Re: I-131 Air Sampling -Reply

[mcnaught@Lanl.GOV (Mike McNaughton)]

>Silver zeolite is the medium of choice for iodine sampling primarily
>because of its low affinity for noble gases; however, activated charcoal
>should do nicely.  HEPA filtration does not "see" iodine.  HEPA filtration is
>suitable for particulate radiation, not for gases and vapors.

This is something I have often wondered about.  Implicit in the above
statement is the assumption that we are talking about iodine vapor.  In the
real world, does radioiodine react to form a variety of chemical compounds
and attach to dust particles, etc?

Stay safe, mike (mcnaught@LANL.GOV)