[CPEO-MEF] BERYLLIUM, HEALTH: Los Alamos (NM) exposures

[lsiegel at cpeo.org (Lenny Siegel)]

NM lab notifies 1,890 people of possible exposure

By The Associated Press
Las Cruces Sun-News (NM)
January 28, 2009

LOS ALAMOS - Los Alamos National Laboratory is notifying 1,890 current 
and former employees and visitors they might have been exposed to 
beryllium at a technical area.

The lab is offering a beryllium sensitivity test to those who might have 
been exposed and will arrange a consultation with an industrial 
hygienist for those concerned about exposure.

Beryllium is an extremely light, non-radioactive silver-gray metal used 
in electronics, aerospace and weapons work as well as such goods as golf 
clubs and bicycle frames.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_11573445

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