FRANK KEY wrote: > > This story tells us that "pressure treated lumber" will no longer be > > produced because it contains chromated copper arsenate, or CCA. > > See: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-12-29-treated-lumber_x.htm > > > > Interestingly enough, lumber that is pressure treated with nanometer sized > > silver particles will also prevent the lumber from rotting. > > > > Silver has the added benefit that the wood does not become brittle like CCA > > pressure treated lumber.
MARSHALL DUDLEY wrote: > My son told me about that yesterday, and I suggested to him that CS impregnated > lumber would likely work well. Do you know if it will prevent termites? If not, > maybe a little aspertame will take care of that part. I recall reading that termites depend on even smaller microorganisms in their gut to digest the lumber that they eat. Colloidal Silver wouldn't kill the termites directly. However, it might kill their version of "beneficial flora," in which case the termites would eventually die. If anyone has further information, or is planning to experiment with this, I'd love to hear about it. Blessings, Nenah Nenah Sylver, Ph.D. Products, services, and information about health Author, *The Handbook of Rife Frequency Healing* Order the book and read excerpts at http://www.nenahsylver.com/ -- 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]>
