Silicon is non-toxic as the element and in all its natural forms, nameli silica and silicates, which are the most abundant. Elemental silicon is an inert material, which appears to lack the property of causing fibrosis in lung tissue.
Sponsored Topics. Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2000 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning forest camp. Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.
The staff of Itasca State Park at the Mississippi's headwaters say the main stem of the river is 2,552 miles long. The US Geologic Survey has published a number of 2,300 miles, the EPA says it is 2,320 miles long, and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area suggests the river's length is 2,350 miles. Width. At Lake Itasca, the river is between 20 and 30 feet wide, the narrowest stretch for its entire length. The widest part of the Mississippi can be found at Lake Winnibigoshish near Bena, MN, where it is wider than 11 miles.