Xref: utzoo sci.med:24579 sci.environment:10303 sci.geo.geology:318 sci.bio:4854 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!uunet!pmafire!russ From: russ@pmafire.inel.gov (Russ Brown) Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.environment,sci.geo.geology,sci.bio Subject: Iodine concentrations in soils/water;Location of "Goiter Belt" Message-ID: <1991Apr25.161512.4934@pmafire.inel.gov> Date: 25 Apr 91 16:15:12 GMT Distribution: na Organization: WINCO Lines: 16 I need information on: 1. Iodine/iodide concentrations in soil and water in the North America, particularly the U.S. Either data or references would be useful. How much does the level change as a function of location? Cartographic representation would be great. 2. In the past (perhaps before the introduction of iodized salt), there was supposed to be a "goiter belt" in the U.S. Where was it? What states or parts of states? Has the USGS or other agency ever published data on the naturally occurring concentrations of various constituents of soil/water? E-mail replies to: russ@pmafire.inel.gov Thanks.