In a message dated 4/2/01 5:00:01 PM EST, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Re: CS>Report on the Solubility of Pure Silver & Silver Alloys in DW Date: 4/2/01 5:00:01 PM EST From: [email protected] (Marshall Dudley) Reply-to: [email protected] To: [email protected] Using conductivity measurements only indicates that some type of ions are being formed. If the silver is not pure, the ions could be anything, but most likely copper. The final results will have to be tested for actual silver at some point to be sure what you have. Marshall >>
Marshall: Most assuredly. That's part of the plan, but in the meantime, the odds are that metal ions (corrosion chemistry suggests copper or zinc, but let's see) are entering the water. Incidentally, I believe ionic copper, which would be present in silver coinage, is a germicide as well as ionic silver. This possibility, if proven to be correct, would come as a surprise to many of us who thought that the silver in precious metal coins was the only active germicide. Roger -- 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]>
