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This lead to the establishment of 'out-plant' standards for beryllium which are still to this day in effect. This type of 'out-plant' regulation was the first of its kind and was 25 years before any other type of regulation was imposed for plant production and air pollution(1940s). According to Farber and Wilson(1961), the Lorain incident, "represents the first reported epidemiological study of a chronic disease due to air pollution in which beryllium has been established as the etiological agent."(5) Beryllium was ahead of its time as far as being regulated, although its disease and rapid growth of applications warranted such regulation.
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