The Release of Nanosilver from Consumer Products Used in the Home
Nanopure water (MilliQ, Billerica, MA) was loaded into two humidifiers, and the mist was collected and analyzed for total silver content. The mist was pulled through a stainless steel ultraviolet lamp housing column (3.2-cm diam. by 31.5 cm, Millipore, Billerica, MA) packed with 5-mm-diam. borosilicate glass beads (VWR, West Chester, PA) by connecting a 1/4-HP…