Beryllium

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kreiss, Kathleen
• Description:
  The principal target organs for beryllium-related health effects are the skin and lungs. When workers are exposed to beryllium or its compounds, a small percentage develop granulomatous lung disease, known as chronic beryllium disease. In the beryllium extraction industry, a large percentage of workers develop contact dermatitis and/or beryllium skin ulcers in relation to soluble salt exposure. Historically, workers in extraction also were described as having chemical nasopharyngitis, tracheobronchitis, and/or pneumonitis with subacute onset, which resolved with cessation of exposure to beryllium salts and always within 1 year of symptom onset. In contrast, the chronic disease may develop after workers have left the beryllium industry, sometimes with a latency of several decades from first exposure. With workplace screening, latencies as short as a few weeks from first employment have been recognized. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Beryllium Dermatitis Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Beryllium-compounds Beryllium-disease Beryllium-poisoning Cancer Pneumoconiosis Respiratory-system-disorders
• ISBN:
  1560531614
• Publisher:
  Hanley and Belfus, Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; 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
• Pages in Document:
  75-79
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000867
• Citation:
  Occupational Medical Secrets. 1999 Apr; :75-79
• Editor(s):
  Cone J; Bowler R
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders ; Dermatitis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Medicine Secrets
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d56fa7031420804161ee6c54b7b2ade0aef7f16838817cb3e3261bf7682e3ee6cb6764aff681a6848cca22245a9323ebe637224d697bb77f7159482b051383cd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198234/cdc_198234_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 368.23 KB ]