Comment on Strupp papers on beryllium metal toxicity

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• Personal Author:
  Stefaniak, Aleksandr B. ; Stefaniak, Aleksandr B.
• Description:
  I read with great interest the research articles by Strupp (2011a,b) 'Beryllium Metal I' and 'Beryllium Metal II' which were funded by the REACH Beryllium Consortium (2008), an industry group led by Brush Wellman Inc., the largest producer of beryllium in North America. I would like to comment on the author's conclusion that beryllium metal is not a skin sensitizer and to caution readers on the certainty of this conclusion. First, I will address the method used for the skin sensitization test (Strupp, 2011a) and then comment on the discussion of the data that omitted key papers in the published literature to support the finding (Strupp, 2011b). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Beryllium Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Metals Occupational Health Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Analytical-chemistry Analytical-instruments Analytical-processes Beryllium-compounds Sensitivity-testing Skin-exposure Skin-irritants Skin-sensitivity
• ISSN:
  0003-4878
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038992
• Citation:
  Ann Occup Hyg 2011 Jun; 55(5):556-557
• Contact Point Address:
  A. B. Stefaniak, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• CAS Registry Number:
  Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Occupational Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:42671158ed22411c379c263a69816ac07598ea5133299964eaee310ef794d0fa8f34f53192cb3beffeed7ede7d17962fbc6782f4a8598406623f6793dc275d32
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192498/cdc_192498_DS1.pdf
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