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...energy metabolism Vitamin B6 needed by enzymes for amino acid poultry, fish, grain products metabolism Vitamin B12 important for recycling coenzymes animal products for metabolism Folic Acid essential for DNA formation and nor- liver, leafy vegetables mal cell division Minerals Calcium promotes skeletal growth, involved milk in muscle contraction Phosphorus essential component of bone miner- all protein-rich foods, (milk, als and of DNA meat, fish) Magnesium necessary for muscular contractions all unprocessed food (whole seeds, legumes) Iron essential for production of meat, liver, beans hemoglobin Zinc unknown, involved in fighting infec- animal products, especially tion meat Iodine important...
Kinneman said that Harvard, which is licensedby the NRC to use phosphorus-32, is required tomaintain information on the spill for the NRC toreview during its annual visit...
...spill of the radioisotope phosphorus-32 was not serious enough to warrant an immediate inspection of the site, said John Kinneman, an NRC inspector...
Hallisey said the shoes of eight people were found contaminated with radioactive material, but no one is known to have been contaminated directly. Contamination with phosphorus-32 is dangerous only if exposed directly to skin...
...that bad? To be sure, dairy products are not the only source of such vital nutrients as calcium and phosphorus. A cup of milk provides 300 mg of calcium, compared with 250 mg for a cup of cooked kale. And O.K., some children are allergic to milk and therefore must get their calcium and other minerals from other foods. But for most children over the age of one, cow's milk is a perfectly adequate source of several important nutrients...