RT Book, Section
A1 Elizabeth Kreider, Mary
A1 Rossman, Milton D.
A2 Grippi, Michael A.
A2 Elias, Jack A.
A2 Fishman, Jay A.
A2 Kotloff, Robert M.
A2 Pack, Allan I.
A2 Senior, Robert M.
A2 Siegel, Mark D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122364490
T1 Chronic Beryllium Disease and Hard-Metal Lung Diseases
T2 Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179672-9
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122364490
RD 2024/04/19
AB Beryllium  is  the  lightest  metal  and  has  an  atomic  number  4.  Gem  stones,  such  as  aquamarine,  emerald,  and  beryl  contain  beryllium  and  have  been  recognized  since  ancient  times.  But  beryllium,  as  an  element,  was  first  discovered  in  1798  by  the  French  chemist,  Vauquelin  and  reduced  to  its  metallic  form;  subsequently,  it  was  named  beryllium  in  1828  by  the  German  metallurgist,  Wohler.  Beryllium  became  a  commercial  product  when  it  was  used  as  an  alloy  first  with  aluminum  and  later  with  copper,  nickel,  and  cobalt  after  World  War  I.  The  industry  grew  in  the  1930s  due  to  the  increased  use  of  beryllium–copper  products  during  World  War  II  and  the  use  of  beryllium  oxide  in  the  refractory  and  fluorescent  lamp  industries.  During  and  after  World  War  II,  beryllium  was  used  in  the  nuclear  industry  because  of  its  ability  to  function  as  a  neutron  multiplier.  Beryllium  was  used  for  both  civilian  nuclear  reactors  and  for  military  weapons.