Re: Prussian Blue

[Susan L Gawarecki <loc@icx.net>]

James Barnes wrote:



> Bentonite has been used for reduction of toxic effects in the GI tract. I

> don't know if it is effective for cesium due to the fact that I'm not sure

> it interferes with the bilatory recycling. If you don't bind cesium to

> something, it gets reabsorbed and recycled fairly readily.



Bentonite is a swelling clay.  It works by adsorbing cations,

incorporating them into its structure, which is a layered lattice with

many open sites.  I expect it would work for Cs as well as Na and K,

though it's non-specific.  Bentonite is otherwise inert and passes

through the digestive tract.



Regards,

Susan

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