Industrywide study of beryllium production facilities.

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• Personal Author:
  Donaldson, Harry
• Description:
  A detailed industrial hygiene report is presented on an industrywide beryllium study. The report includes information on the origin of the study, the methods used in conducting the study, the results of the study, and recommendations for future investigations or actions relating to occupational health standards for beryllium. The study includes converage of 4 beryllium facilities, each having somewhat different processing operations: beryllium copper alloy production, beryllium oxide and ceramic production, beryllium metal production, and beryllium fabrication.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Diagnosis Environmental Monitoring Enzymes Lead Lead Poisoning Metals Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Poisoning Safety Toxicology

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• Keywords:
  Beryllium-compounds Ceramics-industry Light-metals Metal-poisoning Metal-working Toxic-substances
• Document Type:
  Text
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00047927
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1973 Jul; :1-36
• CAS Registry Number:
  Beryllium oxide (CAS RN 1304-56-9) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4d303ff06cbcb130fe09ff2e78427821b422c6880b773b398884f0452db4ce8a6737a5a55d84eaa62b7f728db7f6a9da21edbdf1fa4fb967de3109c6464ff750
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178682/cdc_178682_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.18 MB ]