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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Graybar Building, 420 Lexington Avenue New York, N. Y. April 23, 1936. To Members of the lead Industries Association: Subject: Air Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc. The Lead Industries Association, by order of its Board of Directors, has become a member of the Air Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc., with headcuarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Foundation was organized "to conduct investi gations of and to stimulate research on problems in the field of air hygiene and t.. gather and disseminate factual information relating thereto". The work of the Air Hygiene Foundation re lates directly to the silicosis and allied dust problems and is of importance to industries having any dust hazard. The Foun dation is being supported by the steel, aluminum, zinc, asbestos, automooila, glass, coal and chemical industries, os well as other manufacturers or associations. The attached report gives details a3 to some of the personnel of the Air Hygiene Foundation. On April 1, 1936, she Foundation published a pamphlet entitled "a Surve-- of the Statutes and Court Decisions Respecting Occupational Disease From Air Pollution", This comprises Bulletin No. 1, Parts 1 and 2 of a Legal Series on the subject. 'a will be glad to procure copies of this publication for your use upon request, >t a charge of IS Cents per copy. Very truly yours, Secretary. Aia HTsuas roomuTiox o f Amer ic a, ib c . Air Syrians Foundation of America, Inc., has been formed by a large group representing various industries, with headquarters at Thackeray Ave. an- S'hara St., Pittsburg, Pa. Tha purposes of this organisation are to conduct investigation* of and to stimulate research or. erotisms in the fieli of air hygiene and to ga*har and ilsseminute factual information relating thereto. It will also cooperate ith and assist other agencies active in this field and will collaborate in the coordination of such research efforts. A comprehensive investigation has been begun at Mellon Institute r Industrial Research, Pittsburgh, under support of Air K-giane Foundation of America, in which the hygienic, technologic, and economic aspects of air contamination, especiall" by dust in the industries, wi 11 be studied. H. B. Meller, v.-ho has been appointed managing director of Air Hygiene Foundation of America, 'will head this investigation at Mellon Institute. Mr. Mailer has been active in research or ir pollution since 1920 and is generally regarded as an authority on that subject. He received his professional education at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh: he then Joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh as instructor in mining, 1909-1911, and was made assistant professor of mining engineering, 1911-1912, and professor of mining engineering, 1912-1923. He was vice-dean of the School of Mines at the University of Pittsburgh, 1912-1914, and dean of that school, 1914-1923. During the past fifteen years ho has been in charge of the urogram for the abatement of smoiOB and dust in the City of sittsburgh; and since 1923 he has headed the Al~ Pollution Investigation at Mellon Institute. He has made numerous contributions to the literature of the municipal smoke problem and its control. In this investigational -'ork of the Air Hygiene i'oundation of America, Mr. Meller rill be aided by Dr. F. F. Rupert. The latter has been an Industrial Fellow of "hllon Institute since 1913, specializing in the field of physical chemistry. During the past three years he has mads studies of air pollutants and especially of dusts, working with Mr. Heller; he has also carried out a number of plant investigations, in the course of which he has evaluated procedures for determining and con trolling industrial dusts. Other assistants will be added to the staff as the work progresses. The investigational urogram of the Air Hyriene voundation of America veil also emortet medical considerations and studies. The medical adviser ".ill be Dr. Samuel R. Haythorn, professor of preventive medic:;.. in the School of Veil cl no of the University of Pittsburgh and director of the Singer Research laboratories, F.S., Pittsburgh. Dr, Kaythrrn, die has distinguished himself by his researches in bacteriol ogy and pathology, particular1.- or. the effects of amoks and on the onuses nr.d nature cf pulmonary diseases, is a member of the Advisory roari cf the Pennsylvania State Department of Health, Pittsburgh Academy of Medicine (president, 1927), Society of experimental Pathology (president, 1932!, Society of experimental Riology, American Medical Association, and -jnerican College of -hystciar.s. Prior to assuming his present chair in the School of Medicine of the University of Pittsburgh, he was pre'essor of pathology and director of hygiene in that institution (1921-1926,.