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Development of Methods to Estimate Beryllium Exposure.

PB89129886

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Rice, C. H.
Page Count	134
Abstract	The project was designed to access data, provide preliminary exposure rankings, and delineate the process for detailing retrospective exposure assessments for beryllium (7440417) among workers at processing facilities. A literature review was conducted, and walk-through surveys were conducted at two facilities still in operation. More than 8,000 environmental records were entered into a computer file. Descriptive statistics were then generated and the process of rank ordering exposures across facilities was begun. In efforts to formulate crude indices of exposure, job titles of persons in the NIOSH mortality study were reviewed and categorized for any beryllium exposure, chemical form of beryllium exposure, and exposure to acid mists. Daily Weighted Average exposure estimates were reviewed by job title, across all facilities. The mean exposure at each facility was calculated. The strategy which was developed for retrospective exposure assessment was described. Tasks included determination of the usefulness of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation files; cataloging the numbers of samples available from company sources; investigating data holdings at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and obtaining records from the Department of Energy Library.
Keywords	Beryllium Exposure Industrial medicine Toxicity Hazardous materials Data processing Mortality Morbidity Epidemiology Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Retrospective exposure assessment CAS 7440-41-7
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Cincinnati Univ., OH. Dept. of Environmental Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.,
NTIS Issue Number	198906

Development of Methods to Estimate Beryllium Exposure.

Development of Methods to Estimate Beryllium Exposure.
PB89129886

Publication Date	1988
Personal Author	Rice, C. H.
Page Count	134
Abstract	The project was designed to access data, provide preliminary exposure rankings, and delineate the process for detailing retrospective exposure assessments for beryllium (7440417) among workers at processing facilities. A literature review was conducted, and walk-through surveys were conducted at two facilities still in operation. More than 8,000 environmental records were entered into a computer file. Descriptive statistics were then generated and the process of rank ordering exposures across facilities was begun. In efforts to formulate crude indices of exposure, job titles of persons in the NIOSH mortality study were reviewed and categorized for any beryllium exposure, chemical form of beryllium exposure, and exposure to acid mists. Daily Weighted Average exposure estimates were reviewed by job title, across all facilities. The mean exposure at each facility was calculated. The strategy which was developed for retrospective exposure assessment was described. Tasks included determination of the usefulness of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation files; cataloging the numbers of samples available from company sources; investigating data holdings at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and obtaining records from the Department of Energy Library.
Keywords	Beryllium Exposure Industrial medicine Toxicity Hazardous materials Data processing Mortality Morbidity Epidemiology Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Retrospective exposure assessment CAS 7440-41-7
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	Cincinnati Univ., OH. Dept. of Environmental Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.,
NTIS Issue Number	198906