No more than anywhere else, this is totally genetic. If you read all the papers on it, the genetic defect has been found, and a treatment is availabe to make them pink, as long as they use the treatment. It has nothing to do with silver at all.
Marshall William Missett wrote: > What's the ppm silver in Troublesome Creek? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marshall Dudley" <mdud...@king-cart.com> > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 10:44 AM > Subject: Re: CS>CS & argyria > > > Or a genetic disorder from inbreeding like the blue people of Virginia. > > > > http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/fugate.html > > > > Marshall > > > > > > Ode Coyote wrote: > > > >> The association of the name "blue blood' and silverware use is pure > >> speculation..and HIGHLY unlikely. > >> In the 1910s and on, silver plated flatware became very common till > >> stainless took over as the main stay.. but no blue people made the news. > >> Blue blood decription is more likely to be from the appearance of fair > >> skinned people who stay out of the sun and/or an association with royal > >> blue as in rainments. [clothing] > >> Blue dyes [Indigo] were extremely expensive and highly prized at the > >> time. > >> > >> Ode > >> > >> At 11:01 PM 5/14/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >> > > >> >Matthew, > >> >What is .1 M? How does that translate into ppm? > >> > > >> >I didn't mean to imply that silver didn't accumulate > >> >in the body, the "Blue Bloods" demonstrated that. > >> >Peter Lindeman's testing concerned the accumulation of > >> >colloidal silver (EIS). Of course silver powder, > >> >probably silver compounds, and maybe even very large > >> >particle, coffee-colored CS (such as Stan Jones > >> >brewed) could accumulate, but in all those cases, it > >> >would seem to be because of the large particle size, > >> >and none of those three categories is colorless. > >> > > >> >In the case of silver nitrate, although it is > >> >colorless, it has a distinct staining property, which > >> >would certainly account for it causing argyria. See: > >> > > >> >http://www.espimetals.com/msds's/Silver%20Nitrate.htm > >> > > >> > > >> >"Effects of Exposure: Caustic and irritating to the > >> >skin and mucous membranes. Absorption over a long > >> >period may cause argyria (grayish discoloration of > >> >various tissues). Industrial argyria may be local, > >> >involving formation of gray-blue particles on the skin > >> >or in the conjunctivae, or generalized, in which the > >> >uncovered skin becomes pigmented. Ingestion can cause > >> >severe gastroenteritis." > >> > > >> >Also: > >> >http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/ingredients/factsheets/factshee > >> t_072503.htm > >> > > >> > > >> >"Silver nitrate is a non-food-use active ingredient > >> >that is not toxic to humans. Applicators are > >> >instructed to use gloves to protect against contact > >> >with the skin because silver nitrate can discolor > >> >skin." > >> > > >> >The staining property of silver nitrate seems to set > >> >it in a separate class as far as argyria goes, since > >> >its lack of color could be unrelated concerning its > >> >argyria-causing potential. Would it be causative of > >> >argyria if it had no staining property? > >> > > >> >Are there other silver preparations that you are aware > >> >of that are scientifically implicated in the occasion > >> >of argyria? > >> > > >> >Terry Chamberlin > >> > > >> > > >> >______________________________________________________________________ > >> >Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > >> > > >> > > >> >-- > >> >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: silver-list@eskimo.com > >> >Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > >> > > >> >Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > >> >OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > >> > > >> >List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >-- > >> >No virus found in this incoming message. > >> >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005 > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> No virus found in this outgoing message. > >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 5/13/2005 > > > > > >
