Dear List, Do you suppose this is how CS works? After all CS is electrolyzed water with bits of silver in it. Maybe any electrolyzed water will kill pathogens. Linda
Dean wrote: Recent news from CNN Science at: http://www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/08/31/electro.water.enn/ Apparently, passing electricity through lightly salted water kills pathogens (or at least bacteria). I wonder if the professor thinks this is a new idea? Part of the article says: ************************************ "A University of Georgia researcher found that rinsing fresh produce, poultry and eggs with electrolyzed water -- made by applying an electrical current to a very dilute saltwater solution -- is a very effective way to kill food-borne bacteria such as salmonella, E. coli and listeria. Using electrolyzed water to disinfect foods appears to be more potent than common methods that use heat or chlorinated water, according to the research. Yen-Con Hung, a professor of food science and technology at UGA, conducted the study. He presented his results last week at the 220th meeting of the American Chemical Society. Hung showed in earlier studies that soaking utensils, plates, cups, cutting boards and food processing equipment in electrolyzed water can eliminate bacteria from these surfaces. The current research is the first to indicate the solution's effectiveness in disinfecting foods. While killing bacteria has obvious health advantages, tests also show that using electrolyzed water does not affect the quality of the foods as heat does. Participants in the study were asked to assess produce that was treated with electrolyzed water. They found "there was no significant effect of the treatment on the quality," Hung said. The group was "unable to find any differences in color, appearance or smell" between produce washed with electrolyzed water and produce washed with tap water. " ************************************ I just wonder what kind of metal the good doctor used for his electrodes? -- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moyn (CDP, KB0ZDF) ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. -- 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]>
