See more from this Session: Sorption to Bioavailability: I
Monday, October 17, 2011 Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Hall
C, Street Level Iodine (I) is an essential nutrient for mammals
including humans. Iodine deficiency is still the number one
preventable cause of mental retardation worldwide. The greatest
source of iodine to soils is I that has been released into the
atmosphere from sea water. Thus, areas far removed from oceans
are generally deficient in I and people living in these areas
require I supplements to offset the mental and developmental
problems associated with its deficiency. Mild I deficiency is
appearing again in some developed countries and is thought to be
the result of current health trends that omit iodized salt from
the diet. Iodine deficiency will become an even greater concern
with the movement toward organic farming and the consumption of
more localized produce, especially if crops are produced on
soils lacking I. The dominant forms of I in soil solutions are
the inorganic species