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Testing protocol.
http://www.skcinc.com/hse/FILE0029.html
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Beryllium Support Group
Large collection of information maintained by Denver-area support group for people with chronic
beryllium disease.
http://www.beryllium.org/
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The Deadly Alliance
Collection of an award-winning series of articles in the Toledo Blade about the history of
occupational exposure to beryllium, focusing on government and industry roles in covering up its
hazards.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Kategori=SRDEADLY01&Dato=19990328&Lop....
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Beryllium Handling Procedures
Standard procedures for beryllium operations from the PISCES laboratory area, University of
California, San Diego.
http://cerfe.ucsd.edu/EH%26S/Operating_Procedures/Operating_Procedures.htm
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Beryllium Compounds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fact sheet on this metal and its hazards, with links to
related toxicological information.
http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/berylliu.html
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Eco-USA: Beryllium
Toxicological profile of beryllium, including information on environmental fate and transport,
exposure pathways, metabolism, and health effects.
http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/berylium.shtml
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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
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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, the possibility of genetic testing for CBD, and
the incidence of the disease in the workforce.
http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1994/102-6-7/focus.html
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Workers Deserve Equal Protection Against Exposure
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial urging exposure standards for all workers who could be exposed to
beryllium in their jobs.
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/19991215edberyll2.asp
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Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job
US OSHA Hazard Information Bulletin on this substance.
http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19990902.html
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Beryllium Disease Prevention Program
Resources, program information and FAQs from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
http://www.llnl.gov/Be-prevention/home.html
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Beryllium at Hanford
Information about beryllium as it pertains to the DOE Hanford Site, in Washington State. Contains
health issues, questions and answers and links.
http://www.hanford.gov/safety/beryllium/
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Facts About Beryllium Disease
Fact sheet by National Jewish Medical and Research Center.
http://nationaljewish.org/medfacts/beryllium_medfact.html
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Beryllium Facts
Information from the manufacturer Brush Wellman about beryllium, chronic beryllium disease, and
what is being done about it.
http://www.befacts.com/
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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/
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Significance of the Blood Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test
Abstract: An in vitro measure of the beryllium antigen-specific 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
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ToxFAQs - Beryllium
Fact sheet published by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry answers the most
frequently asked health questions about beryllium.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts4.html
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