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Article: Number of workers in U.S. potentially exposed to beryllium estimated.
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- Science Letter
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- December 14, 2004
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2004 DEC 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers estimate the number of workers potentially exposed to airborne beryllium in the United States in a recent issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.
"Estimates of the number of workers in the United States occupationally exposed to beryllium were published in the 1970s and 1980s and ranged from 21,200 to 800,000. We obtained information from several sources to identify specific industries with beryllium exposure and to estimate the number of current workers potentially exposed to beryllium. We spoke with representatives from the primary beryllium industry and government agencies about the ...