Beryllium and Cobalt

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• Personal Author:
  Kreiss, Kathleen
• Description:
  Beryllium is a lightweight metal that is transparent to x-rays and has neutron-moderating properties that make it an integral part of nuclear applications in weapons, energy, and research. It lends unique properties of high strength to metals to which it is alloyed, chiefly beryllium copper, with a beryllium content of 2-4%. Beryllium oxide is an insoluble salt with high heat conductivity, which leads to its use in specialty ceramics and in chip manufacture for semiconductors. Soluble beryllium salts are intermediates in beryllium refining and alloy manufacture. Historically, beryllium phosphors were used in fluorescent light manufacture. Their use was discontinued in 1949 because of the recognition of chronic beryllium disease in that industry. Beryllium exposure occurs in nuclear industries, metal reclamation, beryllium ceramics manufacture, and beryllium extraction. In addition, metal workers and users of alloys, such as dental laboratory technicians, may be exposed to beryllium. In alloys, the beryllium content may be unknown or unrecognized as a hazard. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Beryllium Environmental Monitoring Metals Nuclear Power Plants Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Beryllium-compounds Beryllium-disease Cobalt-compounds Diseases Exposure-assessment Nuclear-energy Nuclear-properties Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure
• ISBN:
  9780721689746
• Publisher:
  Elsevier Saunders
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029751
• Citation:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine, second edition. Rosenstock L, Cullen M, Brodkin C, Redlich C, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders, 2005 Jan; :950-954
• CAS Registry Number:
  Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Cobalt (CAS RN 7440-48-4)
• Editor(s):
  Rosenstock L; Cullen MR; Brodkin CA; Redlich CA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine, second edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190669/cdc_190669_DS1.pdf
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