beryllium

• "The company has banned phthalates and is monitoring use of antimony and beryllium, and although it is endeavouring to eliminate the use of PVC, it has not set a timeline for its phase out." —  Evil Avatar - News Items
• - Too few workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation are being tested for exposure to beryllium, a metal that can cause fatal lung diseases, according to an Energy Department advisory panel.
• Based on the number of affected workers, beryllium is a greater safety risk at the Eastern Washington complex than radiation, according to Hanford Advisory Board recommendations issued during meetings Thursday and Friday in Portland, Ore.
• Testing to date indicates that at least 42 percent of Hanford workers - and possibly all of them - may have been exposed to beryllium, although only 2 percent to 6 percent have the genetic makeup that predisposes them to the resulting health problems, the board said.
• -- Too few workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation are being tested for exposure to beryllium, a metal that can cause fatal lung diseases, according to an Energy Department advisory panel. —  Today in Oregon: The Oregonian

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