Field Portable Measurement of Airborne Beryllium, Chromium, Lead and Other Metals. Instruments, Methods and Future Directions. Part I: Beryllium

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• Personal Author:
  Creek K ; Hoover, Mark D. ; Lawryk NJ
• Description:
  Berylliam is one of the lightest, strongest and hardest metals known, with remarkable resistance to deformity over a wide range of temperatures. These properties make beryllium ideal for aerospace and military applications. Beryllium is used in a wide range of products, indcluding weaponry, nuclear reactors, x-ray windows, space optics, missile fuel and space vehicles. Beryllium oxide is used as an electrical insulator and heat conductor. Copper and beryllium are often blended to form an alloy that is an excellent conductor of electricity and heat, resistant to corrosion, nonmagnetic and far stronger than copper alone. Beryillium may be found at a variety of sites, ranging from the deactivation and decommissioning of facilities where beryllium-containing items were produced, stored and tested, to machine shops, ore extraction plants, ceramic plants and beryllium alloy manufacturers. The United States supplies most of the world with beryllium products and is one of only three countries that process beryllium concentrates and ores. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Beryllium Chromium Copper Lead Metals Nuclear Power Plants Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Beryllium-compounds Chromium-compounds Copper-alloys Copper-compounds Lead-compounds Nuclear-reactors
• ISSN:
  1066-7660
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  40-44
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026699
• Citation:
  Synergist 2005 Apr; 16(4):40-44
• CAS Registry Number:
  Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Synergist
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197359/cdc_197359_DS1.pdf
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