Vignettes in the History of Beryllium Disease—Part II. The Early 1940s: The Search for a Common Denominator
| Autor: | Morton Lippmann, Merril Eisenbud |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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| Zdroj: | Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 13:221-226 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0898 1047-322X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/1047322x.1998.10390070 |
| Popis: | Editorial Note: This is the second and final “Historical Perspectives” column on beryllium prepared by Merril Eisenbud. The first, on reports of beryllium toxicity prior to the Second World War, appeared in the January 1998 issue of Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, along with a peer-reviewed article by Eisenbud on the history of the beryllium threshold limit value for the prevention of chronic beryllium disease. Sadly, the January 1998 issue also included an obituary notice for Merril Eisenbud, who died on August 15, 1997, after a brief illness at age 82. We are fortunate that Merril was able to complete this second valuable review of the history of occupational beryllium disease before his untimely death. This is an unusually long and detailed report for this column, and is the result of a considerable effort to locate and evaluate relevant data that were generated more than 50 years ago. At the same time, it can still be useful in current attempts to better understand the nature ... |
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