I'm not sure Roger, I believe the problem is keeping the ions in solution during the trip from the treatment plant to the tap...chlorine has good residual properties.
But I don't think there is a problem with copper deficiency, especially if one's plumbing has copper pipes. Ivan. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2001 00:31 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>NASA and silver/copper ions > > > In a message dated 5/22/01 6:30:24 AM EST, [email protected] writes: > > << Subj: RE: CS>NASA and silver/copper ions > Date: 5/22/01 6:30:24 AM EST > From: [email protected] (Ivan Anderson) > Reply-to: [email protected] (Silver-List) > To: [email protected] > > Copper ions are toxic above a certain level in the cells, > causing Wilson's > and Menkes' diseases, and causing the formation of hydroxyl radicals, the > most damaging of free radicals. > > Ivan. >> > > Ivan: Perhaps that's why copper and silver ion combinations are > used for POOL > water at 300 PPB and 40 PPB respectively. However, I do remember > reading that > some European countries were considering using this combination > for drinking > water as well. Have there been any further developments? 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]> >

