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• n  a salt or ester of hydriodic acid

• All this can sometimes be made to happen by releasing materials (such as silver iodide smoke) that encourage ice crystals to form in a moderately cold cloud.
• Bowen found by actual experiment that ground-generated silver iodide seldom reaches the clouds.
• The silver iodide particles need be only one-millionth of an inch in diameter.

News & Articles

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• Update: N.J. incident sparks hazmat response to Staten Island container terminal
  The FDNY responded to a possible methyl iodide leak from a container, though it's not clear if any leak took place.
  July 2, 2013 - Staten Island Advance

Quotes

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• Glenn in Los Angeles Times
  We are conducting our own risk assessment of methyl iodide, and we expect that process to continue for several months before we make a decision whether or how it can be used safely in California,said Glenn Brank, a spokesman for the state...
• Andrew Spano in The Journal News.com
  Potassium iodide is not a panacea,Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano said. "The best way to protect your family is to listen for directions from the county, which could include taking shelter, evacuating or taking KI."
• Patrick Leahy in Brattleboro Reformer
  Potassium iodide tablets are a simple, effective and relatively inexpensive precaution,Leahy said in a statement. "It's fine to consider other steps, but the Bush administration's track record in moving this program from a health agency to...