Beryllium Properties and Uses International Beryllium Research Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada March 8, 2005

Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH [email protected] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Beryllium is ubiquitous

Beryllium in Food Stuffs (µg per kg fresh weight)

• Apple juice - 23

• Milk - 0.2

• Brown sugar - 30

• Orange juice - 2.8

• Crab meat - 15

• Potatoes - 59

• Crisp bread - 112

• Refined sugar - 2

• Kidney beans - 2200

• Tomato sauce - 43

(Data from ATSDR 2002)

Beryllium in Soils and Other Materials (average µg per kg)

• Soils

920 (USGS #1270) (range =