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Chronic beryllium disease and sensitization at a beryllium processing facility.(Research/ Environmental Medicine): An article from: Environmental Health Perspectives by Kenneth Rosenman, Vicki Hertzberg, et all 2005-10-01

Report on the beryllium problem: As discussed at the sixth Saranac Symposium, Saranac Lake, N.Y., 27 September to 3 October, 1947 by W. E Park, 1947

Beryllium toxicity (Case studies in environmental medicine) by Dennis M Green, 1997

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Beryllium Disease Prevention Program At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Resources, program information and FAQs from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
http://www.llnl.gov/Be-prevention/home.html

Extractions: Health Services Hazards Control LLNL's Beryllium Disease Prevention Program is part of long-standing beryllium control efforts here that predate any federal mandates. These controls, plus a high level of awareness of the hazards of beryllium among scientists, engineers, technicians and other staff who work in areas where beryllium is used, have resulted in a low beryllium disease rate at LLNL. Although solid beryllium poses no health hazard, inhaling beryllium particulates (such as dust, mists, or welding fumes) can produce acute or chronic lung disease. Skin irritation may result from direct contact with soluble beryllium compounds, and healing is impaired in beryllium-contaminated wounds. LLNL's Beryllium Disease Prevention Program addresses a new DOE effort designed to reduce the number of workers exposed to beryllium, minimize the levels of beryllium exposure, and ensure early detection of beryllium-related disease. LLNL's control program consists of: Implementation of the Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program Requirements " contains a complete description of LLNL's implementation program.
Beryllium Facts
Information from the manufacturer Brush Wellman about beryllium, chronic beryllium disease, and what is being done about it.
http://www.befacts.com/

Extractions: For 78 years the men and women of Brush Wellman have worked to build a company known throughout the world for the value and quality of its products. In recent months we have seen our good name and reputation attacked by reckless reporting about beryllium (one of our products) which alleges we have lost our commitment to value, ignored our promise of quality and have simply stopped caring about our people. That simply is not true, but we know that one erroneous report will inevitably lead to others, particularly if a source of accurate information is not readily available. This web site is provided as a comprehensive source of information about beryllium, chronic beryllium disease, and what Brush Wellman and others have done and are doing about it. We hope the information is helpful and we encourage you to contact us with any comments, or if you have questions that are not addressed here.
Department Of Energy Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program
Federal Register Beryllium Final Rule, Part III Department of Energy. 10CFR Part 850 Chronic beryllium disease Prevention Program; Final Rule
http://www.eh.doe.gov/be/
Department Of Energy Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program
Large collection of information about beryllium, its hazards, occupational health standards, techniques for limiting exposure, and programs for testing nuclear weapons workers who may have been exposed to this metal. From U.S. Department of Energy.
http://tis.eh.doe.gov/be/
Facts About Beryllium Disease
Facts About beryllium disease MedFact from National Jewish Medical and Research Center 1 Respiratory Hospital in America
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OSH Answers: Beryllium Disease
What is beryllium disease? What is acute beryllium disease? What is chronic beryllium disease?
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/diseases/beryllium.html

Extractions: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Contact Us Help Canada Site Web Info Service ... Shop@CCOHS Beryllium Disease What is beryllium disease? What is acute beryllium disease? What is chronic beryllium disease? What are the industrial uses of beryllium? ... How can we prevent beryllium disease? OSH Answers Feedback Printer Friendly Layout Inquiries Service What is beryllium disease? Beryllium disease is the term used to describe various conditions resulting from exposure to beryllium and its compounds or alloys. These conditions can be grouped into acute beryllium disease and chronic beryllium disease Depending on how workers are exposed, the diseases can affect different tissues and organs. Breathing in fumes or dusts of beryllium compounds may injure the lungs. Direct contact with beryllium fumes or dusts may injure the exposed areas of the body, such as the eyes or the skin. Beryllium may also affect such organs as the liver, kidneys, heart, nervous system, and the lymphatic system, which carries water, white blood cells and proteins to the blood. What is acute beryllium disease?
Web Site Error - National Jewish Medical And Research Center
Fact sheet by National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/beryllium_medfact.html

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Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure To Beryllium On
POTENTIAL ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS FROM BERYLLIUM EXPOSURE CHRONIC beryllium disease Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) primarily affects the
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Beryllium Disease Facts Sponsored By Golomb & Honik
Information on exposure to beryllium particles, and possible legal recourse.
http://www.berylliumdisease.net/

Extractions: For more information call 1-800-355-3300 Q. What is beryllium A. Beryllium is a brittle, steel-grey metal found as a component of coal, oil, certain rock minerals, volcanic dust, and soil. Elemental beryllium (atomic #4) is the second lightest of all metals and is used in a wide variety of applications. In its elemental form beryllium exhibits the unique properties of being lightweight and extremely stiff, giving the metal several applications in the aerospace, nuclear, and manufacturing industries. Exposure to beryllium most often occurs in mining, extraction, and in the processing of alloy metals containing beryllium. Q. What is beryllium disease? A. Beryllium disease is caused by the inhalation of beryllium particles, dust or fumes. Its symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, fatigue, weight loss or loss of appetite, fever and sweating. Medical tests may reveal abnormal lung sounds, lung scars, decreased pulmonary function, granulomas (a nodular form of chronic inflammation) and an allergy to beryllium. The chronic form of the disease, Chronic Beryllium Disease ("CBD") is caused by an allergic reaction to beryllium.
Beryllium Facts
Information from the manufacturer Brush Wellman about beryllium, chronic beryllium disease, and what is being done about it.
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The Inside Story: Beryllium Disease
home the inside story beryllium disease beryllium disease is not limited to workers. Neighborhood cases of the disease were first documented in
http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/dirtysecrets/beryllium/1.asp

Extractions: beryllium disease : an untreatable lung disease causing hundreds of deaths arsenic and old lies vinyl chloride scotchgard : a liver-damaging chemical that's in your blood hairspray : the ugly truth about beauty products voluntary testing PR : how the industry molds public perception CMA in schools : reading, writing and indoctrination killing the 'right to know' : preventing public disclosure of health risks CMA's 'grassroots' : activism from the top down Anniston, AL : a town poisoned by PCBs Anniston, Alabama : Pollution, Contamination, and Betrayal 'responsible care' : industry propaganda that's neither responsible nor caring 'Bhopal' : Shortcuts in the name of profit led to disaster Page search 6,500 pages of Beryllium documents (be sure to select the Beryllium Collection) A covert deal between government and industry caused thousands of workers and community residents to contract an incurable, often fatal, deterioration of the lungs called beryllium disease: hundreds of the victims have died, and more deaths are expected. The deal, which killed proposed workplace health standards for beryllium dust, was unknown to workers or community residents who were repeatedly told by the beryllium industry that exposures to beryllium dust were safe. Beryllium disease erodes the lungs, making it hard for a victim to even walk across a room without severe pain and exhaustion, and usually results in a slow, painful death by suffocation.
Chronic Beryllium Disease
For First Time in 40 Years National Jewish Researchers Report Chronic beryllium disease Caused by Extremely Low Levels of Exposure
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The Inside Story: Beryllium Disease
beryllium disease an untreatable lung disease causing hundreds of deaths. » arsenic and old lies home the inside story beryllium disease
http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/dirtysecrets/beryllium/3.asp

Extractions: beryllium disease : an untreatable lung disease causing hundreds of deaths arsenic and old lies vinyl chloride scotchgard : a liver-damaging chemical that's in your blood hairspray : the ugly truth about beauty products voluntary testing PR : how the industry molds public perception CMA in schools : reading, writing and indoctrination killing the 'right to know' : preventing public disclosure of health risks CMA's 'grassroots' : activism from the top down Anniston, AL : a town poisoned by PCBs Anniston, Alabama : Pollution, Contamination, and Betrayal 'responsible care' : industry propaganda that's neither responsible nor caring 'Bhopal' : Shortcuts in the name of profit led to disaster Page search 6,500 pages of Beryllium documents (be sure to select the Beryllium Collection) What is the origin of the beryllium documents? These documents were supplied to EWG by Ohio Citizen Action, which obtained them from three primary sources: individuals involved in lawsuits against Brush Wellman; current and former workers; and through the Freedom of Information Act. Ohio Citizen Action would like to thank Theresa Norgard for her perseverance and tireless pursuit in collecting most of these documents. Theresa, whose husband worked at Brush Wellman and contracted chronic beryllium disease while he was there, has been a tremendous resource for Ohio Citizen Action, reporters, researchers and people nationwide affected by beryllium disease.
Environ Health Perspect 102-6-7, 1994 Beryllium A Chronic Problem
Article by Leslie Lang, published in Environmental Health Perspectives in 1994. Discusses uses of this metal in industry, chronic beryllium disease
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The Natural History Of Beryllium Sensitization And Chronic Beryllium Disease
A medical article about the early detection of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease. Includes recent studies
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/Suppl-5/newm

Extractions: Environmental Health Perspectives Supplements Volume 104, Number S5, October 1996 The Natural History of Beryllium Sensitization and Chronic Beryllium Disease Lee S. Newman, Jenifer Lloyd, and Elaine Daniloff Departmet of Medicine, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colorado; Department of Medicine and Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado Abstract With the advent of in vitro immunologic testing, we can now detect exposed individuals who are sensitized to beryllium and those who have chronic beryllium disease (CBD) with lung pathology and impairment. Earlier detection and more accurate diagnostic tools raise new questions about the natural history of sensitization and granulomatous disease. Preliminary data suggest that early detection identifies people who are sensitized to beryllium and that these individuals are at risk for progressing into clinical disease. This article discusses the historical, recent, and ongoing studies germane to our understanding of CBD natural history, including the immunologic and inflammatory basis of the disease, the environmental and host risk factors for disease progression, biological markers of disease severity and activity that may help predict outcome, and the implications for broad-based workplace screening to identify patients at the earliest stages of beryllium sensitization and disease.
Energy Department Expands Beryllium Disease Screening Program
Energy Department expands beryllium disease screening program. Thursday, February 24, 2005. By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh PostGazette
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Document 14.4 - Implementation Of The Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Progr
Although solid beryllium (Be) poses no health hazard, inhaling Be particulates (such as dust, mists, or welding fumes) can produce acute or chronic lung
http://www.llnl.gov/es_and_h/hsm/doc_14.04/doc14-04.html

Extractions: Editorial Revision: December 2, 2004 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Goals 1.2 Applicability 2.0 Hazards ... 6.3 Other Sources Appendices Appendix A Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions Appendix B Medical Protection Requirements for Current and Prospective Beryllium Workers Appendix C Statistical Analysis of Beryllium Data Tables Table 1. Beryllium concentrations in soils. Table 2. Occupational exposure, housekeeping, and release standards. Table 3. Required training. Table 4. Required respiratory protection. ... Table 5. Beryllium emergency response actions. Figures Figure 1. Access posting for entrance to beryllium work areas. Figure 2. Access sign for regulated beryllium work areas. Figure 3. Label for containers of beryllium or items contaminated with beryllium. Figure 4. Label for beryllium items. ... Figure 6. Beryllium storage area sign. 1.0 Introduction Beryllium metal, alloys, and compounds are widely used at LLNL and other Department of Energy (DOE) facilities because of the materials' nuclear properties as a moderator (i.e., reflector) of neutrons. Favorable mechanical properties have also resulted in beryllium's widespread use in the aerospace industry. Addition of 2% or less beryllium to copper forms an alloy with high strength and hardnessproperties that have made the alloy useful in electronics, automotive, defense, and aerospace industries worldwide. Beryllium oxide (also known as beryllia) can be formed into beryllia ceramics, which have an exceptional combination of high thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and dielectric properties and which are used widely in electronics, laser, automotive, and defense applications.
Chemistry Periodic Table Beryllium Key Information
This WebElements periodic table page contains key information for the element beryllium
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Significance Of The Blood Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test
Abstract An in vitro measure of the beryllium antigenspecific cell-mediated immune response. This response to beryllium is now understood to play a central role in the immunopathogenesis of chronic beryllium disease (CBD).
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/Suppl-5/lsnewmanabs.html
ATSDR - ToxFAQsT Beryllium
Fact sheet published by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry answers the most frequently asked health questions about beryllium.
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