Contribution of milk to daily intakes of iodine and bromine in northwestern Ukraine

Summary The concentration of stable iodine and bromine in Ukrainian milk has been determined in relation to the effect of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. The geometric mean of iodine and bromine concentration was 31.0mg/kg and 2.57 mg/kg, respectively. Compared with Japanese milk, it was statistically lower. Bromine concentrations in Ukrainian and Japanese milk were not significantly different. Contribution of milk to daily intake of iodine and bromine in Ukrainian adults has been estimated to 88% and 94%.     

Comparative study of activation analyses for the determination of trace halogens in geological and cosmochemical samples.

Halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine) were determined by activation analyses (neutron activation analysis (NAA), photon activation analysis (PAA) and prompt gamma-ray analysis (PGA)) for geological and cosmochemical solid samples. We studied how each analytical method was for the determination of trace amounts of halogens in rock samples. Radiochemical NAA (RNAA) showed the highest analytical reliability for three halogens (chlorine, bromine and iodine), whereas a set of four halogens (fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine) could be determined in principle by radiochemical PAA (RPAA) from a single specimen. Although it is a non-destructive method, PGA showed an analytical sensitivity for chlorine comparable to those of RNAA and RPAA.     

Differentiation of the halogen content of peat samples using ion chromatography after combustion (TX/TOX-IC)

The proposed method for the differential AOX analysis of water samples was tested for its applicability to differentiate the halogen content of peat samples. For determination of the total and the total organic-bound chlorine, bromine and iodine, peat samples were combusted, and the combustion gases trapped and analyzed by ion chromatography (TX/TOX-IC). The total and the organically bound chlorine, bromine and iodine, respectively, can be determined by two-fold analysis with deviations of around 10%. With respect to chlorine more than a double determination could be required. The limit of quantification is 20 mg kg(-1) for chlorine, 2 mg kg(-1) for bromine and 1 mg kg(-1) for iodine, if 25 mg of peat is combusted. The most crucial step of the analysis is the inorganic halogen removal, which is necessary if the organically bound fraction is determined. However, there are some uncertainties about the complete removal of the inorganic halides from the solid samples. Thus, the values of the organically bound fraction have to be discussed as maximal concentrations. Nevertheless, we suggest that the applied method can be useful as a tool for studying the fate of halogens in soils.     

Speciation of halogenides and oxyhalogens by ion chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A speciation method utilizing ion chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry is described for simultaneous analysis of eight halogenides and oxyhalogens: chloride, chlorite, chlorate, perchlorate, bromide, bromate, iodide and iodate. The method was applied for the analysis of drinking water samples collected from water treatment plants in areas in Finland, which are known to have high bromine concentrations in ground water. Water samples collected before and after disinfection were analyzed to get information about potential species conversion as a result of purification. Chloride and chlorate were the chlorine species found in these water samples, and iodine existed as both iodate and iodide. In the case of bromine, species conversion had taken place, since total bromine concentrations were increased during disinfection but bromide concentrations were decreased. No bromate was observed in the samples. The detection limits for all the chlorine species studied were 500 μg/l, for bromine species studied 10 μg/l, for iodide 0.1 μg/l and for iodate 0.2 μg/l.     

Chlorine and bromine contents in tobacco and tobacco smoke

The chlorine and bromine contents in tobacco and tobacco smoke in both the particulate and gaseous phases were studied by neutronactivation analysis. Methyl chloride and methyl bromide concentrations were measured in the gaseous phase by gas-liquid chromatography — mass spectrometry. The chlorine and bromine contents in nine brands of cigarettes were on the average as follows: Tobacco—6600 ppm chlorine and 110 ppm bromine. Cigarette smoke, particulate phase—68 g chlorine and 1 g bromine per cigarette. Cigarette smoke, gaseous phase—90 g chlorine and 5 g bromine per cigarette. In the gaseous phase methyl chloride accounted for 60% of the total chlorine and methyl bromine for 80% of the total bromine.     

Rapid determination of halogens in milk by instrumental neutron activation analysis

The absolute concentrations of iodine, bromine and chlorine in milk, have been determined by epithermal neutron activation followed by high resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. Two kinds of milk commonly consumed in Israel have been investigated. The concentration of iodine, bromine and chlorine were found to be 0.18–0.30 g/ml, 2.02–2.85 g/ml and 0.65 mg/ml, respectively. The method is fast, selective, accurate and highly sensitive.     

Determination of chlorine, bromine and iodine in rock samples by radiochemical neutron activation analysis

Chlorine, bromine and iodine (hereafter, halogens) were detemined for rock samples by radiochemical neutron activation analysis. The powdered samples and reference standards prepared from chemical reagents were simultaneously irradiated for 10 to 30 minutes with or without a cadmium filter in a TRIGA-II reactor at the Institute for Atomic Energy, Rikkyo University. The samples were subjected to radiochemical procedures of halogens immediately after the irradiation. Iodine was firstly precipitated as PdI₂, and chlorine and bromine were successively precipitated as Ag-halides at the same time. In this study, geological standard rocks, sedimentary rocks and meteorites were analyzed for trace halogens. In some Antarctic meteorites, iodine contents were observed to be anomalously high. Chlorine contents also are somewhat high. The overabundance of iodine and chlorine must be caused by terrestrial contamination on the Antarctica.     

Determination of the total amount of organically bound chlorine,bromine and iodine in environmental samples by instrumental neutron activation analysis

The determination of chlorine, bromine and iodine present as non-polar, hydrophobic hydrocarbons in environmental samples is reported. The organohalogen compounds are separated from water into an organic phase by on-site liquid—liquid extraction, and from biological material by procedures based on lipid phase extraction and codistillation. After removal of inorganic halides by washing with water and concentration of the sample by evaporation of the solvent, the resulting extracts are analyzed for their chlorine, bromine and iodine contents by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Strict attention is paid to the possibility of contamination in every step of the procedure. Background values in routine analysis are approximately 100–200 ng of chlorine, <5 ng of bromine and <3 ng of iodine.     

Sensitive determination of bromine and iodine in aqueous and biological samples by electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using tetramethylammonium hydroxide as a chemical modifier

A procedure for the simultaneous determination of bromine and iodine by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) mass spectrometry was investigated. In order to prevent the decrease in the ionization efficiencies of bromine and iodine atoms caused by the introduction of water mist, electrothermal vaporization was used for sample introduction into the ICP mass spectrometer. To prevent loss of analytes during the drying process, a small amount of tetramethylammonium hydroxide solution was placed as a chemical modifier into the tungsten boat furnace. After evaporation of the solvent, the analytes instantly vaporized and were then introduced into the ICP ion source to detect the (79)Br(+), (81)Br(+), and (127)I(+) ions. By using this system, detection limits of 0.77 pg and 0.086 pg were achieved for bromine and iodine, respectively. These values correspond to 8.1 pg mL(-1) and 0.91 pg mL(-1) of the aqueous bromide and iodide ion concentrations, respectively, for a sampling volume of 95 microL. The relative standard deviations for eight replicate measurements were 2.2% and 2.8% for 20 pg of bromine and 2 pg of iodine, respectively. Approximately 25 batches were vaporizable per hour. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of various certified reference materials and practical situations as biological and aqueous samples. There is further potential for the simultaneous determination of fluorine and chlorine.     

Simultaneous microdetermination of iodine and chlorine or iodine and bromine in organic compounds

Summary A micromethod for simultaneous determination of iodine and chlorine or iodine and bromine in organic compounds is described. After combustion in an oxygen-filled separatory funnel containing acidic sodium nitrite, iodine is produced, separated by carbon tetrachloride and oxidised with bromine water to iodate. After removal of carbon tetrachloride and excess bromine, the iodate is determined iodometrically. The aqueous combustion product is determined mercurimetrically for either chlorine or bromine. The average recoveries are 98.7%, 100.7% and 100.6% with iodine, chlorine and bromine in mixtures of their organically bounded compounds respectively. Microdetermination of iodine in presence of other halogens using sodium nitrite as absorbing agent andLeipert's method is described.

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Zusammenfassung Eine Mikromethode zur gleichzeitigen Bestimmung von J und Cl oder J und Br in organischen Verbindungen wurde beschrieben. Nach der Verbrennung in einem sauerstoffgefüllten Scheidetrichter in Anwesenheit angesäuerter Natriumnitritlösung wird Jod freigesetzt, mit Tetrachlormethan extrahiert und mit Bromwasser zu Jodat oxydiert. Nach Entfernung des Tetrachlorkohlenstoffs und des Bromüberschusses wird das Jodat jodometrisch titriert. In der wäßrigen Lösung wird mercurimetrisch Chlor bzw. Brom bestimmt. Die durchschnittliche Ausbeute beträgt 98,7, 100,7% und 100,6% für Jod, Chlor bzw. Brom in Gemischen ihrer organischen Verbindungen. Die Mikrobestimmung des Jods in Gegenwart anderer Halogene nach Absorption in Nitritlösung nach der Methode vonLeipert wurde beschrieben.

     

Determination of halogen species of humic substances using HPLC/ICP-MS coupling

A mass spectrometric method for the determination of chlorine, bromine and iodine species of humic substances (HS) has been developed by coupling a HPLC system with ICP-MS. Using size exclusion chromatography, the method was applied to the characterization of natural water samples (ground water, seepage water from soil, brown water) and a sewage water sample. Quantification of iodine/HS species was carried out by the on-line isotope dilution technique, which was not possible for bromine and chlorine species because of mass spectroscopic interferences by using a quadrupole ICP-MS. Characteristic fingerprints of the halogen/HS species, correlated with the corresponding UV chromatogram, were obtained dependent on the different origin of HS. Biological influences were indicated when following changes of the iodine/HS species composition by aging. The formation of iodine/HS species from inorganic iodide was investigated by labelling experiments with an ¹²⁹I^– spike solution, resulting in the finding that specific HS fractions are preferably iodinated.     

Assessment of the relationships between iodine isotopes (127I, 129I) and atmospheric elements in precipitation from Sweden

In order to assess the relationships between iodine isotopes (¹²⁷I, ¹²⁹I) and atmospheric elements, the concentrations of chlorine and bromine were determined using high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with an X SeriesII ICPMS (Thermal Electron Corporation) machine for precipitation samples collected during the period 2000–2006 at three different stations (Abisko, Uppsala and Kvidinge) in Sweden. For concentration of chlorine, Abisko in the north has the lowest average concentration, 0.6 mg/L, Kvidinge showing a little higher, 1.13 mg/L, and Uppsala exhibits as the highest concentration, 2.93 mg/L. As to bromine, the median concentration was 3.07, 3.43 and 4.73 μg/L for station Abisko, Uppsala and Kvidinge, respectively. Chlorine and bromine show the highest correlation with ¹²⁷I in Kvidinge (r < 0.7) than those in Uppsala and Abisko. The different correlations of ¹²⁷I–Cl and ¹²⁹I–Cl, or ¹²⁷I–Br and ¹²⁹I–Br are attributed to their respective sources to the atmosphere. Furthermore, the results show that iodine isotopes (¹²⁷I, ¹²⁹I) have high correlations with Cl and Br than the other atmospheric elements.     

Jod-spezifischer Detektor für einen Gas-Chromatographen

The In-flame detector earlier applied to the specific chlorine (359.9 nm) and bromine (372.7 nm) analysis has now been employed for the iodine determination at 409.9 nm. It is shown that the resolution power of a GC column can be improved by such a specific detector. After calibration quantitative measurements of the iodine contents of the GC fractions are possible. The detection limits are 0.01–1.4 μg of iodine.     

Stereocontrolled 1,3-phosphatyloxy and 1,3-halogen migration relay toward highly functionalized 1,3-dienes

A double migratory cascade reaction of α-halogen-substituted propargylic phosphates to produce highly functionalized 1,3-dienes has been developed. This transformation features 1,3-phosphatyloxy group migration followed by 1,3-shifts of bromine and chlorine as well as the unprecedented 1,3-migration of iodine. The reaction is stereodivergent: (Z)-1,3-dienes are formed in the presence of a copper catalyst, whereas gold-catalyzed reactions exhibit inverted stereoselectivity, producing the corresponding E products.     

The determination of iodine in biological and environmental standard reference materials

Iodine is an element with excellent intrinsic sensitivity when determined by thermal neutron activation. However, in most real samples, the preponderance of chlorine and bromine, relative to iodine, makes the direct determination of iodine virtually impossible. Over the past 20 years, there probably have been as many publications on the separation of iodine as there have been for any other radionuclide. Upon review, however, the methods are essentially the same. After irradiation, the samples are subjected to a rapid destructive process to free the iodine from the matrix and then the iodine is separated from the other halides either by liquid-liquid extraction or by liquid ion exchange. Both of these procedures are, however, rather complex and do not effect a complete separation of the halides in one pass. In the work presented here, a simple procedure is described for the quantitative separation of iodine from chlorine. The procedure utilizes a gas phase separation on hydrated manganese dioxide with iodine collected on silvered quartz wool. The described procedure has been used for the determination of iodine in numerous new and old SRM's at the NBS.     

He(I) photoelectron spectroscopy of halogen atoms

High concentrations of fluorine, chlorine and bromine atoms can be obtained in the ionization chamber of a photoelectron spectrometer if appropriate wall coatings are used in the sample inlet system. The potential of halogen atom-molecule reactions is demonstrated by the observation of the photoelectron spectrum of iodine atoms.     

5- and 7-substituted 2-methyl-8-quinolinols

The synthesis and characterization of the 5- and 7-monosubstituted 2-methyl-8-quinolinols where the substituents are fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, nitro, amino, and sulfonic acid groups were carried out. The bischelates with copper(II) of those ligands containing hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and nitro are also reported.     

Thermodynamic studies of bromine-iodine competition in the formation of NaSnXYZ (X, Y, Z, = Br or I) complexes

The thermodynamic studies of NaSnXYZ (X, Y, Z = Br or I) are presented. The determined theoretical structures and vibrational properties lead to improved experimental values of dissociation enthalpies and entropies. The ab initio thermodynamic data is also reported. The nature of bonding of binary SnXY-NaZ complexes is discussed with the emphasis on differences between bromine and iodine.     

Gamma-ray spectroscopic and PIXE analysis of selected samples from the phosphorite deposits of Northwestern Saudi Arabia

Phosphorite deposits from northwestern Saudi Arabia were analyzed by natural radioactivity measurements to detect the presence of radioactive elements. PIXE was used to obtain an average elemental composition of these deposits. From the analysis of radiations from ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K isotopes, the samples were found to contain U, Th and K in concentrations up to 130 ppm, 30 ppm and 2.5 wt%, respectively. PIXE showed the presence of a number of trace elements such as Ca, V, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Sr, Y and U in concentrations ranging from a few ppm to several hundred ppm. The occurrence of these radioactive and non-radioactive elements are discussed for their geological significance in the phosphorite deposits.