近两天网上最热门的话题是碘盐,市民们疯抢碘盐、碘药片。 不少人为了预防核辐射,抢购碘片和碘盐,甚至导致碘制品断货。专家表示,碘制品不可盲目服用,以免对身体产生副作用。
Supermarkets in many parts of China are running short on salt due to panic buying in the wake of the Japanese nuclear crisis. Apart from salt, many other items, such as iodide tablets and face masks that are considered able to protect people from radioactivity, are also on the list of panic purchases. However, experts suggest people be cautious when taking extra iodide tablets.
Taking iodide tablets must be under instruction from doctors only, as they have many side effects. People who are allergic to iodine, or have problems with their thyroid gland are advised to be more cautious with iodide tablets. It should not be taken without a prescription from a doctor.
panic buyin:恐慌购买,也称为“疯狂抢购”,有时也用panic purchase表示,一般指由于担心涨价、断货、限购等因素,而恐慌性地购买商品。“抢购风”就可以称为buying spree。Panic形象写出了“惊慌失措,惶恐不安”的状态,类似的“紧急状况”就是panic stations。另外,在公共场所遇到紧急情况别忘记按下panic button(应急按钮)。
iodine tablet:碘片,碘片的主要成分是碘化钾(potassium iodide)化合物。碘化钾能阻断放射性碘被人体甲状腺吸收,使放射性碘快速的排出体外,达到保护机体组织的作用。但是,碘片也只能阻断放射性碘的吸收,对其他放射性物质是没有作用的。这就是为什么碘片的服用要与其它防护措施配合使用。
Iodine:碘, 碘酒的表达也是iodine,e.g.:The doctor painted iodine on the cut. 医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。碘盐,指iodized salt,现在我们来看看,生活中各种盐用应以怎么说。
无碘盐:non-iodized salt
精制盐:refined salt
粗盐:crude salt
竹盐:bamboo Salt
井盐:well salt
池盐:lake salt
矿盐:mine salt /rock salt
海盐:sea salt
日本发生核污染后,中国市民为了防辐射开始抢购食盐,导致中国许多城市超市内的食盐被一抢而空。 除了食盐,市民们抢购的还有被认为可以防辐射的碘片,口罩。 但是,专家表示服用过量碘片时,需要格外小心。
碘片需要在医生的指导下服用,以免对身体产生副作用。那些对碘过敏,或者是患有甲状腺疾病的人们专家建议更要小心服用碘片。没有医生开方,禁止服用碘片。