Quality  Check-List


For decades the broad spectrum antibiotic quality of Colloidal Silver and the
increased absorption factors over mainstream mineral supplements have
rested in the hands of companies with REAL colloidal science production,
testing equipment and protocols for quality control. Zulgtal Labs (Supplier for
Silver Mountain Minerals™ US marketing contracts) commitment to superior
products and market base education in the US is providing increasingly
better support of the following colloidal products analysis tests.
Standardized tests are the best way to ultimately enable consumers to
differentiate poorly regulated predominantly poor grade colloids that "sour
the market" from products that deliver concentrated ULTRA-COLLOIDAL
PROPERTIES.


HOW TO IDENTIFY A SUPERIOR COLLOID: 8 CRITERIA.

I. Ionically concentrated solutions (generally clear) are more valuable where
the element is not significantly retained by the body such as silver.  Essential
Body Elements more retained are more usable in higher colloidal particle
proportion (generally colored)

II. Only purchase a colloidal product stating on the label as containing
particle size averages in the lower angstrom (10 billionth of a meter) range

III. Only purchase a colloidal product stating on the label as being non photo
sensitive. Visible signs of photo sensitivity appear easily in inferior colloidal
products when agglomeration occurs. The larger particulate solutions with
poor zeta potential fall out of solution and are found as a residue at the
bottom of the bottle. Agglomeration may be caused by many factors which
collectively represent the most important issues for the consumer to look for.

IV. COLOR and TASTE  if noticeable and dark with blue or brown hues for
silver products are usually indicators of large particle agglomeration, if light
and more yellow color yet still plainly visible indicates a smaller particle mid
range product. Visibly clear but not actually optically clear indicates either
highly dilute, highly ionic or in rare cases those "tiny to invisible" highly
desired angstrom size particles, the mark of an excellent colloid. Tasting the
product for that "slight pucker" yet distinguished metallic taste is necessary
to eliminate the clear but dilute product. A sour, non metallic taste eliminates
the heavily ionic product. The only known exceptions are a few products
advertised as ionic but are actually neither, and the cheapest selection
because they are likely "acid leached" these have a quite nasty taste
because they will still contain residues of that process.

V. Only purchase a colloidal product stating on the label as having no
residues fillers, binders, buffers, stabilizers or other added agents. Only pure
distilled water and the high purity element alone is acceptable. Although bad
press regarding Argyria has diminished the accessibility of cheap colloidal
silver makers, peddlers from these sources often use salt or other known
electrolyte chemicals to seed the solution to make it conductive to begin the
electrically driven deposition. These additives like the above also cause a
foreign taste.

VI. Only purchase a colloidal product stating on the label concentrations not
exceeding 50 PPM unless specifically stated as PPM calibrated conductivity
relating to Ionic mineral concentration.   Extremely high numerical figures are
invariably highly ionic products containing few colloidal particles.  Zulgtal
Labs has produced Ionic Silver samples exceeding 9000 as a conductivity
measurement uS/cm  but contained less than 1 PPM total silver per liter. Only
ignorance would represent this 9000 figure as a PPM concentration for pure
colloids only measured in mg/L,  yet a large number of companies do so.

VII. Only purchase a colloidal product stating the address and source of a
reputable lab with access to standard testing for primary colloidal
characteristics.

VIII. If several colloidal elements are included in the same bottle, seriously
consider the way they are proportioned as their extreme differing body
requirements coupled with the higher absorption factors pose some
significant considerations which are further explained on the BODY
ELEMENTS PROPORTIONING CHART. Expensive colloids and fancy labels
do not make a quality product, LOOK FOR SECONDARY SIGNATURES OR
SEALS OF INDEPENDENT TESTING, such as the laser test. Knowledge and
facts will better maximize the purchasing power of your dollar.

NOTE:  For further info on product quality selection see
"Colloidal Vs Ionic debate"
Disclaimer
The above educational statements make no medical claims
and have not been evaluated by the FDA.



ZULGTAL LABS PRODUCT QUALITY TESTING: (A-E)

A. Concentration (calibrated in parts per million)

Tests are done separately for ion concentration and suspended particle
concentration Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES) is used to determine
concentration of trace metals in sample solutions. Ionic silver content in silver
colloids is determined by first removing the colloidal particles by
centrifugation and then measuring the silver content remaining in the solution.


B.  Average particle size

Requires laser dynamic light scattering test equipment with capabilities to
detect particles near the size of a single Silver atom. (2.8 angstroms)

C.  Accumulated particles total surface area

Calculated centimeters of silver surface area per milliliter of suspended
particles.

This is the most crucial measurement because any given amount of total
grams of silver broken into increasingly smaller particles has increasingly
greater surface area for proximity exposure of any given pathogen to its
effects or if the intent is a minerals active transport through the bowel wall the
body’s digestive chemical chelation process has increased probability and
efficiency with more and smaller particles. A superior colloidal product at 20
PPM total silver should have at least 30 square centimeters of accumulative
particles surface area for each milliliter of water.

D.   Conductivity    measured in uS/cm is the most problematic and abused
type of measurement of colloidal product manufacturers and marketers.
Typically these pseudo science peddlers would label their product without
indicating that the claimed PPM value is actually a conductivity measurement
done on a meter calibrated to a correlated PPM intended and accurate if
measuring totally dissolved solids (TDS) increase in conductivity but not a
valid PPM correlation if measuring colloids. Increased concentration of
colloidally suspended particles does not actively correlate with increased
conductivity. Increased conductivity may correlate with increased ionic silver
concentration, always present in some proportion in every colloid but marks
a superior colloid only when kept to a minimum, not as an advertisement (
though false and confusing to the consumer) that there is actually more silver
in the bottle. In actuality there will be less and inferior total silver in the bottle
though the greater undistinguished numerical value created from inapplicable
use of a TDS meter seems better. Zulgtal Labs Advanced colloidal production
facilities employ proprietary technology necessary to select optimal colloidal
to ionic mineral ratios.

E.  Photo Sensitivity   accelerated luminous, magnetic and static
interference testing determines how easily colloidal products can be caused
to agglomerate. Larger particulate solutions with poor zeta potential fall out of
solution easily and in time are found as a residue at the bottom of the bottle.
Agglomeration may be caused by many factors which collectively represent
the most important issues of quality control.

Other colloidal solution tests and measurements such as Turbidity, pH,
prismatic signature, magnetic field and Zeta potential though less noteworthy
are useful to indicate consistency, shelf life potential and overall processing
quality success.

Although Zulgtal Labs recognizes that no layman possesses the Lab test
facilities necessary for ultimate determination of the above diverse technical
colloidal characteristics the following summary list of 8 label and visibly
detectable criteria will suffice to eliminate most other products from the
running.
Silver   Mountain Minerals™