Re: ATM beryllium redux

[Tom.Stock@gsbsc.gensig.com]

     >>Both the short-term, pneumonia-like disease >and the chronic 
     >>beryllium disease can cause >death. 
     
     >Around 1/9/96, there was a brief discussion on ATMD on beryllium, one 
>opinion expressed was that it is not so toxic.  Another correspondent noted 
>that inhalation of small amounts of beryllium dust can, and often does, lead to
>berylliosis, a fatal lung disease. This can appear many years after 
>exposure.



             I don't like the idea of suddenly dying of lung disease years 
     after I said something like "No, it's no worse than glass dust, 
     see?"...this would be just my luck so I'd pass...
     
     (No offense meant to previous posts...but this stuff sounds scary)
     
     -tom