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 1 Beryllium: a modern industrial hazard
Authors Kreiss-K; Day-GA; Schuler-CR 
Source Annu Rev Public Health 2007 Apr; 28:259-277 
Link http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.28.021406.144011 
NIOSHTIC No. 20032308 
AbstractBeryllium exposure can cause a granulomatous lung disease in workers who develop a lymphocyte-mediated sensitization to the metal. Workers in diverse industries are at risk because beryllium's properties are critical to nuclear, aerospace, telecommunications, electronic, metal alloy, biomedical, and semiconductor industries. The occupational air concentration standard's failure to protect beryllium workers is driving many scientific and occupational health advances. These developments include study of bioavailability of different physicochemical forms of beryllium, medical surveillance to show effectiveness of skin protection in preventing sensitization in high-risk processes, gene-environment interaction, transgenic mice for use in experimental research, and risk-based management of industrial exposures in the absence of effective exposure-response information. Beryllium sensitization and disease prevention are paradigms for much broader public health action in both occupational and general population settings. 
KeywordsBeryllium-compounds; Beryllium-disease; Beryllium-poisoning; Sensitization; Genetics; Skin-exposure; Metals; Lymphocytes; Lung-disorders; Standards; Disease-prevention; Public-health ; Pulmonary-system-disorders; Respiratory-system-disorders 
ContactNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505 
CODENAREHDT 
CAS No.7440-41-7 
Publication Date20070401 
Document TypeJournal Article 
Email Addresskkreiss@cdc.gov 
Fiscal Year2007 
NTIS Accession No. 
NTIS Price 
ISSN0163-7525 
NIOSH DivisionDRDS 
Source NameAnnual Review of Public Health 
StateWV 
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