Black Stallion Winery. Located on the grounds of a historic equestrian center, Black Stallion Winery is the latest addition to the distinguished collection of wineries in the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley. (707) 253-1400. 4089 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA 94558.
Iodine is a chemical element with symbol I and atomic number 53. The name is from Greek á¼°Î¿ÎµÎ¹Î´Î®Ï ioeidÄs, meaning violet or purple, due to the color of elemental iodine vapor.Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in nutrition, and industrially in the production of acetic acid and certain polymers.odine has only one stable isotope. A number of iodine radioisotopes, such as 131 I, are also used in medical applications. Iodine is found on Earth mainly as the highly water-soluble iodide ion Iâ , which concentrates it in oceans and brine pools.
Iodine is used to prevent iodine deficiency and its consequences, including goiter. It is also used for treating a skin disease caused by a fungus (cutaneous sporotrichosis); treating fibrocystic breast disease; preventing breast cancer, eye disease, diabetes, and heart disease and stroke; and as an expectorant. Iodine is also used to for radiation emergencies, to protect the thyroid gland against radioactive iodides. Potassium iodide tablets for use in a radiation emergency are available as FDA-approved products (ThyroShield, Iosat) and on the Internet as food supplements.