“…To stabilize the dissolved ioBrought to you by | New York University Bobst Library Technical Services Authenticated Download Date | 6/1/15 1:20 PM dide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), a watersoluble tertiary-amine solution (CFA-C), NaOH/KOH/NH 3 or mixed alkaline agents as described above are usually used. There have been several studies on alkaline digestion for the determination of iodine in urine [18,19], blood [19,20], milk [15,17,[21][22][23][24][25], animal feed [18,19], food/plants [26,27] and seaweed [28][29][30]. Urine, blood serum and blood samples can be directly analyzed for iodine by ICP-MS after centrifugation and dilution with TMAH or NH 3 .…”