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.
Petal, Mississippi. Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, along the Leaf River. It is part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,454 in the 2010 census. The International Checker Hall of Fame was located in Petal until September 29, 2007, when 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of the 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) building caught fire.