Waitaminnit!! What about the toxic effects of "I" as in AgI below, or NO3- for that matter? How come mom used to paint that stuff (iodine) onto our cuts and scrapes?? Could it be someone in Canada wasn't thinking too straight??
"[email protected]" wrote: > Johnny wrote: > >> Catching up- Can anyone respond to the factual nature of the >> statement here- about silver ions killing organisms in the soil? >> Johnny Silverseed- author: >> "C/s...@ntibiotic Suprehero" > > Hi Johnny, > > The last sentance of this paragraph is what I was refering to. A link > to this report by the Canadian Gov. (B.C.) follows. Keep in mind the > toxic level noted is per kilogram of soil. > > > http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/silver/bcsilver-36.htm#TopOfPage > > > > Irrigation with 9.8 mg silver/L is toxic to maize and 4.9 mg/L is > toxic to lupines (Cooper and Jolly 1970). There was no significant > effect on wheat or maize at 460 mg/kg silver as AgI in sandy or loam > soil but 640 mg/kg silver as AgI of soil inhibited germination of > Engelmann spruce seeds (Klein 1978). Spraying a AgNO3 solution at 9.5 > mg silver/L caused damage to Cattleya orchids (Beyer 1976) and a > decrease was noted in the growth rate of bean plants grown in a > nutrient solution containing 9 µg silver as AgNO3 /L. Silver levels in > the sediments or soils which exceed 25 to 50 mg silver/kg may have > significant effects on the heterotrophic activities of the microbial > flora (Sokoland Klein1975). > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
