Even then..from following links on Rosemarys 'old' site, links now missing...the rate of argyria in silver workers is 1 in 2000. ie: they tried to find some cases to study, looked in the most likely place to find some and had a really hard time. There was also mention of a remarkably low rate of absenses due to illness in silver workers. There was one researcher that expressed extreme frustration in trying to induce arygria in animals so he could study it. [the same report?] Ode
At 02:11 PM 4/28/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >I think I may have finally figured out how one can get argyria when >breathing in silver dust, and how silver dust ends up being eliminated >by the body via the kidneys despite the large particle size. > >I have puzzled how silver particles, too large to be absorbed, end up >causing argyria or being eliminated by the kidneys. for people like >silver mine workers. > >There are two possibilities: > >1. If the cells of the lungs are deprived of oxygen causing hypoxia >(Hypoxia mean low in oxygen), then the Mitochondrial release of H2O2 is >extracellular. >See >http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/109905841/ABSTRACT > >2. The silver acts as an oxidizing catalyst causing hyperoxia of the >cells (hyperoxia means too much oxygen), which interestingly enough also >causes cells to produce H2O2. >http://www.clinicalobgyn.com/pt/re/clnobgyn/abstract.00003081-200309000-000 17.htm;jsessionid=CxnsZEjxsFPeZcdMg2S2T1QlRcqHtJp11yVi25MHcYrMRxHePXHQ!21124 22791!-949856031!9001!-1 > >Hyperoxia increases H2O2 release by lung mitochondria and microsomes > >My hypothesis is that a silver particle covers one or more cells. These >cells are cut off from oxygen (or over oxygenated) and begin expelling >H2O2. The hydrogen peroxide then reacts with the silver producing >silver oxide which is immediately absorbed into the blood and becomes >silver chloride. Since the particles of silver breathed in are too >large to get into the blood stream directly, there is nothing for the >silver chloride to plate out on, until it is either expelled by the >kidneys, or exposed to light in the skin and photoreduced. Once that >happens more can plate out on those particles causing argyria. > >Marshall > > > >-- >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > >Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] >Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > >Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] >OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.4 - Release Date: 4/27/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.0 - Release Date: 4/29/2005
