
