hydroxylamine and hydroxamates in mixtures, as outlined in this paper, is based on the fact that hydroxylamine gives a color reaction by Blom's method, both at pH 2.3 and 3.7, and the hydroxamates react only at pH 3.7. Because nitrite, the oxidation product of the two substances, gives full color at both pH values, it follows that hydroxamate can only be oxidized by iodine to nitrite under less acid conditions. Therefore, to obtain a quantitative oxidation of the hydroxamate, it is essential to secure and maintain a pH of 3.7 for the duration of the oxidation reaction.