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 source of the Mississippi River is Lake Itasca in Minnesota and the mouth of the river is the Gulf of Mexico. There are also a number of large and small tributaries of the river, some of which include the Ohio, Missouri and Red Rivers (map). In total the Mississippi River drains about 41% of the U.S. and borders ten different states. The following is a list of the ten states bordering the Mississippi River in order from north to south. For reference, the area, population and capital city of each state has been included.