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Beryllium at Hanford - http://www.hanford.gov/safety/beryllium/
Information about beryllium as it pertains to the DOE Hanford Site, in Washington State. Contains health issues, questions and answers and links.

Beryllium Compounds - http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/berylliu.html
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fact sheet on this metal and its hazards, with links to related toxicological information.

Beryllium Handling Procedures - http://www.chess.cornell.edu/safety/chemsop/bryllm.htm
Standard procedures for beryllium operations from Cornell University.

Beryllium Support Group - http://www.beryllium.org/
Large collection of information maintained by Denver-area support group for people with chronic beryllium disease.

Beryllium: A Chronic Problem - http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1994/102-6-7/focus.html
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.

Eco-USA: Beryllium - http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/berylium.shtml
Toxicological profile of beryllium, including information on environmental fate and transport, exposure pathways, metabolism, and health effects.

HSE Air Sampling Standards for Beryllium and Compounds - http://www.skcinc.com/HSEGuide/method.asp?IDNumber=29
Testing protocol.

Natural History of Beryllium Sensitization and Chronic Beryllium Disease - http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/Suppl-5/newm
A medical article about the early detection of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease. Includes recent studies

Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job - http://www.osha.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19990902.html
US OSHA Hazard Information Bulletin on this substance.

Significance of the Blood Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test - http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/Suppl-5/lsnewmanabs.html
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).

The Deadly Alliance - http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Kategori=SRDEADLY01&Dato=19990328&Lopenr=9999099&Ref=AR
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.

ToxFAQs - Beryllium - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts4.html
Fact sheet published by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry answers the most frequently asked health questions about beryllium.

Workers Deserve Equal Protection Against Exposure - http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/19991215edberyll2.asp
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial urging exposure standards for all workers who could be exposed to beryllium in their jobs.

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