Beryllium; sampling and analysis.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780803134997

Beryllium; sampling and analysis.

Symposium on Beryllium Sampling and Analysis (2005: Reno, NV) Ed. by Kevin Ashley.

ASTM International

2006

109 pages

$55.00

Paperback

STP; 1473

QD181

Occupational exposure to beryllium in the workplace can cause a lung disease that may be fatal, and new exposure limits for the element in air and...

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