Kurt Ullman wrote:

In article ,
"Stormin Mormon" wrote:


and for
drinking would iodine "cure" the water?
CY: No. Iodine from the camping places will help kill microbes, will do very
little to help with radiation.

Depending on the dose and all, iodine might help (marginally) lowering
the amount of radiation uptake by the thyroid. But in the great scheme
of things in a Mad Max post-nuclear world, that is probably the least of
your troubles.

Potassium Iodate is what is used to protect the thyroid from radiation.
Why are there so many places selling it if ordinary iodine would do? I'm
pretty sure iodine won't do the trick.

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