KI (potassium iodide) is a salt of stable (not radioactive) iodine that can help block radioactive iodine from being absorbed by the thyroid gland, thus protecting this gland from radiation injury. The thyroid gland is the part of the body that is most sensitive to radioactive iodine.
Florida officials announced this week that they would add another 45 feet to the end of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, which is currently under construction, in a bid to bring back the title of the Gulf of Mexico's longest pier. When it opens in May, the Navarre Beach pier will reach 1,545 feet into the Gulf.
RECORDS: Second Longest Span (1,200 feet), Second Longest Total Bridge Length (4.14 miles), Most Single Bridge Lane Miles (20.7 miles) LOCATION: Iâ275 over Lower Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Terra Ceia. SUPERIOR AESTHETICS: Pier footings are not in view; oval columns, box girders, and a single plane of stay cables.