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This study was designed to evaluate iodine concentrations in drinking water samples using isotope dilution analysis (IDA) in the Aegean region of Turkey A total of 76 drinking water samples from rural and urban areas in regional cities were analyzed. The mean iodine concentration was 78±27 μg/l and iodine concentration ranges were within 69±26 μg/l and 103±6 μg/l.
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Ünak, P., Yurt Lambrecht, F., Biber, F.Z. et al. Iodine measurements by isotope dilution analysis in drinking water in Western Turkey. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 273, 649–651 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-0925-3
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