Publications

  1. Michael J. Goldcamp, Diane M. Goldcamp, Kevi n Ashley, Joseph E. Fernback, Anoop Agrawal, Mark Millson, David Marlow, and Kenneth Harrison, Extraction of Beryllium from Refractory Beryllium Oxide with Dilute Ammonium Bifluoride and Determination by Fluorescence: A Multiparameter Performance Evaluation, To be published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 6:12, 735 -744 (2009).
  2. Cronin, J.; Agrawal, A.; Adams, L.; Tonazzi, J.; Brisson, M.;White, K.; Marlow, D.; Ashley, K.  Interlaboratory evaluation of an extraction and fluorescence method for the determination of trace beryllium in soils.  Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 10, 955 - 960 (2008) DOI: 10.1039/b804313b.
  3. Agrawal, Anoop; Cronin, John; Agrawal, Akshay; Tonazzi, Juan Carlos; Adams, Lori; Ashley, Kevin; Brisson, Michael; Duran, Brandy; Whitney, Gary; Burrell, Anthony; McCleskey, T. Mark; Robbins, James; White, Kenneth, Extraction and Optical Fluorescence Method for the Measurement of Trace Beryllium in Soils, Journal of Environmental Science & Technology, 42(6): 2066-2071 (2008).
  4. Ashley K, Agrawal A, Cronin J, Tonazzi J, McCleskey TM, Burrell AK and Ehler DS:  Ultra-trace determination of beryllium in occupational hygiene samples by ammonium bifluoride extraction and fluorescence detection using hydroxybenzoquinoline sulfonate.  Anal. Chim. Acta, vol 584: 281-286 (2007)
  5. Anoop Agrawal,  John Cronin, Juan Tonazzi, T. Mark McCleskey, Deborah S. Ehler, Edel M. Minogue, Gary Whitney, Christopher Brink, Anthony K., Burrell, Benjamin Warner, Michael J. Goldcamp, Paul C. Schlect, Prerna Sonthalia and Kevin Ashley, Validation of a Portable Fluorescence Method for the Measurement of Trace Beryllium in the Workplace Air and Wipe Samples, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, vol 8: 619-624 (2006). www.cdc.gov/niosh/awards/hamilton/aliceabs07.html#engineering 
  6. Kevin Ashley,  T. Mark McCleskey, Michael Brisson, Gordon Goodyear,  John Cronin and Anoop Agrawal, Interlaboratory Evaluation of a Portable Fluorescence Method for the Measurement of Trace Beryllium in the Workplace, Journal of ASTM International, Vol 2 (9), paper ID JAI13156 (2005).
  7. Ashley K, Agrawal A, Cronin J, Tonazzi J, McCleskey TM [2005], Backup data-Method nos. 7704 and 9110/ Beryllium Issue 1, NIOSH Docket Office, Mailstop C-34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, email NIOSHDOCKET@cdc.gov
  8. Minogue E.M, Ehler DS, Burrell AK, McClesky TM, Taylor TP. Development of a new fluorescence method for the detection of beryllium on surfaces. J. ASTM Int., 2(9), 10pp. Paper ID JA113161 (2005).

Presentations


  1. Agrawal, Anoop; Cronin, John; Adams, Lori; Agrawal, Akshay; Tonazzi, Juan Carlos; Fluorescence Analysis of Beryllium in Samples Contaminated by Strongly Fluorescent Impurities, Third International Symposium on Beryllium Particulates and Their Detection. Organized by Beryllium Health and Safety Committee  (Department of Energy) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008. http://www.sandia.gov/BHSC/events/documents/11-19PMAgrawalFluorescentImpurities.pdf  
  2. Michael J. Goldcamp, Diane M. Goldcamp, Kevin Ashley, Joseph E. Fernback, Anoop Agrawal, and Kenneth Harrison, Dissolution Studies on Large, high-fired BeO Ceramic Particles using Ammonium Bifluoride Aqueous Solutions, Third International Symposium on Beryllium Particulates and Their Detection. Organized by Beryllium Health and Safety Committee (Department of Energy) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008. http://www.sandia.gov/BHSC/events/documents/11-19PMAgrawalLargeBeOParticles.pdf  
  3. Agrawal, Anoop; Cronin, John; Adams, Lori; Agrawal,; Tonazzi, Juan Carlos, Kevin Ashley, Mike Brisson, Extraction and Fluorescence Method for the Determination of Trace Beryllium in Soils, Third International Symposium on Beryllium Particulates and Their Detection. Organized by Beryllium Health and Safety Committee (Department of Energy) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008 http://www.sandia.gov/BHSC/events/documents/11-19PMAshleyBeinSoils.pdf   
  4. Thomas J. Oatts, Agrawal, Anoop; Adams, Lori; Agrawal,; Tonazzi, Juan Carlos, Cronin, John; An Improved Beryllium Determination for Air Filters and Surface Smears Utilizing High Throughput Automated Fluorescence, Third International Symposium on Beryllium Particulates and Their Detection. Organized by Beryllium Health and Safety Committee (Department of Energy) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008 http://www.sandia.gov/BHSC/events/documents/11-19PMOattsAutomatedFluoro.pdf 
  5. Thomas J. Oatts, Comparison of Beryllium Determinations by High Throughput Fluorescence and ICP Emission Spectroscopy: Data from the Oak Ridge Y-12 National Security Complex, Third International Symposium on Beryllium Particulates and Their Detection. Organized by Beryllium Health and Safety Committee (Department of Energy) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008. http://www.sandia.gov/BHSC/events/documents/11-19PMOattsCompareFluorotoICPAES.pdf, 
  6. Kevin Ashley,  Anoop Agrawal, and T. Mark McCleskey, Ultra-Trace Beryllium Determination by a Fluorescence-Based Field-Portable Method, Beryllium Workshop, Department of Energy, 2007 and FACSS poster, Memphis, ( 2007). 
  7. Kevin Ashley,  T. Mark McCleskey, Michael Brisson, Gordon Goodyear,  John Cronin and Anoop Agrawal, Interlaboratory Evaluation of a Portable Fluorescence Method for the Measurement of Trace Beryllium in the Workplace, ASTM Proceedings, Salt Lake City, 2005 ( published in Journal of ASTM International, Vol 2 (9), paper ID JAI13156 (2005)) 

Awards

Berylliant Inc. & collaborators received the 2007 NIOSH Alice Hamilton Award.
Berylliant principals in collaboration with scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) were awarded the 2007 Alice Hamilton Award (Engineering and Physical Sciences Category) which recognizes the scientific excellence of technical and instructional materials by NIOSH scientists and engineers in the areas of biological science, engineering and physical science, human studies, and educational materials. 

Berylliant Inc. & collaborators nominated for the 2007 (CDC) Charles C. Shepard Award.
Berylliant principals nominated for the 2007 Charles C. Shepard Science award (Laboratory and Methods Category) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

Berylliant Inc. & collaborators nominated for the 2010 (CDC) Charles Shepard Award.
Laboratory and Methods Category from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).