Perchlorate salts are used as “rocket fuel” in electroplating and other industries; yet, in 1999 (C&EN article) it was scientifically proven to inhibit the human thyroid gland’s absorption of iodine — ...

The alternative EPA method 326 requires post-column reaction of bromate with the less harmful iodide under acidic conditions. The iodide is oxidized to the triiodide ion by bromate. The triiodide ion ...

Comparison of ion chromatographic methods based on conductivity detection, post-column-reaction and on-line-coupling IC-ICP/MS for the determination of bromate Schminke, G.; Seubert, A. (2000 ...