Bunsen reaction was performed electrochemically using cation exchange membranes prepared by a radiation-induced grafting method for application to the iodine-sulfur thermochemical water-splitting cycle. The reaction experiments using sulfuric acid dissolving sulfur dioxide as the anolyte and hydriodic acid dissolving iodine as the catholyte verified the progress of the aimed reaction. Compared ...

Brown algal kelp species are the most efficient iodine accumulators among all living systems, with an average content of 1.0% of dry weight in Laminaria digitata, representing a ca. 30,000-fold accumulation of this element from seawater. Like other marine macroalgae, kelps are known to emit volatile short-lived organo-iodines, and molecular iodine which are believed to be a main vector of the i...

Speciation and distribution of inorganic iodine in the highly stratified Krka estuary (east coast of the Adriatic Sea) were investigated in the period from December 2000 to April 2001. Conservative behavior of total inorganic iodine was confirmed during the investigated period, but significant temporal and longitudinal variations were also observed. Concentrations of iodate and iodide were less...

Using national monitoring data collected between 1995 and 2009, this paper describes the change in trend with regard to the coverage of qualified iodized household salt and iodine status of the population in China since the implementation of universal salt iodization. The review indicates that the iodine content in edible salt increased from 16.2 mg/kg in 1995 to 42.3 mg/kg in 1999, then declin...

Radioactive isotopes of iodine are themost common radiological toxins from nuclear accidents due to their high release and high enrichment in human thyroid. Among the radioactive isotopes, long-lived I can not only be used for the estimation of the radioactive risk of short-lived radioactive isotopes of iodine to humans and ecosystems, but also for the investigation of the biogeochemical cycle ...

The cover image is based on the Research Article Analysis of internal heat exchange network and hydrogen production efficiency iodine–sulfur cycle for nuclear by Hang Ni et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8263.

Many millions of people throughout the world are at risk of developing iodine deficiency-associated disorders. The underlying effects of iodine deficiency on neuroendocrine function are poorly defined. We have studied stress-induced and diurnal variation in corticosterone secretion in female rats rendered chronically hypothyroid by feeding them an iodine-free diet for 6 months. Corticosterone s...

Iodine oxide aerosol are formed during a nuclear severe accident in the containment due to oxidation of volatile iodine either molecular or organic iodide. These oxides may exist under different chemical forms more less stable (I 2 O 4 , I 9 and 5 ). Decomposition rate has be experimentally studied better estimate cycle thus source term. aerosols decompose radiation, whatever surface deposition...

The prevalence of endemic goitre is extremely high in certain parts of Sri Lanka where rates as high as 44% have been observed. With nearly 10 million people at risk the aetiology of endemic goitre in Sri Lanka needs to be clearly ascertained. The endemic goitre belt of Sri Lanka coincides with the wet climatic zone, indicating an apparent relationship of iodine geochemistry with climatic facto...