Base Level Guide for the Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

Abstract

This base-level guide provides information on the most common sampling and analysis techniques used to determine the health risk of beryllium. The sampling and analytical challenges associated with measuring beryllium are greater than for most other metals; therefore, beryllium exposure must be managed at ultra-trace levels. This includes workplaces actively using beryllium and contaminated legacy areas where beryllium was used in the past. This guide is set up as a series of questions and answers to help bioenvironmental engineers and technicians quickly progress through the decision-making steps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA562209

Entities

People

  • Timothy W. Batten

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Beryllium
  • Chemistry
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Health
  • Government Procurement
  • Hygiene
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Military Personnel
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Particulate Matter
  • Sampling
  • United States

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