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January 10, 1966 ?ry\\i Fir. E, R. Eam#ty 69^3 Five Mile Road Cin cin n ati, Ohio 45230 Dear Mr. Pam|>y: I en close a report and a b i l l fo r th e an aly t ical ser vices involved in tlie examination of th e sample of water which you su pplied. With respect t o the b i l l , I am mindful of my failu r e to warn you in advance of the cost of carryin g out such an aly ses, and sin ce t h is fact o r say have some in fluen ce on your con sideration of my fu r th er advice, I su ggest th at you le t me know 'whether i t i s burdensome. Vie do not le t cost s stan d in the way of the acceptance of cer t ain p r ofession al r e sp o n sib ilit ie s, unless3 th ey ar e completely beyond our r esou r ces. On the oth er hand we undertake t o be reimbursed fo r out-of-pocket cost s th at are Incurred in t e st s or in vestigation s th at ar e not d ir e c t ly within the purposes fo r which the funds of the Laboratory are earmarked. I- would su ggest the follow in g procedure fo r cer t ain fu r th er observation s. You should wait u n t il sever al ad d it ion al r ain s during the next two or th ree months have washed your r oof and eavetroughs (while the pain t i s agin g), and then, in the midst of a good r ain , co lle ct another specimen of water (pr efer ably of somewhat lar ge r volume) fo r examination. Meanwhile one of us w ill make a v i si t to your neighborhood and determine whether th ere i s a lik e ly source of lead th at might be reach in g your r oof In curren ts of a i r . He have good reason fo r looking in to such in ciden ts as t h is, in search of fact o r s th at may in flu en ce, em n slig h t ly , exposure to lead of persons in th e gen eral population . Moreover, we sh a ll wish t o follow up t h is n at t er by th e procedure suggested above, even i f you h esit at e to incur any fu rth er c o st s. I t may be t h at we sh a ll con sider i t wise fo r you t o clean out your c ist e r n , and t o determine the lead content of any sediment in i t . However* before puttin g you t o th at trou ble and expense, I would lik e t o determine t b s lead content of th e en terin g water some two or th ree months lienee You need not be afr aid t o use the water during such a period of tim e, alth ough i t might be ju st as w ell t o obtain a specimen of t h is water fo r an aly sis at t h is t im e. Hr# E. R. &m e y Fh ge 2 January 10, I966 Let me hear from you a t your convenience. The laboratory is hooked up with the General H ospital (Medical Center) Centrex System, the number of which is 872, while my exten sion is 5781. Very t r u ly yours, RAK:wp en closures Robert A# Kishoe, M.D. 0015613