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#6691 |
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The small amount of beryllium that moves from the lungs, stomach, and intestines into the bloodstream is carried by the blood to the kidneys.
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#6692 |
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Beryllium leaves the kidneys by the urine.
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#6693 |
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Some beryllium can also be carried by the blood to the liver and bones where it may remain for long periods of time.
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#6694 |
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If you swallow beryllium, beryllium leaves the body in a few days.
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#6695 |
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However, if you inhale beryllium, it may take months to years before your body rids itself of beryllium.
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#6696 |
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This is because it takes a long time before all the beryllium in the lungs enters the bloodstream or is swallowed.
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#6697 |
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Health Effects.
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#6698 |
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Beryllium is a metal that can be harmful when you breathe it.
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#6699 |
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The effects depend on how much and how long you are exposed to it.
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#6700 |
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When you breathe it in, beryllium can damage your lungs.
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#6701 |
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When you breathe in large amounts of soluble beryllium compounds, the lung damage resembles pneumonia with reddening and swelling of the lungs.
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#6702 |
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This condition is called acute beryllium disease.
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#6703 |
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In this case, if you stop breathing air with beryllium in it, the lung damage may heal.
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#6704 |
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Some people can become sensitive to beryllium. This is known as hypersensitivity or allergy.
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#6705 |
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If you become sensitive (allergic) to beryllium, you will develop an immune or inflammatory reaction to amounts of beryllium that do not cause effects in people who are not sensitive to beryllium.
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