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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||
| DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF IODINE, BY PRODUCT1, 2 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||
| Number | Quantity | Number | Quantity | |||||||
| Product | of plants | (metric tons) | of plants | (metric tons) | ||||||
| Inorganic compounds: | ||||||||||
| Crude iodine | 3 | 170 | r | 1 | 171 | |||||
| Resublimed iodine | 7 | 699 | 6 | 108 | ||||||
| Potassium iodide | 4 | 122 | 3 | 527 | ||||||
| Sodium iodide | 1 | 10 | 3 | 145 | ||||||
| Ammonium iodide | -- | -- | 1 | (3) | ||||||
| Hydriodic acid | 3 | 181 | 3 | 124 | ||||||
| Potassium iodate | 3 | 34 | 3 | 40 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous iodate and iodides4 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 87 | ||||||
| Other inorganic compounds | 4 | 752 | 4 | 494 | ||||||
| Total | XX | 5 | 2,060 | r | XX | 5 | 1,700 | |||
| Organic compounds: | ||||||||||
| Ethylenediamine dihydroiodide | 2 | 256 | 2 | 226 | ||||||
| Povidine-iodine (iodophors) | -- | -- | 3 | 443 | ||||||
| Other organic compounds6 | 9 | 2,320 | 9 | 2,370 | ||||||
| Total | XX | 5 | 2,580 | XX | 5 | 3,040 | ||||
| Grand total | XX | 4,640 | r | XX | 4,740 | |||||
| rRevised. XX Not applicable. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Reported by voluntary response to the U.S. Geological Survey in a survey of domestic establishments. | ||||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes ammonium iodide, calcium iodate, and cuprous iodide. | ||||||||||
| 5Nonadditive because some plants produce more than one product concurrently. | ||||||||||
| 6Includes methyl and (or) ethyl iodide and other unspecified products. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
