Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job - OSHA Safety and Health, OSHA Hazard Information Bulletins: Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job.

Beryllium - Beryllium is a toxic substance that can be harmful, depending on the amount and duration of exposure. (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environment, Safety and Health)

Beryllium Support Group - Support group for chronic beryllium disease.

Beryllium Handling Procedures - Standard procedures for beryllium operations from the PISCES laboratory area, UCSD.

Beryllium and Compounds - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fact sheet on hazards from beryllium exposure.

HSE Air Sampling Information for Beryllium and Compounds - Health and Safety Executive information. From SKC, providing air sampling technology.

ToxFAQs - Beryllium - Fact sheet published by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry answers the most frequently asked health questions about beryllium.

Peter Clerkin's - Beryllium - Some information on beryllium.

Significance of the Blood Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test - Abstract: An in vitro measure of the beryllium antigen-specific cell-mediated immune response. This response to beryllium is now understood to play a central role in the immunopathogenesis of chronic beryllium disease (CBD).

USGS Minerals Information: Beryllium - Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of beryllium.

Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program - U.S. Department of Energy information on disease preventive workshops.

ARC Anticipated Carcinogens:Beryllium and Certain Berryllium Compounds - Information and fact sheet from the National Institute of Health.

Manual for Safe Operation and Proper Design of Beryllium Facilities - U.S. Department of Energy Defense Programs: Beryllium Good Practice Guide.

American Metal Market - Beryllium Profile - Metal Statistics '99 beryllium profile at AMM.com. This is an international daily news service covering the metals and recycling industries.

Beryllium Facts - Information from the manufacturer Brush Wellman about beryllium, chronic beryllium disease, and what is being done about it.

Facts About Beryllium Disease - Fact sheet by National Jewish Medical and Research Center.

Eco-USA: Beryllium - Toxicological profile of beryllium, including information on environmental fate and transport, exposure pathways, metabolism, and health effects.

Hanford Beryllium - Information about Beryllium as it pertains to the Hanford Site, in Washington State. Contains health issues, questions and answers and links.

Beryllium Disease Prevention Program - Resources, program information and FAQs from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Workers Deserve Equal Protection Against Exposure - Editorial about applying equal standards to all workers who could be exposed to beryllium in their jobs.

Environ Health Perspect 102-6-7, 1994: Beryllium: A Chronic Problem - Discusses uses of beryllium in industry, chronic beryllium disease, genetic testing for beryllium disease, and the incidence of the disease in the workforce.

Natural History of Beryllium Sensitization and Chronic Beryllium Disease - A medical article about the early detection of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease. Includes recent studies

Beryllium - Atomic Number=4 - Some statistical information from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Industry-Defense Alliance Goes Against Beryllium Workers - Article in Toledo Blade about industry and defense alliance that effectively kept beryllium workers from being protected against chronic beryllium disease.

Government had knowledge of beryllium hazards - Part of a series of Toledo Blade articles about the government's knowledge of the hazards of beryllium.