A common treatment method for preventing iodine-131 exposure is by saturating the thyroid with regular, non-radioactive iodine-127, as an iodide or iodate salt.
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An alternative protocol uses a solution of iodate ion ( for instance potassium iodate ) to which an acidified solution ( again with sulfuric acid ) of sodium bisulfite is added.
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An alternative protocol uses a solution of iodate ion ( for instance potassium iodate ) to which an acidified solution ( again with sulfuric acid ) of sodium bisulfite is added.
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:The NY times reference link in our iodised salt article says they spray two ounces of potassium iodate on each ton of salt . . . in the Third World.
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In particular, around 1980 the practice of using potassium iodate as dough conditioner in bread and baked goods was gradually replaced by the use of other conditioning agents such as bromide.
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:: : The bit about potassium iodate made me wonder why it's not permitted by the FDA, and this page has some more info if anyone else is curious.
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In all these cases however, despite the risks, the prophylaxis benefits of intervention with iodide, iodate or perchlorate outweigh the serious cancer risk from radioiodine bioaccumulation in regions were radioiodine has sufficiently contaminated the environment.
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Both of those ions will have a different taste than the chloride ion in normal salt; as well the counterion for introducing the iodide and iodate ions is often potassium, which will introduce its own taste.
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In all these cases however, despite the risks, the prophylaxis benefits of intervention with iodide, iodate, or perchlorate outweigh the serious cancer risk from radioiodine bioaccumulation in regions were radioiodine has sufficiently contaminated the environment.
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In all these cases however, despite the risks, the prophylaxis benefits of intervention with iodide, iodate, or perchlorate outweigh the serious cancer risk from radioiodine bioaccumulation in regions where radioiodine has sufficiently contaminatated the environment.
