Published November 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Radioanalytical determination of biogenic volatile iodine emitted from aqueous environmental samples

  • 1. Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba (Japan). National Inst. of Bioscience and Human Technology
  • 2. National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba (Japan)

Description

A reliable method using 125I tracer for direct determination of volatile iodine formed in aqueous environmental samples was established. Soil solution, seawater and bacterial cell suspension were selected as model samples, and incubated with 125I-. Volatile inorganic and organic iodine species produced during incubation were collected in silver wool and activated charcoal traps, separately the efficiency of the traps, the storage conditions of 125I- stock solution and the procedures to expel the dissolved volatile iodine from the sample solutions were examined. Formation of biological volatile iodine was observed in all samples, and the dominant iodine species was found to be organic iodine. The advantages of this method are its simplicity, low cost and low detection limit. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
246
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 337-341
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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