> > The WaterOz people claim their water-soluable (not collodial) copper is > > very effective in treating larger parasites. (You may remember Brooks' > post > > saying silver was not that effective in killing larger parasites in dogs.) > > Maybe I'm just not studied enough, but it has always been my understanding > that water-soluable means that whatever is water-soluable will dissolve in > liquid. I have heard of ionic copper, which has a VERY small particle size, > and works extremely well for parisitic infections, but even then, the copper > is still not water-soluable because it will not dissolve in water. If I'm > off base here, please educate me. >
A solution is a homogeneous mixture where all particles exist as individual molecules or ions. This is the definition of a solution. There are homogeneous mixtures where the particle size is much larger than individual molecules. However, the particle size is so small that the mixture never settles out. Terms such as colloid, sol, and gel are used to identify these mixtures. Water OZ apparently use laser ablation to produce their products. If they are able to capture the monoatmic Cu2+ ions before they agglomerate into clusters of polyatomic ions, then the copper could be said to be dissolved in the water. However this does not guarantee that the dissolved copper will leave the body with the water it entered in. I presume they have done or commissioned studies to prove this is so? Ivan. -- 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: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
