Re: boron toxicity

From Wikipedia, for what its worth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron


In biology, borates have low toxicity in mammals (similar to table salt ), but are more toxic to arthropods and are used as insecticides. Boric acid is mildly antimicrobial, and a natural boron-containing organic Antibiotic is known. Boron is essential to life. Small amounts of boron compounds play a strengthening role in the cell walls of all plants, making boron necessary in soils. Experiments indicate a role for boron as an ultratrace element in animals, but the nature of its role in animal physiology is unknown Tweet