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Chair: Mike McCawley (mccawley.mike@comcast.net)

This subcommittee attempts to identify and prioritize those research topics which have
utility for sampling, analysis, control and prevention of chronic beryllium disease. As
part of this effort it reviews the current literature and attempts to summarize major trends
in research. These summaries can take the form of presentations or white papers to be
disseminated within the BHSC and made available for interested parties. Previous papers
included a summary of the available methods for determining sensitization to beryllium
and predicting a disease outcome and methods for sampling skin for beryllium
contamination.

The primary output of the committee remains a list of research topics divided by area into
sampling, analysis, control and prevention. These topics are one line descriptions of
identified needs for information. Prioritization of those needs is then done by the
membership of the BHSC on the whole. As with the white papers this list is
disseminated within the BHSC and made available to interested parties.