Open AccessA reliable and accurate portable device for rapid quantitative estimation of iodine content in different types of edible salt
Author(s) -
Kapil Yadav,
Rakesh Kumar,
Arijit Chakrabarty,
Chandrakant S Pandav
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of public health/indian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2229-7693
pISSN - 0019-557X
DOI - 10.4103/0019-557x.164658
Subject(s) - iodine , estimation , salt (chemistry) , content (measure theory) , computer science , medicine , statistics , environmental science , chemistry , mathematics , engineering , organic chemistry , mathematical analysis , systems engineering
Continuous monitoring of salt iodization to ensure the success of the Universal Salt Iodization (USI) program can be significantly strengthened by the use of a simple, safe, and rapid method of salt iodine estimation. This study assessed the validity of a new portable device, iCheck Iodine developed by the BioAnalyt GmbH to estimate the iodine content in salt.