Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer

Solar Bell · 01-29-2009, 08:28 AM

FOXNews.com - Employees, Visitors of New Mexico Lab Exposed to Toxic Substance - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News

Don't worry...I believe Schilke quit using beryllium decades ago.

Not even sure their beryllium bells ever did contain beryllium

MJ · 01-29-2009, 10:17 AM

hmm. interesting

trumpet_man · 01-29-2009, 06:44 PM

well that sucks

Pedal C · 01-29-2009, 07:10 PM

Unless you're sanding your bell and inhaling the dust, you're probably ok.

stchasking · 01-29-2009, 11:29 PM

Schilke does not use beryllium in their bells. It is a trade name for a copper bell with plating.

A long, long time ago they did use real thin beryllium bells. It is very difficult to work with and to form.

We have been through this beryllium crap several times.

If Dave Monette could make horns from beryllium he would. You all would buy them in a heart beat.

Beryllium is 1.25 times stiffer than steel and very low density. If you alloy 2 percent beryllium with pure copper you get a very hard material that works great for journal bearings. We use them in the aerospace industry.

et_mike · 01-30-2009, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedal C

Unless you're sanding your bell and inhaling the dust, you're probably ok.

not probably... you ARE ok... as long as you aren't inhaling the dust created from working the metal, there is nothing to worry about.

oldlips48 · 01-30-2009, 09:20 AM

Well, if the exposure to the beryllium is fatal to anyone I suppose we'll have to "barium". I just hope they didn't "sulfur".

Vulgano Brother · 02-03-2009, 06:38 PM

New Mexico, huh? Isn't Area 51 around there?

Groom Lake Hazardous Waste Lawsuit

Former workers and widows of workers claim injuries resulting from illegal hazardous waste practices at Area 51 in the 1970s and 80s. Highly toxic resins were allegedly dumped into open pits and burned, and workers at the base were exposed to the fumes. The most prominant plaintiff is Helen Frost, window of Robert Frost, who died in 1988. An autopsy of Frost's body revealed high levels of dioxins and other carcinogens which the widow contends were caused by exposure to fumes at the base. In 1996, the lawsuit was dismissed by a Federal judge on the grounds of military's national security priviledge. That decision has since been appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, and the appeal is pending.

(tee-hee)

01-29-2009, 08:28 AM	#1
Solar Bell Moderator Utimate User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 6,126	Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer FOXNews.com - Employees, Visitors of New Mexico Lab Exposed to Toxic Substance - Health News \| Current Health News \| Medical News Don't worry...I believe Schilke quit using beryllium decades ago. Not even sure their beryllium bells ever did contain beryllium __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan The average response time of a 911 call is over 4 minutes. The average speed of my 9mm is 1250 fps *When seconds count....the police are only minutes away.* Hollowpoints--When you care enough to send the very best!

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MJ Forte User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naptown Posts: 2,450	Re: Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer hmm. interesting __________________

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trumpet_man Piano User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 469	Re: Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer well that sucks __________________

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Pedal C Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Denver, Co. Posts: 992	Re: Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer Unless you're sanding your bell and inhaling the dust, you're probably ok. __________________ "The oboe's A is to make sure we still play it 1 and 2" - Bud Herseth "One way or another, every patient stops bleeding." - Scrubs

01-29-2009, 11:29 PM	#5
stchasking Forte User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,472	Re: Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer Schilke does not use beryllium in their bells. It is a trade name for a copper bell with plating. A long, long time ago they did use real thin beryllium bells. It is very difficult to work with and to form. We have been through this beryllium crap several times. If Dave Monette could make horns from beryllium he would. You all would buy them in a heart beat. Beryllium is 1.25 times stiffer than steel and very low density. If you alloy 2 percent beryllium with pure copper you get a very hard material that works great for journal bearings. We use them in the aerospace industry. __________________ "I was performing professionally at age 17 and have never had a real job." Allen Vizzutti http://cdbaby.com/cd/mcking

01-30-2009, 09:20 AM	#7
oldlips48 Piano User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 305	Re: Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer Well, if the exposure to the beryllium is fatal to anyone I suppose we'll have to "barium". I just hope they didn't "sulfur". __________________ I gotta get me one of those cool slogans.....

02-03-2009, 06:38 PM	#8
Vulgano Brother Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 4,675	Re: Beryllium Found To Cause Lung Cancer New Mexico, huh? Isn't Area 51 around there? Groom Lake Hazardous Waste Lawsuit Former workers and widows of workers claim injuries resulting from illegal hazardous waste practices at Area 51 in the 1970s and 80s. Highly toxic resins were allegedly dumped into open pits and burned, and workers at the base were exposed to the fumes. The most prominant plaintiff is Helen Frost, window of Robert Frost, who died in 1988. An autopsy of Frost's body revealed high levels of dioxins and other carcinogens which the widow contends were caused by exposure to fumes at the base. In 1996, the lawsuit was dismissed by a Federal judge on the grounds of military's national security priviledge. That decision has since been appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, and the appeal is pending. (tee-hee) __________________ "A tool good enough to be so used and not too good" C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength

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