Toxicity of Beryllium Compounds
Author : Lloyd B. Tepper
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Page : 208 pages
File Size : 29,4 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Medical
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Author : Lloyd B. Tepper
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 29,4 MB
Release : 1961
Category : Medical
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Author : Robert M. Bruce
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 22,73 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
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In this volume are assessed the risks to human health and the environment of Beryllium, found in the earth's crust at an average concentration of approximately 2.8-5.0 mg/kg. Beryllium-containing minerals are processed to beryllium metal, beryllium alloys, and beryllium oxide for use in aerospace, weapons, nuclear and electronics industries. The general population is exposed to beryllium primarily in food and drinking-water, with smaller contributions from air and incidental ingestion of dust. There are no human studies addressing the toxicokinetics of beryllium or beryllium compounds; however, beryllium has been found in the lungs and urine of non-occupationally exposed individuals. There are no reliable data on the oral toxicity of beryllium in humans. The lungs are the primary target of inhalation exposure to beryllium in animals and humans. Short-term or repeated exposures of humans to beryllium or its compounds can result in an acute or chronic form of lung disease. Increases in lung cancer mortality were observed in cohort mortality studies of beryllium processing workers.
Author : National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Page : 60 pages
File Size : 11,34 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Beryllium
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2007-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309111676
Beryllium is an important metal that is used in a number of industries-including the defense, aerospace, automotive, medical, and electronics industries-because of its exceptional strength, stability, and heat-absorbing capability. It is found in a variety of technologies, including nuclear devices, satellite systems, missile systems, radar systems, bushings and bearings in aircraft and heavy machinery, x-ray machines used for mammography, cellular telephone components, computer components, and connectors for fiber optics. To help determine the steps necessary to protect its workforce from the adverse effects of exposure to beryllium used in military aerospace applications, the U.S. Air Force requested that the National Research Council's Committee on Toxicology (COT) conduct an independent evaluation of the scientific literature on beryllium, provide risk estimates for cancer and noncancer health end points, and make recommendations about specific tests for surveillance and biomonitoring of workers. The request specified that two reports be produced to accomplish those tasks. The first is to provide a review of the scientific literature on beryllium, and the second will expand more critically on the review in considering the maximum chronic inhalation exposure levels that are unlikely to produce adverse health effects, in estimating carcinogenic risks, and in providing guidance on testing methods for surveillance and monitoring of worker populations and other specific issues detailed in the statement of task. In response to the U.S. Air Force request, COT convened the Committee on Beryllium Alloy Exposures, which prepared this first report. Health Effects of Beryllium Exposure : A Literature Review identifies the available toxicologic, epidemiologic, and other literature on beryllium that is most relevant for addressing the statement of task, focusing primarily on beryllium sensitization, CBD, and cancer.
Author : Robert J. Hasterlik
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 33,28 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Beryllium
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Page : 166 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Beryllium
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2008-09-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309178010
Beryllium is a lightweight metal that is used for its exceptional strength and high heat-absorbing capability. Beryllium and its alloys can be found in many important technologies in the defense and aeronautics industries, such as nuclear devices, satellite systems, radar systems, and aircraft bushings and bearings. Pulmonary disease associated with exposure to beryllium has been recognized and studied since the early 1940s, and an occupational guideline for limiting exposure to beryllium has been in place since 1949. Over the last few decades, much has been learned about chronic beryllium disease and factors that contribute to its occurrence in exposed people. Despite reduced workplace exposure, chronic beryllium disease continues to occur. Those developments have led to debates about the adequacy of the long-standing occupational exposure limit for protecting worker health. This book, requested by the U.S. Air Force to help to determine the steps necessary to protect its workforce from the effects of beryllium used in military aerospace applications, reviews the scientific literature on beryllium and outlines an exposure and disease management program for its protecting workers.
Author : Committee on Curriculum Development in Environmental Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 1995-05-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309568722
People are increasingly concerned about potential environmental health hazards and often ask their physicians questions such as: "Is the tap water safe to drink?" "Is it safe to live near power lines?" Unfortunately, physicians often lack the information and training related to environmental health risks needed to answer such questions. This book discusses six competency based learning objectives for all medical school students, discusses the relevance of environmental health to specific courses and clerkships, and demonstrates how to integrate environmental health into the curriculum through published case studies, some of which are included in one of the book's three appendices. Also included is a guide on where to obtain additional information for treatment, referral, and follow-up for diseases with possible environmental and/or occupational origins.
Author : International Labour Organisation
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 15,82 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Medical
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Published by the WHO for the International Programme on Chemical Safety (a collaborative programme of the UNEP, ILO, and the WHO). This is a companion volume to Environmental Health Criteria 106: Beryllium
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Page : 12 pages
File Size : 13,86 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Beryllium
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