The invention relates to a method and kit for quick and low-cost determination of the
iodide ion content, which can be used not only to detect the possible
iodine deficient conditions but also to estimate the
iodide ion concentration of aqueous solutions. The present invention relates to a method for the determination of
iodide ions in an
aqueous solution, comprising the steps of: a) providing a liquid sample for which
iodide ion concentration has to be determined, b) adding at least one drop of
aqueous solution of
metal ion to the liquid sample of step a) wherein the
metal ions selectively precipitate with
iodide ion under
normal conditions; c) shaking the liquid sample of step b) and waiting for 1 to 5 minutes, preferably 3 minutes; d) repeating steps b) and c) until the
precipitation is clearly visible to the
naked eye in the
test solution; e) recording and summing up the number of drops; and f) determining the amount of iodide ions based on the number of drops. The present invention further relates to a kit for determination of iodide ions in an
aqueous solution. The kit according to the invention comprises a sample vessel, a vessel equipped with a dropper wherein the said vessel contains a
metal salt solution which selectively precipitates with
iodide ion content under
normal conditions and an instruction for describing the method of determining the iodide ions in aqueous solution.