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2. Portable water purification - Wikipedia

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   Carrying iodine for water purification is an imperfect but lightweight solution for those in need of field purification of drinking water. Kits are available in camping stores that include an iodine pill and a second pill (vitamin C or ascorbic acid) that will remove the iodine taste from the water after it has been disinfected. The addition of ...

3. Lugol's iodine - Wikipedia

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   Lugol's iodine is a liquid made up of two parts potassium iodide for every one part elemental iodine in water. [8] Lugol's iodine was first made in 1829 by the French physician Jean Lugol. [7] [8] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [9] [10] Lugol's iodine is available as a generic medication and over the ...

4. Iodine (medical use) - Wikipedia

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   Iodine-131 (usually as iodide) is a component of nuclear fallout, and is particularly dangerous owing to the thyroid gland's propensity to concentrate ingested iodine and retain it for periods longer than this isotope's radiological half-life of eight days. For this reason, people at risk of exposure to environmental radioactive iodine (iodine ...

5. 7 Things Financial Advisors Are Begging People Over 50 to ...

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   Plus, how to protect your financial health as you near retirement age.

6. Dealing with water weight? Why it's happening and 7 ways to ...

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   "The majority of the adult body is water, up to 60% of your weight," says Schnoll-Sussman, adding that the average person's weight can fluctuate one to five pounds per day due to water.

7. Water purification - Wikipedia

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   However, chlorine in water is over three times more effective as a disinfectant against Escherichia coli than an equivalent concentration of bromine, and over six times more effective than an equivalent concentration of iodine. [14] Iodine is commonly used for portable water purification, and bromine is common as a swimming pool disinfectant.

8. Dehydration is an issue for people over 50: Here's how to fix it

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   Well, this isn't good: A large percentage of Americans don't drink enough water, and dehydration is especially common as people age. In fact up to 28% of older Americans aren't meeting their ...

9. Tincture of iodine - Wikipedia

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   USP Tincture of Iodine is defined in the U.S. National Formulary (NF) as containing in each 100 mL, 1.8 to 2.2 grams of elemental iodine, and 2.1 to 2.6 grams of sodium iodide. Alcohol is 50 mL, and the balance is purified water. This "2% free iodine" solution has 0.08 mol/L of I 2, which provides about 1 mg of free iodine per 0.05 mL drop. The ...