Tools and Resources:
Web Links
Explore these web site links to learn more about beryllium properties, beryllium exposure, and beryllium— related diseases.
- Beryllium Properties
- Beryllium Eco — USA, discusses transport and exposure pathways
- Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET)
- U.S. Public Health Service — Toxicological Profile for Beryllium
- Health Issues — Chronic Beryllium Disease and other Beryllium— Related Illness
- Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Environmental Health Perspective — Beryllium: A Chronic Problem
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Merck Manual — Disease Due to Inorganic Dusts
- National Jewish Medical Research Center — Facts about Beryllium Disease
- U.S. Department of Labor — Energy Employee Illness Compensation
- Center for Epidemiological Research — Chronic Beryllium Disease Fact Sheets
- Support and Advocacy Groups
- Beryllium Support Group
- National Advocates for Beryllium Education and Reform (NABER)
- Support Group List — Active Support Groups Around the Country
- Worker Safety
- OSHA — Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job
- OSHA Toxic Substances Standards
- OSHA Regulation on Beryllium (10 CFR 850)
- OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor — Links to Sites and Documents on Beryllium
- University of Washington — Occupational Exposure at DOE sites
- Centers for Diseases Control — International Chemical Safety Cards