[CPEO-MEF] beryllium dust

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

County to explore beryllium dust threat

DONNA WRIGHT
Bradenton Herald (FL)
November 13, 2004

People throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties may have been exposed to 
toxic beryllium dust over the past four decades, and the Manatee County 
Health Department is acknowledging that the threat needs to be assessed.

Less than a week after the threat was reported in the Herald, health 
officials have begun discussing how to assess the risk that employees of 
the now-defunct Loral American Beryllium Co. in Tallevast tracked the 
toxic dust home and into area businesses.

"We have spent considerable time on current exposure threats in the soil 
and water," said Dr. Gladys Branic, county health department director. 
"Now we are looking at past exposures, including beryllium dust. We know 
that past exposure is an important issue as well."

The department originally planned to give the community an update Monday 
evening along with Lockheed Martin Corp., which purchased the plant site 
and is responsible for the cleanup. Lockheed is still scheduled to 
review progress on its soil and water testing and a cleanup plan, but 
the health department is delaying its presentation until Dec. 8.

For the entire article, see
http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/10170260.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org



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