Production of Methyl-Iodide in the Environment

Abstract

Iodine is an essential micronutrient for most of the living beings, including humans. Besides its indispensable role in animals, it also plays an important role in the environment. It undergoes several chemical and biological transformations resulting in the production of volatile methylated iodides, which play a key role in the iodine’s global geochemical cycle. Since it can also mitigate the process of climate change, it is reasonable to study its biogeochemistry. Therefore, the aim of this review is to provide information on its origin, global fluxes and mechanisms of production in the environment.

Microbial involvement in iodine cycle: mechanisms and potential applications

“…Microbial influences on iodine speciation and its environmental fate are complex, governed by both extracellular and intracellular mechanisms, as depicted in Figure 1. Since this review focuses on the biochemical transformations of iodine and their potential in remediation strategies, for comprehensive information on the global iodine environmental cycle refer to our previous work (Duborská et al, 2021a;Duborská et al, 2021b).…”