Silver - how are humans exposed?

Where are humans exposed to silver

We are specialists in the toxicology of silver. But where do we as humans come into contact with silver

 

Oral:

Some people during colloidal silver as they believe it improves their health (there are no data pointing to a health effect of oral silver)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230013001864?via%3Dihub

 

Skin (and in case of compromised skin the underlying tissue)

Silver is found in wound dressings

https://products.coloplast.us/products/wound-care/

 

Including those of burn injuries

https://www.silverlon.com/all-products?utm_source

 

Photographic film

https://www.specialtymetals.com/blog/2014/4/17/old-kodak-report-tells-you-how-much-silver-is-in-your-photographic-films-and-papers

 

Acupuncture needles

https://acureausa.com/asiamed-gold-silver-acupuncture-needles/

Jewellery and Cutlery (I guess no links are needed :-)

Silver plated products (https://www.sharrettsplating.com/coatings/silver/) jewelley, electronics but also machine or device parts humans can come into contact with

 

Inhalation

During soldering and brazing with solver containing alloys

https://www.harrisproductsgroup.com/en/Products/Brazing-Soldering/Brazing-Alloys/Silver-Alloys


Production of silver, and silver containing devices and electronics


Inside the body

Implantable medical devices

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/01480545.2021.1950167?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

Did you know the notion that the royals have blue blood is reportedly due the use of silver cuttlery and hence uptake of silver into the blood - I have not seen the correct scientific reference on that statement however.

Did you know Argentina got its name from silver - argentum in latin