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From: BILLBSC
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 7:07 PM
Subject: Materia Medica
Hi all,
The Materia Medica listing for Argentium Nitricum (Silver Nitrate) is correct
according to
the latest Materia Medica Ninth Edition by Boericke & Tafel, Inc. is just what
it says . . .
SYMPTOMS FOR OVERDOSE OF SILVER NITRATE. This has absolutely no relationship
to Colloidal Silver whatsoever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only persons in danger of ingesting too much Silver Nitrate in their
Colloidal Silver are
those who carelessly make Colloidal Silver with HVAC - Open Arc, and allow the
process
to run too long. The EPA limit for Silver Nitrate ingestion by humans is set
at 20 PPM. When
Colloidal Silver made in this manner is allowed to run for an extended time,
say 24 Hours or more,
you can generate a Silver Nitrate loading in the batch that might approach 70
PPM. Then, you
might possibly start getting symptoms described in the Materia Medica.
Independent laboratory testing has shown the following characteristics, in
part, for a long running
batch using open arc, 12,000 VAC.
Hanna TDS 1 Meter Reading 870 PPM Actual by
Lab 47.8 PPM
Nitrate test strips 60 PPM +
Actual by Lab 68 PPM
Hanna PH Meter 2.7 PH
Actual by Lab 1.98 PH
Nitric Acid
Actual by Lab >0.1 % (Was Below Test Capability)
Viscosity
Actual by Lab 1.208
This is typical of the testing being done for me by a certified laboratory on
instruments within their
certification or calibration dates. In some cases the instruments are freshly
calibrated for our tests.
This is the only way that I can see that a person could get these symptoms from
using colloidal
silver. Use of any substance by humans without comprehensive, continual
testing is playing Russian roulette
with your well being!
The reason I have not presented this type of information before is that testing
of CS is wildly variable in results
using the equipment that is affordable to most.
Questioning suppliers (Hanna, Cole-Parmer, and other suppliers of equipment)
brings one result: you cannot
rely on Conductivity, TDS, Water Quality Instruments, ETC. to test Colloidal
Silver - Period. You might be able
to get close if you have a competent lab do repeated tests versus your
instrumentation until you develop a
correction factor. For instance - up to 250 PPM on a Hanna DiST WP Meter,
properly calibrated, AND:
properly cleaned after each use - - - you could divide the reading by eight (8)
and have a reasonable approximation
of the strength of Colloidal Silver.
Example: Lab test - 19.6 PPM Hanna DiST WP 158 PPM 158/8 =
19.75 PPM
Bill Biagioli N.M.D.
[email protected]
