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E. V. B r u m b a u g h . M. D. H EA LT H D EP A RT M EN T CI T Y OF W EST A LLI S W E S T ALLIS 14 , W ISC O N SIN t . t . o b e r t Keosh kef ing In s titu te C i n c i n n a t i ; ! , Ohio . Dear It . Keogh: ' In th e C i t y of. b e s t A l l i s , l o c a t e d in an i n d u s t r i a l a r e a , t h e r e is. a f i r m , known a s t h e ALLIil) CKCLTIHG- COMPANY, whose e n tir e occupation co n sists in the reclaiming of lead from d i s carded' s to ra g e b a t t e r i e s , , most of them automobile b a t t e r i e s , be have b e e n , f o r a, long t i m e -, i n . r e c e i p t of r e o e a t e d o o m l a i n t s of obnoxious odors, emanating from t h i s slant., nr in c is a l Iv, hydro gen sulphide, end sometimes apparently, sulnher' dioxide. " " ' ?:v ey make a, n r a c t i c e , so I u n d e r s t a n d i t , o f - b u r ni n g t h e wooden s e p a r a t o r s in such b a t t e r i e s , and of m e l t i n g end r e c l a i m i ng t h e l e a d . At one t i m e , t h e r e was a, smoke probl em, b u t t h a t has been f a i r l y well abated, but the disemination of the obnoxi m s s u l p h i d e ocior has . c o n t i n u e d , and t h e o n e r s , t o r s oh t h e n l s n t c l a i m t h a t t h e y ' do no t know of sny means o f a b a t i n g such o d o r s - I a.m wonder ing i f you a r e c o n v e r s a n t wi th t h e s i m i l a r cow- n l a i n t s o r i g i n a t i n g i n o t h e r c o m mu n i ti e s, from t h e same tame o f r.rocess, and i f so, whether or not you would be ab le to swagest to us -ny remedy v/e might r e q u i r e them t o i n s t a l l . ". ' I wish t o t - a n k you v e i n much f o r any i n f o r m a t i o n "ou might be able to give us. ' ' ` 'nimoa,nnh,'`' F;T5. IOK-R Ok FEa LTH H e 0013984