Managing health effects of beryllium exposure
By: Committee on Beryllium Alloy Exposures, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Toxicology; National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology; National Academies Press (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780309125321
Subjects: Occupational Exposure; Berylliosis; Toxicology; Review; Guideline; Health aspects; Prevention & control; Toxicity; Beryllium
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-159).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Exposure assessment; title: Epidemiologic and clinical studies of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease; title: Mechanisms, genetic factors, and animal models of chronic beryllium disease; title: Genotoxicity and carcinogenicity; title: Assessment of other health end points; title: Designing a beryllium exposure-and disease- management program for workers in the air force; title: Appendixes: A. Biographic information on the committee on beryllium alloy exposures B. Air force beryllium program clinical decision logic.