Copper is a toxic essential mineral. This is true of lots of trace metals, small amounts are needed, but larger amounts are toxic.
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/c5170.htm Inhalation: Irritation of upper respiratory tract, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, chills, fever, aching muscles. Ingestion: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. Skin Contact: Irritation. Eye Contact: Irritation. Chronic Exposure: Damage to liver, kidneys, lungs. Aggravation of Pre-existing Conditions: Wilson's disease. Marshall Dale Gillilan wrote: > We had a discussion on this list a few months ago about distilling water > using copper tubing vs. stainless tubing. In that discussion it was > stated that copper tubing was NOT a good idea because it would produce > traces of copper in the water which is (or, was...) highly toxic. This > is also one of the reasons for using .999 or better silver for making > CS. Copper is often used as an alloy in silver (along with other > metals) to harden it. > > Now, we're being told that copper is good. I don't understand. > > I haven't been on the list for a while, and perhaps I've missed > something. Or, perhaps we were misinformed earlier. Or, perhaps we've > evolved....8^} > > Anyway, I would appreciate a clarification of why copper tubing is not > acceptable for a water distiller, but colloidal copper is good for us. > > Thanks, > Dale > > -- > 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 > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@id.net>
