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N17445 Dr. Waclaw Mirkowski Grottgers No.7 m.3., Warsaw, Poland - *' ' W'iL*%<v4?i'ki Dr* fa c ia s ISIrkowskI G rottgers K*7 ra.J., Marsa* Poland Dear Doctor Mirkoaakli X take th is means of con firming the arrangement made through rep resen tativ es of Ethyl Export Corporation to have you look a f te r the medical end of the a ffa irs of Ethyl Export Corporation In Poland X am sending you herewith a memorandum which expresses the general medical policy of the Corporation, and under separate cover in care of the Vacuum Oil Company, 1 m sending you a hook In which there is a compilation of the various studies th a t have been made on th is subject* . there are three points which X wish s p e c ific a lly to c a ll to your attention* The dangers of load poisoning in connection with the operation of mixing Ethyl Fluid with gasoline have been overcome in large measure through the use of proper mixing equipment* I f th is mixing equipment is employed In accordance with the in stru c tio n s given and the regulations s e t fo rth in our booklet on the subject no eases of poisoning should occur* In f a c t .. there should be no s ig n ific a n t lead exposure in th is occupation# The important thing# therefore* from the medical point of vie is to see th a t the mixing equip ment is in good order and th a t I t is used properly* Any evidences of lead absorption on the p a rt of the mixing personnel w ill indicate th a t the regulations are not being properly followed* On the other hand i t is my hope and expectation th a t members of our medical s ta f f w ill make i t a point to examine the mixing plants and to see th at they a re maintained With due care* , ' / .' The second p o in t has to do with the p o s s ib ility of probable p o lso n in # in connect ten with the handling of gasoline* As you w ill see from the studies made the danger of lead poisoning in con nection w ith the gasoline is negligible* On the other hand from time to time various persons have feared th a t they would be poisoned and consequently various KJT 0013471 in v estig atio n in order th a t a diagnosis may he made and in order th a t these fe a rs should be reduced and eventually eliminated* The th ird m atter which Ju stifie s your careful attention is in connectten with the cleaning o f tanks which have been used fen? the blending and storage of leaded gasoline* These tanks eventually develop deposits and sludge a t the bottom* and the sludge contains s ig n ific a n t q u a n titie s of decomposition products of te tra e th y l lead* I t is necessary th at the precautions which we have advised be followed to the l e t t e r by the men who e n te r such tanks f o r the purpose of cleaning them The danger here is not hypothetical or imaginary* but is real* I t is necessary* therefore* th at the o il companies see to i t th a t proper precautions are taken when these tanks are to be cleaned* I t la especially necessary th a t the men be protected against the Inhalation of dusts and vapors from the sludge and from the sides of th e tank* In our opinion th is protection can only be provided adequately by the use of a ir - lin e masks which provide a copious supply of fre sh a i r In i&e face piece a t allttim es* The recommendations fo r care and clean lin ess are also necessary but the chief precautionary measure Is associated with the use of proper masks* I tr u s t you w ill writ to me from time to time* lo ttin g me know of any : d if f ic u ltie s which you may have* or of any new developments which sees of importance* I t is d i f f i c u l t to maintain adequate contact with th is problem in a l l p arts of the world* and 1 can only re ly upon the care and decisions o f the medical consultants o f the Corporation in th is regard* ; " ' ;. Please accept my thanks fo r having undertaken th is work* and my best wishes. , . v _ ' C o r d i a l l y yours* RAKyie . cc Mr* Bevan ' :;c: oSerf,'*kr0 S ^ y ,nli*ij* HE co;3i/ . Vacuum o il Company Warsaw Poland Gentlemen? Mr, F o ssett of Ethyl Export . Corporation has told m of your kindness in negotiating with Dr* 3'aclaw Mirkowaki In the m atter of the medical supervision of various Ethyl Gasoline raising plants In Poland.* Because of the language d iffic u ltie s # 1 m w riting to you ra th e r than d ire c tly to Dr* Mirkowskl asking for your further kindness in transm itting to Dr* Mirkowskl my approval of hi appointment fo r th is work, and ray pleasure a t h is w illingness to under talc it* I am sending herewith a l e t t e r addressed to Dr* Mlrkowskl which I would lik e you to forward to him and a t hi wish* to tra n s la te fo r him* I am sending also a memorandum in tho l e t t e r which o u tlin es the general p o licies of the Medical Department of Ethyl Export Corporation* and which X tr u s t i'll be of use to him in becoming acquainted in 3ome measure with th problems with which we arc confronted* I am also sending him in your care* under separate cover* a book which is a compilation of most of th important medical and s c ie n tif ic information on th is subject* and which X tr u s t w ill be of use to bln in his work* Permit me to thank you In advance fo r your kindness in communicating with Dr* Mlrkowskl* and I should be very g ra te fu l to you i f you would l e t him know th a t 1 would lik e him to w rite me from time to time and th a t he can writ to me In French or in German* fo r although I can not writ in e ith e r of these languages# I can read them and i f I find the going d iffic u lt# X have the f a c i l i t i e s fo r obtaining tra n sla tio n s here a t ray office* Very tru ly yours# RAK*I cc Mr* Bevan N17445.01 kofcert T*11kroSo*niIi*'i5*