Ultra-Sensitive Determination of Particulate, Gaseous Inorganic and Organic Iodine-129 and Iodine-127 in Ambient Air. 2022

Luyuan Zhang, and Xiaolin Hou, and Tong Zhang, and Miao Fang, and Hyuncheol Kim, and Huan Jiang, and Ning Chen, and Qi Liu
State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Technology and Application, Xi'an AMS Center, Institute of Earth Environment CAS, Xi'an 710061, China.

Atmospheric iodine cycling is of significance in climate change and environmental and health impacts. To better explore speciation transformation of atmospheric stable and radioactive iodine, an ultra-sensitive analytical method was established for determination of 129I and 127I in particulate, gaseous inorganic, and gaseous organic species, which was conducted with a self-designed cascade sampling apparatus, followed by their separation with a pyrolysis system and accelerator mass spectrometry and ICP-MS measurements. Combustion protocols for three sampling matrices and NaOH concentration for iodine trapping were optimized to achieve a safe analytical procedure with a high chemical yield of iodine. Based on the lowest concentrations of 129I and 127I, a suitable activated carbon product for adsorption of gaseous organic iodine was carefully selected. The detection limits of the three species were 0.30-2.21 ng m-3 for 127I and 0.05-0.22 × 105 atoms m-3 for 129I. This newly established method was successfully applied to analyze the levels and species of 129I and 127I in ambinet air from Xi'an, China, from May to August, 2020. Gaseous organic iodine was found to be the dominant species of 127I and 129I, accounting for about half of total iodine, and gaseous inorganic iodine and particulate iodine accounted for one-quarter each during the whole sampling period. Speciation variation of 129I and 127I indicates that speciation transformation apparently occurred at the turn of spring and summer, mainly between particulate and gaseous organic iodine. This study has implications on delicate tracing of the atmospheric behavior of iodine with long-lived anthropogenic 129I.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007454 Iodides Inorganic binary compounds of iodine or the I- ion. Iodide
D007455 Iodine A nonmetallic element of the halogen group that is represented by the atomic symbol I, atomic number 53, and atomic weight of 126.90. It is a nutritionally essential element, especially important in thyroid hormone synthesis. In solution, it has anti-infective properties and is used topically. Iodine-127,Iodine 127
D007457 Iodine Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of iodine that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. I atoms with atomic weights 117-139, except I 127, are radioactive iodine isotopes. Radioisotopes, Iodine
D004784 Environmental Monitoring The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment. Monitoring, Environmental,Environmental Surveillance,Surveillance, Environmental
D005740 Gases The vapor state of matter; nonelastic fluids in which the molecules are in free movement and their mean positions far apart. Gases tend to expand indefinitely, to diffuse and mix readily with other gases, to have definite relations of volume, temperature, and pressure, and to condense or liquefy at low temperatures or under sufficient pressure. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000393 Air Pollutants Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or materials. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS. Air Pollutant,Air Pollutants, Environmental,Environmental Air Pollutants,Environmental Pollutants, Air,Air Environmental Pollutants,Pollutant, Air,Pollutants, Air,Pollutants, Air Environmental,Pollutants, Environmental Air
D013964 Thyroid Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the THYROID GLAND. Cancer of Thyroid,Thyroid Cancer,Cancer of the Thyroid,Neoplasms, Thyroid,Thyroid Adenoma,Thyroid Carcinoma,Adenoma, Thyroid,Adenomas, Thyroid,Cancer, Thyroid,Cancers, Thyroid,Carcinoma, Thyroid,Carcinomas, Thyroid,Neoplasm, Thyroid,Thyroid Adenomas,Thyroid Cancers,Thyroid Carcinomas,Thyroid Neoplasm
D052638 Particulate Matter Particles of any solid substance, generally under 30 microns in size, often noted as PM30. There is special concern with PM1 which can get down to PULMONARY ALVEOLI and induce MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION and PHAGOCYTOSIS leading to FOREIGN BODY REACTION and LUNG DISEASES. Ultrafine Fiber,Ultrafine Fibers,Ultrafine Particle,Ultrafine Particles,Ultrafine Particulate Matter,Air Pollutants, Particulate,Airborne Particulate Matter,Ambient Particulate Matter,Fiber, Ultrafine,Particle, Ultrafine,Particles, Ultrafine,Particulate Air Pollutants,Particulate Matter, Airborne,Particulate Matter, Ambient,Particulate Matter, Ultrafine

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