Nano-Silver

Nano-silver is a product of nanotechnology, a powerful new platform technology for taking apart and reconstructing nature at the atomic and molecular level. Increasingly, manufacturers are infusing a large and diverse number of consumer products with nanoparticle silver ("nano-silver") for its alleged germ-killing abilities. Although more than 300 products containing nano-silver are on market shelves (ranging from household appliances and cleaners to clothing, cutlery, and children's toys), scientists agree that nanoparticles are fundamentally different substances from the larger-scale cousins and that nanomaterials can create new an unique health and environmental risks that need new forms of safety testing.

Nano-silver may be highly destructive to natural environments and raises serious human health concerns. Studies have shown that nano-silver can harm fish and aquatic ecosystems, potentially interfere with beneficial bacteria in our bodies and the environment, and encourage the development of more virulent harmful bacteria.