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. 2014 Jul 16;9(7):e102218. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102218

Table 3. Removal efficiencies (%) for I and 125I ions.

Measured (Loaded) amounts Removal efficiency (%)
as I ion (ppb) as 125I (Bq/kg)
3891.0 (4000) 0 84.6
130.0 (100) 0 91.7
#0.0000197 14993.0 (15000) 99.4
#0.00000351 1788.0 (1500) 99.3
#0.000000196 146.3 (150) 99.5*

Removal efficiency (%) = (1−[A]/[B])×100 according to [38]. [A], [B]: concentrations of I and 125I solutions after and before filtration. Each solution was filtered only, without electrolysis. *: [A] values used to calculate removal efficiency were below the detection limit. #: equivalent ppb values calculated from the radioactivities loaded. Values within parentheses were prepared and loaded amounts or radioactivities of iodine.