Release of beryllium from mineral ores in artificial lung and skin surface fluids

Exposure to some manufactured beryllium compounds via skin contact or inhalation can cause sensitization. A portion of sensitized persons who inhale beryllium may develop chronic beryllium disease (CBD). Little is understood about exposures to naturally occurring beryllium minerals. The purpose of t...

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Published in:	Environmental geochemistry and health Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 313 - 322
Main Authors:	Duling, Matthew G., Stefaniak, Aleksandr B., Lawrence, Robert B., Chipera, Steve J., Abbas Virji, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2012 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	analysis Beryllium Beryllium - analysis Beryllium - metabolism Beryllium - toxicity bioavailability breathing chalk chemistry detection limit drug effects Earth and Environmental Science Environment Environmental Chemistry Environmental Health Geochemistry Health risk assessment Human exposure Humans Inhalation Inhalation Exposure Lung Lung - chemistry Lung - drug effects Lung - metabolism Lungs macrophages metabolism mice Minerals Mining Occupational Exposure Original Paper people Phagosomes Phagosomes - chemistry Phagosomes - drug effects Phagosomes - metabolism Public Health Pulmonary Alveoli Pulmonary Alveoli - chemistry Silicates Silicates - chemistry Silicates - metabolism Silicates - toxicity Skin Soil Science & Conservation sweat Sweat - chemistry Sweat - drug effects Sweat - metabolism Terrestrial Pollution toxicity Utah X-Ray Diffraction Utah Bioaccessibility Sensitization Exposure Minerals Chronic beryllium disease Beryllium
ISSN:	0269-4042, 1573-2983, 1573-2983
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