摘要 |
A method and apparatus for producing bacteria-free iodine-species-containing drinking water for farm animals under continuous dynamic water flow, compris ing dissolving solid iodine into a first water flow to produce a saturated iodin e species-containing aqueous solution at a pre-selected temperature; blending the saturated solut ion with a second water flow to produce a diluted iodine species bacterium-free aqueous solution; and providing the diluted solution as drinking water to the animal s. Preferably, the iodine is dissolved in the first water flow to provide a saturated iodin e species at a pre-selected temperature at a known concentration, which saturated solution is then blended into a mean water flow. The continuous flow of iodine species-contai ning water is fed to a farm animal drinking water distribution network with reduced ris k ofback-contamination by bacteria-containing water thro ugh the network. Other uses of the iodinated water are as a disinfectant, for example, in the food processing i ndustry; fruit, vegetable and fish preservation; industrials, commercial cooling tower water s, sewage and waste water treatment; and as a nutrient as an iodine source for humans, liv estock, fish and plants. |