> -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Chamberlin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 4:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: CS>Argyria, misc posts > <snip...> > > Let me quote Alexander G. Schauss, Ph.D. > Director, Life Sciences Division > John Hopkins University > > "...The amount of silver > required to develop Argyria is estimated to be 3.8 > grams per day. By comparison standard 10 ppm > colloidal silver contains silver in amounts equaling > less than 1 milligram of silver (1,000 micrograms = 1 > milligram; 1,000 milligrams - 1 gram), which therefore > represents an amount approximately 1/500th to 1/1000th > of the amount of silver considered to be a risk in the > development of Argyria." > <...snip>
Hiya Terry, I must start this note by saying that I highly appreciate your posts on Colloidal Silver. I have followed them closely while on this list and have spent quite a bit of time in the archives reading the material you've placed there. However, one paragraph in this quote by Dr Schauss, referenced above, has troubled me in that are two points that seem contentious. Perhaps you have some additional information in this regard. POINT #1 -- The good Dr appears to be in error when talking about 10 PPM CS containing less than 1 milligram (mg) of silver. Without stating the volume of liquid referred to it is impossible to determine a silver amount. By definition of Parts Per Million, 10 PPM CS will contain 10mg of silver per liter of water. POINT #2 -- The mention of development of argyria from consumption of an estimated 3.8 grams of silver PER DAY is not referenced and from what I have researched, unsubstantiated, except perhaps for some animal studies. Do you know how Dr Schauss came to this dosage value? The 'per day' reference in Dr Schauss' quote seems questionable. Recent and past postings on this list by 'Sinaj101' and 'LymeSurvivor' (same person?) indicate an argyria-like reaction to consumption of at least 7 gallons of 100 PPM Water Oz product over about a year and a half. The total silver ingested at this concentration and volume is about 2.65 grams. I _totally_ realize that the Water Oz preparation is most certainly NOT the electrolytically produced CS that most of us make and use, but I think it is significant that the silver consumed in this unfortunate case is far, far less than 3.8 grams per day and should be clarified, if only for the edification of us all. Thank you, JJ -- 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]>
