Physical and chemical characterization of beryllium particles from several workplaces in Québec, Canada - Part A: Determining methods for the analysis of low levels of beryllium

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1889-1905

  Rouleau, Mathieu ^a   Dion, Chantal ^b   Plamondon, Philippe ^c   Kennedy, Greg ^c   L'Espérance, Gilles ^c   Zayed, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DUST; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WORKPLACE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BERYLLIUM; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; QUEBEC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27244433444     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390500246365     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Beaupré, L. A., Salehi, F., Zayed, J., Plamondon, P., and L'Espérance, G. 2004. Physical and chemical characterization of Mn phosphate/sulfate mixture used in an inhalation study. Inhal. Toxicol. 16:1-14.
2. Davis, L. E., McDonald, N. C., Palmberg, P. W., Riach, G. E., and Weber, R. E. 1976. Handbook of Auger electron spectroscopy. Tokyo: MNI Physical Electronics Industries.
3. Deubner, D., Kelsh, M., Shum, M., Maier, L., Kent, M., and Lau, E. 2001. Beryllium sensitization, chronic beryllium disease, and exposures at a beryllium mining and extraction facility. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 16:579-592.
4. Dion, C., and Perrault, G. 2003. Summary of good cleanup and decontamination practices for workplaces with beryllium-containing dust. Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail. Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, Montréal.
5. Eisenbud, M. 1982. Origins for the standards of control of beryllium disease (1947-1949). Environ. Res. 27:79-88.
6. Eisenbud, M. 1998. The standard for control of chronic beryllium disease. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 13:27-31.
7. Falcy, M. 2003. Béryllium et composés. Encycl. Méd. Chir. Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS, Paris. Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 16-002-B-10.
8. Finch, G. L., Verburg, R. J., Mewhinney, J. A., Eidson, A. F., and Hoover, M. D. 1988. The effect of beryllium compound solubility on in vitro canine alveolar macrophage cytotoxicity. Toxicol. Lett. 41:97-105.
9. Fontenot, A. P., Newman, L. S., and Kotzin, B. L. 2001. Chronic beryllium disease: T cell recognition of a metal presented by HLA-DP. Clin. Immunol. 100:4-14.
10. Infante, P. F., and Newman, L. S. 2004. Beryllium exposure and chronic beryllium disease. Lancet 363:415-416.
11. Kennedy, G. G. 1990. Trace element determination in Polymers by neutron activation. In Metallization of polymers, eds. E. Sacher, J. J. Pireaux, and S. P. Kowalczyk, pp. 128-134. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society.
12. Kent, M. S., Robins, T. G., and Madl, A. K. 2001. Is total mass or mass of alveolar-deposited airborne particles of beryllium a better predictor of the prevalence of disease? A preliminary study of a beryllium processing facility. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 16:539-558.
13. Klug, H. A., and Alexander, L. E. 1974. X-ray diffraction procedures for polycrystalline and amorphous materials. New York: Wiley-Interscience.
14. Kreiss, K., Mroz, M., Zhen, B., Wiedemann, H., and Barna, B. 1997. Risks of beryllium disease related to work processes at a metal, alloy, and oxide production plant. Occup. Environ. Med. 54:605-612.
15. McCawley, M. A., Kent, M. S., and Berakis, M. T. 2001. Ultra fine beryllium number concentration as a possible metric for chronic beryllium disease risk. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 16:631-638.
16. Newman, L. S., Mroz, M. M., Balkissoon, R., and Maier, L. A. 2005. Beryllium sensitization progresses to chronic beryllium disease: A longitudinal study of disease risk. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 54-60.
17. Sekine, T., Nagasaway, Y., Kudoh, M., Sakai, Y., Parkes, A. S., Geller, J. D., Mogami, A., and Hirata, K. 1982. Handbook of Auger electron spectroscopy. Tokyo: JEOLLTD.
18. Stefaniak, A. B., Hoover, M. D., Dickerson, R. M., Peterson, E. J., Day, G. A., Breysse, P. N., Kent, M. S., and Scripsick, R. C. 2003. Surface area of respirable beryllium metal, oxide, and copper alloy aerosols and implications for assessment of exposure risk of chronic beryllium disease. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 64:297-305.
19. Stefaniak, A. B., Hoover, M. D., Day, G. A., Dickerson, R. M., Peterson, E. J., Kent, M. S., Schuler, C. R., Breysse, P. N., and Scripsick, R. C. 2004. Characterization of physicochemical properties of beryllium aerosols associated with prevalence of chronic beryllium disease. J. Environ. Monit. 6:523-532.
20. Taylor, T. P., Ding, M., Ehler, D. S., Foreman, T. M., Kaszuba, J. P., and Sauer, N. N. 2003. Beryllium in the environment: A review. J. Environ. Sci. Health A Toxic/Hazard. Subst. Environ. Eng A38:439-469.
21. Thorat, D. D., Mahadevan, T. N., and Ghosh, D. K. 2003. Particle size distribution and respiratory deposition estimates of beryllium aerosols in an extraction and processing plant. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 64:522-527.