The main source of metal impurities would be the sodium sulfite itself rather than the water used to make the solution. Iron and copper are the metals usually implicated in the oxidation. A well stoppered bottle to keep the oxygen from the solution is probably the best solution. =20 -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Black Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 11:22 AM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Pyro in a Jobo Processor > EDTA is used in certain food products to prevent fats and oils from=20 > becoming rancid. It does this by chelating certain metal ions which=20 > catalyze the oxidation which causes the rancidity. > This makes perfect sense. It is an indirect but effective anti-oxidant. Wonder if I should add EDTA to my saturated sulfite solutions? I really doubt it as I use carefully distilled water that should have no metal ions. JB =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.