Greetings, all: The debate on whether or not silver is a heavy metal is relatively trite. Are we talking legally? Medically? What exactly defines a heavy metal, and why?
These are the questions that people, perhaps, should be asking. Medically, silver is not usually regarded as a heavy metal: http://www.cignamedicare.com/partb/lmrp/nc/cms_fu/2001-006.htm The term "heavy metal" is not a scientific one, nor is it a technical classification recognized by any school of formal modern chemistry: "HEAVY METALS"-A MEANINGLESS TERM? (IUPAC Technical Report) Prepared for publication by JOHN H. DUFFUS The Edinburgh Centre for Toxicology, 43 Mansionhouse Road, Edinburgh EH9 2JD, Scotland, United Kingdom http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2002/pdf/7405x0793.pdf As the above document shows, it depends on who you talk to, and what government regulatory agency is involved. According to Medicare, silver is not a heavy metal. SILVER IS A TRANSITION element that does not share the toxicology of other metals loosely coined "heavy metals". People who get stuck on the heavy metal idea need to study the history of chemistry, and the history of the term "heavy metal" for clarity. Arguing with ignorance has little value. Best Regards, Jason silvermedicine.org -- 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: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
