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Periodic Table of the Elements: Beryllium
Periodic Table of the Elements: Beryllium
| Periodic Table of the Elements: Beryllium |
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| Atomic Number:
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4
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| Atomic Symbol:
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Be
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Beryllium
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| Atomic Weight:
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9.01218
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| Electron
Configuration:
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2 · 2
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BERYLLIUM DANGEROUS, VERSATILE.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 7/2/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...County detailing the extreme danger of breathing an invisible amount of beryllium raises some questions: What is beryllium doing in your golf clubs? In your cell phone? Beryllium is so light and strong that Brush Wellman Inc. of Cleveland, which...
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Beryllium's Cellular Assault: Basic Research Looks at Pathology of Beryllium Disease.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 8/22/2002; 700+ words
; ...understand the pathology of Chronic Beryllium Disease are studying the fundamental...understand how metals, specifically beryllium in water solution, might attack human cells. The latest research into beryllium carboxylates will be the subject...
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Beryllium-aluminum alloys for investment castings.
Magazine article from: Advanced Materials & Processes; 5/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Beryllium-aluminum alloys have been developed that produce...investment castings with no porosity or segregation. Beryllium-aluminum alloys containing greater than 60 wt% beryllium are very favorable materials for applications requiring...
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COPPER BERYLLIUM: `Handle With Care.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Metal Center News; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...are calling for stricter safeguards against worker exposure to beryllium, service centers say there is no cause for concern in handling copper beryllium alloys. Copper beryllium has come under media scrutiny for its possible role in causing...
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Beryllium: giving Kazakhstan the business: U.S. plans to partner with the former Soviet republic are already making some people sick. (Opinions).
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Wellman and RWE NUKEM--to produce beryllium-copper alloys for commercial use...project that will expose Kazakh workers to beryllium--workers who have far fewer safety...deplorable. Exposing anyone to the risk of beryllium disease is a blatant disregard of human...
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Beryllium Health Screening for Former Argonne, Fermilab and DOE Employees.
PR Newswire; 4/9/2001; 700+ words
; ...workers who may have been exposed to beryllium dust or fumes in their work. Over the...notified by mail, and offered the initial beryllium screening tests which include a blood...positive for increased sensitivity to beryllium will be offered more extensive testing...
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International Beryllium Corporation Acquires 371 Strategic Beryllium Mineral Claims in the State of Utah Adjacent to the Spor Mountain Beryllium Mine.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 1/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...Marketwire via COMTEX) -- International Beryllium Corporation (TSX VENTURE:IB) - International Beryllium Corporation ( IBC ) is pleased to announce...additional information concerning the 371 Utah beryllium mineral claims referenced in the January...
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COMPENSATION FOR BERYLLIUM-RELATED ILLNESS:KENNETH D. ROSENMAN
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/21/2000; 700+ words
; ...Regarding Bills on Compensation for Beryllium-Related Illness Before the Subcommittee...Committee on the Judiciary Summary Chronic Beryllium Disease primarily affects the lungs...options, that may occur years after beryllium exposure has ended. Among 1,370 individuals...
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Chronic beryllium disease and sensitization at a beryllium processing facility.(Research/ Environmental Medicine)
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; We conducted a medical screening for beryllium disease of 577 former workers from a beryllium processing facility. The screening included...blood lymphocyte proliferation testing for beryllium. A task exposure and a job exposure matrix...
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International Beryllium Completes Staking of Colorado Beryllium Mineral Claims.
News Wire article from: Canadian Corporate News; 6/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...Marketwire via COMTEX) -- International Beryllium Corporation (TSX VENTURE:IB) ( IB...area of Colorado, a well known zone of beryllium mineralization that also includes the...4,284 ha) and includes the former beryllium producing areas of China Wall, Redskin...
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Beryllium (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
BERYLLIUM (REVISED) Note: This article, originally...2006 for the eBook edition. Overview Beryllium is the lightest member of the alkaline...of the periodic table. They include beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium...
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Beryllium
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Beryllium melting point: 1,285 ° C boiling...848 g/cm 3 most common ions: Be 2+ Beryllium was identified as a unique element and...chemist Louis Vauquelin in 1797. Metallic beryllium was isolated in 1828 by the scientists...
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beryllium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
beryllium [from beryl ], metallic chemical element...85 at 20°C; valence +2. Beryllium is a strong, extremely light, high...metal in Group 2 of the periodic table . Beryllium is resistant to corrosion; weight for...
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Periodic Table of the Elements: Beryllium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Periodic Table of the Elements: Beryllium Periodic Table of the Elements: Beryllium Atomic Number: 4 Atomic Symbol: Be Beryllium Atomic Weight: 9.01218 Electron Configuration: 2 · 2
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Berylliosis
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...fumes that contain the metallic element beryllium. Found in rocks, coal, soil, and volcanic dust, beryllium is used in the aerospace industry and...as much as 20 years after exposure to beryllium. Description In the 1930s, scientists...
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