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	Preventing Adverse Health Effects From Exposure to Beryllium on the Job - http://www.osha.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19990902.html US OSHA Hazard Information Bulletin on this substance.
	ToxFAQs - Beryllium - http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts4.html Fact sheet published by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry answers the most frequently asked health questions about beryllium.
	Beryllium at Hanford - http://www.hanford.gov/safety/beryllium/ Information about beryllium as it pertains to the DOE Hanford Site, in Washington State. Contains health issues, questions and answers and links.
	Beryllium: A Chronic Problem - http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1994/102-6-7/focus.html Article by Leslie Lang, published in Environmental Health Perspectives in 1994. Discusses uses of this metal in industry, chronic beryllium disease, the possibility of genetic testing for CBD, and the incidence of the disease in the workforce.
	Beryllium Support Group - http://www.beryllium.org/ Large collection of information maintained by Denver-area support group for people with chronic beryllium disease.

	Beryllium Handling Procedures - http://www.chess.cornell.edu/safety/chemsop/bryllm.htm Standard procedures for beryllium operations from Cornell University.
	Eco-USA: Beryllium - http://www.eco-usa.net/toxics/berylium.shtml Toxicological profile of beryllium, including information on environmental fate and transport, exposure pathways, metabolism, and health effects.
	Significance of the Blood Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test - http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/Suppl-5/lsnewmanabs.html Abstract: An in vitro measure of the beryllium antigen-specific cell-mediated immune response. This response to beryllium is now understood to play a central role in the immunopathogenesis of chronic beryllium disease (CBD).
	Natural History of Beryllium Sensitization and Chronic Beryllium Disease - http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1996/Suppl-5/newm A medical article about the early detection of beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease. Includes recent studies
	HSE Air Sampling Standards for Beryllium and Compounds - http://www.skcinc.com/HSEGuide/method.asp?IDNumber=29 Testing protocol.

	Workers Deserve Equal Protection Against Exposure - http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/19991215edberyll2.asp Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial urging exposure standards for all workers who could be exposed to beryllium in their jobs.
	Beryllium Compounds - http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/berylliu.html U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fact sheet on this metal and its hazards, with links to related toxicological information.
	The Deadly Alliance - http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Kategori=SRDEADLY01&Dato=19990328&Lopenr=9999099&Ref=AR Collection of an award-winning series of articles in the Toledo Blade about the history of occupational exposure to beryllium, focusing on government and industry roles in covering up its hazards.

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