Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
| Source:
The Risk Assessment Information System, ORNL http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/silver_ragsa.html http://rais.ornl.gov/tox/profiles/silver_f_V1.html |
"RAGs A Format for Silver - CAS Number 7440224"
"Formal Toxicity Summary for SILVER"
Oak Ridge Operations Office
RAIS (DOE, Bechtel Jacobs, Univ. of Tennessee)
Some interesting highlights from Oak Ridge National Labs...
"Silver is
found
in most tissues"
(i.e. it's inside of you already)- "Silver is
used to make ... dental
fillings."
- Silver is
used "to disinfect drinking water"
"and water in swimming pools" - Silver is
used "as an antibacterial agent"
"and in chewing gum to help people stop smoking." - Low-level
exposure to silver is "not known to be harmful."
"Lower-level exposures to silver may also cause silver to be deposited in the skin and other parts of the body; however, this is not known to be harmful." - Studies show
less than 1% of silver absorbed through the skin
"In humans, less than 1% of dermally applied silver compounds are absorbed through the skin (Snyder et al., 1975)." - At least 1
gram of silver accumulation needed for blue skin
"Silver has no known physiological function in man, but its accumulation leads to argyria when the body burden is > 1 g (Stokinger, 1981)." - Individuals
can turn blue using silver for "months
or years"
"Argyria, a characteristic and irreversible gray or blue-gray discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes, has been observed in individuals that have ingested both metallic silver and silver compounds in small doses over periods of months or years."
Safe Ionic Colloidal
Silver Water, 10 ppm*
Advanced Silver
is
available in dropper
bottles, spray bottles, and larger refill sizes. Safe used as
directed. (EPA*)Advanced Silver is sold for internal use as a dietary supplement.
 FDA
  "Silver has been known for its antimicrobial properties for decades"
- FDA
Nov. 8, 2007
United Nations World Health Organization
 Silver is found in human diet ...
"up to 88 µg/day (Kehoe et al., 1940)." - U.N. World Health Org
Health Canada
Common foods contain silver: Wheat flour, bran, meat, ...  "several hundred
milligrams per kilogram, have been recorded in mushrooms"
- Health Canada
National Institutes of Health - Pub Med
"Nanosilver has developed as a potent antibacterial, antifungal, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory agent. ... The targeting of cancer cells using silver nanoparticles has proven to be effective" - Pub Med, NIH.gov - Nov-Dec 2009 National Institutes of Health - Pub Med
"[silver colloid nanoparticles] showed high antimicrobial and bactericidal activity ... including highly multiresistant strains ... A very low concentration of silver (as low as 1.69 mug/mL Ag) gave antibacterial performance." - Pub Med, NIH.gov - August 2006 Government of British Columbia
"Silver is a disinfectant for non-spore forming bacteria at concentrations about 1000 times lower than the levels at which it is toxic to mammalian life. ...The ionic form of silver is necessary" - British Columbia Ministry of Environment Nursing Times
"Silver Treated Products Reduce Levels of Hospital Bacterial Contamination" - NursingTimes.net Journal of Infection Prevention
"A mean reduction in bacterial counts of 95.8% was demonstrated" - Journal of Infection Prevention |
| * These statements have not been evaluted by the Food & Drug Administration. Advanced Silver Company products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. |
