On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 22:24:31 +1300, "Ivan Anderson" <i...@win.co.nz> wrote:
>It's true that silver chloride etc. are less effective against >pathogens, at least in the test tube, but whether the it is 300 times >less effective cannot really be taken from this article. What they are >reporting is the reaction of silver ions with the gills (I assume) of >flathead minnows, which can result in the death of these fish. That's true. But it is an indication. :) >As thiosulphate is one of the reagents used to complex silver for >uv/vis spectrographic concentration assays, it is not surprising that >it has a very powerful bond and is 17,500 times less toxic than free >silver ions, but it looks like silver will give up chloride in favour >of sulphide and so may be available as a anti-bacterial. I guess that >is somewhat obvious, considering that cs made with salt reportedly has >positive results. Probably even the sulfide versions are effective (notice the combining of CS with MSM that has been discussed here). -- Dean -- from (almost) Des Moines -- KB0ZDF -- 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: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
