Schools similar in rank, size, etc. Introduction. Santa Monica College is a two-year public community college located in Santa Monica, California. Established as a small institution in 1929, today nearly 32,000 students are enrolled at any one time, making it one of the largest community colleges in the nation.
Copper is potentially unsafe when used orally in higher doses than the RDA. Copper is present in breast milk. The daily U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) is 900 micrograms for adults; 1,000 micrograms for pregnant women; 1,300 micrograms for nursing women; and 890 micrograms for adolescents 14-18 years old.
Total zinc intakes of 60 mg/day (50 mg supplemental and 10 mg dietary zinc) have been found to result in signs of copper deficiency. Copper deficiency has also been reported following chronic use of excessive amounts of zinc-containing denture creams (>2 tubes per week containing 17-34 mg/g of zinc; 99).