Beryllium is an ubiquitous element in the environment, and it has many commercial
applications. Because of its strength, electrical and thermal conductivity, corrosion …

Beryllium is the lightest chemically stable metallic element. Research and development in
the 1930s led to its use in industrial applications beginning in the 1940s. Subsequently …

The primary beryllium industry has generated a large amount of data on airborne beryllium
concentrations that has been used to characterize exposure by task-specific activities, job …

The first case of chronic beryllium disease (CBD) at the Rocky Flats Environmental
Technology Site (Rocky Flats) was diagnosed in a machinist in 1984. Rocky Flats, located …

We conducted a medical screening for beryllium disease of 577 former workers from a
beryllium processing facility. The screening included a medical and work history …

Beryllium is an important industrial metal because of its unusual material properties: it is
lighter than aluminum and six times stronger than steel. Often alloyed with other metals such …

Beryllium 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 …

The beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (BeLPT) has revolutionized our approach to the
diagnosis, screening, and surveillance of beryllium health effects. Based on the …

It is now almost 50 years since 2 μg/m3 was established by the US Atomic Energy
Commission for control of occupational chronic beryllium disease (CBD). This was one of …

Beryllium is the fourth element in the peri-odic table and the second lightest metal known.
Discovered as an oxide in 1798 by the French chemist LN Vauquelin, berylli-um was first …