Article: TOXIC ALERT DELAYED INVESTIGATORS SAY ROCKETDYNE'S SECRECY ON BERYLLIUM ENDANGERS EX-WORKERS.(News)

Byline: Beth Barrett Staff Writer

Rocketdyne's failure to disclose the longtime use of beryllium at its Canoga Park plant delayed for years the study of whether workers - and possibly some community residents - developed or are at risk of developing a potentially fatal lung disease, health investigators said Tuesday.

Officials with Boeing, the company that bought Rockwell International's Rocketdyne Division, confirmed for the first time last week that a ``beryllium shop'' was operated for decades at its 6633 Canoga Ave. facility.

The acknowledgment came when the Daily News questioned the company about former beryllium worker Sylvester Long, ...

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