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---' >. iu/W*-. /OSM 6, )$$& LEAP HTOBn and eimr BDtma o. Iff To th* IWbin of th* Load Xnduatrlao Imo c UUc m ^ t f al s e noicpacT or ns uu> pu x t A ooptrovry having it* origin w (tin* year* ago, thought to hot* boon satisfactorily resolved, has r*ontly beoo reactivated, and again threaten* to bo a core* of unjuatlflad barn to th* interest* of th* l**d laduatri*#. -* Early la 19L9, an oplnloo rendared by a *cl*otl*t of tho 0, 8. Publlo Balth Service, advising *g*l',.*t th* ue* of l**d paint* la eeatlrg; tho interiors of '' ' potablo water tanks, lad th* Anty Engineer* to prohibit such w* of xo l**d gMlntnryv; la Anpy initall *tlon*, yihlo obviously *1twin*ted th* lyp* IT r*d load phsrtnllo oar>;"v Blab paint, thoo r*l*tlT*lynw and th* standard F*d*r*l Specification, aa wall th* Type I rod laad llaoood 'odl paint, froa all eooh a** by th* Antr* *} Inquiry on our part brought oat tb* foot that virtually *11 potablo wotor tank* la tho C*SA.had-b*en Interiorly eoat*d with rod l**d paint*, nelnly tho ' Type X, for a period of son* fifty year*, and with no known adrera* ffect co th* pihllo health, Th* situation thus presented u pl*e*d bfor* tb* eight *where of th* Cowtlttee on Load Poisoning of th* Anerloen Public Haalth A**oel*tleo, all re cognised aathorlti** co thl* subject, and all of tha agreed that any *ooh prohibi tion of th* m of rod l**d point*, without eupporting ociDtlflo Invoetlgatlan, woi quit* without justification. Thl* ovldeno* failed to brine about any Modification of tho odroro* opinion aboro r*f*rr*d to* Accordingly, th* A**ocl*tlon arranged to bar* *a exten sive aerlss of field tart* of water* exposed to th* Typ* IT federal Specification paint conducted by Dr* 8* B* Dkln* of KaMecbusetts, on* of th* country** leading *ol*ntl*to in th* field of ohaadoal taxloology. 8ob*equnUy, end apparently with th* purpo** of producing vindication of hi* adrer** opinion, laboratory beaker tecta ef varlou* rod lead paint* were initiated under the direction of th* Public Health Service aelentlwt abov* referred to. Th* irrelevance ef any nch laboratory work to the question at law* wo* pointed out to * superior officer of th# Serrice, end orders were 1sewed that no report should be published without the inclusion of ado* quto field work* though very United field teat# were than nada, no report w puhllrfied, the Aray Engineer* withdrew their objeoUcn to the Typ* IT paint, and 1ft va* thought that th* natter we* olo*d. .< - . ,, .. . ............................. ........ _........ ___ _____ _____ .. ______ ____________ Load Hyflens and Safety Bulletin *o. 1ST 3vm 6, 1$S teat fall, however, through the efforts ef a produesr of a oo^etltlve non-lead pelr.t, th* quartInn was rtopaned, and It vu than proposed to publish tha Publio Hsalth Service report, Including both tha laboratory and f laid work, arm though tha Inadequacy of tha latter bad bam addtted by tha chaslat by ahoct It bad bean carried oat. To oantrorert tfcla aora. Dr. Elkin* waa arkad to prepare a re* port of hla field work to data, and, tha offlcervdio bad btld up tha earlier publi cation harlot retired, effort# ware node to secure rcafflrnatloa of bla orders. At tfcla writing, there afforts b&ta been only partially successful, and It la oar understanding that tha Poollc Health Serrlce report, already circulated as originally written la nlneograpbed fom, will be puhllshsd with the references to tha field work delated. That tha report of the laboratory work will be susoep* tibia to alalntcrpretatlnc adraree to rad lead baa already bean shown, and It la tharafera liqpertaat that all poaslbla steps be takao to controvert this adraree effect. Circulation of Or. Dklas1 report baa bam postponed with tha hope that ..tha controversy could still be satisfactorily reeclved. In tha light of present clrcunetaneee, a copy of tha report la now aeet to you herewith. Tlesae parties- larly note what be says on the two final pages, 11 and 12, utterly refuting the ad- * versa opinion directed against the Typo I? red lead paint In 19t<9. r Bamgr B. CUdu, Ph.D, Pcrpoaa and --thod * * .j '! t t . . Booaaaa of tba aocgaartlna that load paint m U lsntr oorfaeo of atandplpaa and tasks aaod for tbo atones of potatola vatar nlfbt prodaoa a load polooolaf hasard, a ita4f of tla load ooetoet of sack votor M lonfarstod. V. ; vara aado fegr tbo load btaotrlaa Association to baas too atandplpaa is otto palstad istamaUj vltb a pbaool foraaldabpda baao paint ltb a rad load pifart, This paint, rafacrad to baraaftor aa typo IT paint, w sada is aooo vltb apoolflcatloaa of tbo Aoarloan Vatorvotka Aooootattoo for paint for valor otoraco tanka. Ba^tiaa of vatar vara takas frna thaaa otandpjpaa abortly ^ V' aftar filliat, ond at aarloaa lstorrala tbaraaftar, ap to tbo praaant tins (aora paan and fin paazv, raapaotlralp, aftor tbo palatine). In addition llaltod atodloavara aado at firs otbar tado. fn of thaaa wars is Haaaaeboaatta, bat ara palntad vltb a apntbatlo baao paint vltb a load jobrcnata plfant, rafarrod to baraaftor as B. b F. Uif paint. tba otbar tfaraa tndca vara in Ban farasp and bad boas palntad with tppa IF Coiioctloa of aa^lao loplM fros tbraa of tbo Kaaoaohnaatto atoodplpoa vara collaetad^gr an(t naara of tba Haaaaobuoatta Daportaoot of FabUa Baaltb. Baoplaa fros tbo Ban Jaraap tanka vara obtalnad bp paraoonal of tba ttMkaooaok vaUr vorka. tba froo tba Matropolitan BUto Boapltal vara oolloctod oblaflp b<j tbo vrlttr, bat Is a tm eaoos bp saintaoaooo saa at tba Boopital. tbaao vara ordinarily Bu m tho onpontloa mthod vtt ion ltborloao and 11m ooorabi, wd ohb io -- for oont--Inotion won grottor, m tridonood by hlgbtr bltth t *1b--, It u abandoned tad tho r--ilndtr of tbo oopl-- wort oatlyood only by tho ooproolpltttloa prooodart. '.'i f-*.-.' fVr'''.-i- * , *. - Sanaltdrlty tad tooorter of aothod 1 Tho dlUilooot prooobn, to oood la thI'iT'dttonrinotloot. It tonaltiro to tbovt 1 vg. of lttd (rooolte tro roportod to tbo notroot 0.1 vg.# bat otnaot bo dapllcoted to eloaaly ot tbit). If o $00 oil. oaoplolo tntlytod, tho oo--itlrlty lo oboat 2 or 0.002 ag. of load par 11tor of voter. Sdi It ooo flftioth 'tho tolortaoo rolao of 0.1 ag. par liter. *' . >' . Aatlyoio of eootrol oavploo Indlotted oa oooartqr of oboat 1Dt la tho ooa> oootrotlM roago 0.02 to 0.03 vg. of load par liter f voter. I-*':-- ,, ; V ... : - - .t* >".*>*- v -- totalto '-:\l \; C- - , tr. ' ' \ ... - . .;*v , . A total of 61 oo^floo voro onolyaod. Of tboM, (2 tetroototed tot login, 17 vov olooood oo Ittflaont otvpteo^ and tve^oa,control nogiTu.forihor brook- dean la glrtnla Tahlo 1. * -' - Sr'ViS' .'V ' BuVbor of Stnoloo latlartod Sourpf TtA Staplao InHpact StyplM Othjr VroothM " 23 *: -i1 Ibatrlllo BovJortay Xotropolltoa loapltol '> T 2f .>^1..^ . | 'A-Vv W? Control 62 17 X 2 Tbo rooalto of til tho vul/oao, by ooaroo of oaqplo, tro flron la T*1m t to 6, laolotloo. Painted fcaront 17. 1950. with I. * P- tii riA - pH of Vit+r, 6.1 . PCM of SaagOa Erf"1** f f-tegJBrhH \ ^Mdfomd..- C.A, 1/26/SQ 9/19/SO 9/1S/SO 9/9/59. 9/9/51 VS/S* > V*V53 s/ia/sv S/1VST '"r ' . 0.008 O.OOli .. . w.; , , Ob line abort 3 vaafca - ' - 0.000 Cat Um tea Katt 0.008 Ooe year after painting . 0.008 O.OQJ Oaa year after fainting .... -.-V bn yeare aftar fainting 0.001 Urea yearn after r****'*t. Peer ynara aftar painting . ) 0.001 Sarto yearn aftar painting ' > -s* `ftr.sf.t* -*V-v- , :,* ;v yjj% . /^Vv-- Table k Jondrlllo SUMo Id o - Capaoltr 100.000 Oallnna Cned for Stan&r 8tor1* - Painted Anroat. 1550. with X. A r. Um Paint Xaeolte of Aaalyaea for lead Poto of Saapla l+!I?L~-H-/h On--ct tns/so 0.J7 2fc boara afterttlllag 6/21/50 0.008 7 dtp# after fining /a/so 0.000 Hi dnye aftar filling 5'l 4 ft . ' ' r - 3 ** ? SA ilflM KWraUd fade 100.000 gallaM MaUd la 8>pii bar, 1SC7, vlUi 1ft* If Mat ' ' r / ' 2S!1 V51 i/a 7/a 7/a 7/a Oraodrlaw Dantod 75.000 gallOM 1/a i/a Mated la lagaat, ' 1750 ^ 1 oost sad 1mA 7/a 7/a 7/a , 1 cod tjrpa If .*>. y, . &#.***"?*;*. <**<5* V*?* ' _ .,. > . ' ' tub Viter Tak i/a 125.000 gallcm 7/a TalaUd la laptaa 7/a bar, 1*7, adtt f/a TJrpa W 7/a V 1!!HI focnd - He.A., 0.008 0.000 'I'l'Y-'- i**ryf4'- ;-r 0.005 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.04 0.007 0.005 O.OOJb Xafiawt Kfiaait XaflaaaO IsQaal Up ffwpla ^v~/~' ^j^r's : ,^7* 0.005 0.0a 0.006 0.003 0.008 Taflaarb Xb TXd mA laflaaBi Up Ifili 9 g PUMplp* - Cp>olt7 1.850,000 Oallnon j 41 trp If r*b* - Cwgiixi Jalr g$, 195? - pa f wtr. 6.6 lUwdto f AmIw for Lm4 feHtfJMt i/29/st-r.n. l/yo/St -1. ' T/s/5* - a . . 1/31/St f.M. u*4 *pfl - M./U pimm% 0.006 tarOjitTUrydiUii ; ' 0.005 ' .fV'>V- ^ . 7,. ... 0.00$ ... , r.' . 0.003 , ., .>' ;. - t/l/St - A. V. t/l/S*-T. K. ' W/St - A. K. ^ W/5* *. t/s/st .. V8/5* e/tt/a b/22/St J ; 0.003 ; 0.00* -' ^ 0.00k 0.001 OMf 0.090 o^&fc 0.00$ 0.09* 0.006 r' 4,,.. Cm Mk tt%mr flirting ^``5 ', - - \. . ' .. .. '; /. w ,v.. t %. -v *- t ` .'* ' .;* ; > , ; :4;. % . %j '< ` -t <; ' *' j * *.**'Zx^ . -'-5^- f5r + Tw> VMb fltr.pdbrtf*'*^^:T . : - r-.; :-a.. . . .- . .> ; ' : ".!> ` - :.'^w /*V!a * */XS* ?/V5 >/io/5i 0.009 0.095 0.00* 0.09} On# nnrtfc itUcr partntlng .- -siKi . .--V ' ' : Mlir h ; Mat#* mt tdt 10/Vi 0.016 twk mrtfcn &ftr painting UAVM 0.0Q} UAVS O.Odi Onrqp 13AV5I 0.001 hn' h* # UU, of Bwplc 8/5/53 *Ava 8/26/A WW WSS i` 6/1/St 6/i/rr ,, ^ e/is/a Vo/Si */?*. 9/*/5> Wj /s j ***/ 4v s t flnrrtlinit w found - *t.A Ociwtt 0.009 Ou ^r fUr ptliilii 0.00$ Scot chad - 2 y**r* fUr piUag 0.008 . ._ toot ahad - 2 yoora afto* pdatlng oj xol '_8oot ahad *) jora after palatine 0.001 *' Qdldrao'a Solldlaf - ' 0.003 ' loot shad -$ joara after pointing 0.008 hollar haaaa ZaflMat* (Imw Iw .c'r.,''' 0.001 >86 (Yintroaa Street, hoetea 0.018 Facaald School pop heoca '" .s-v...0.001 v? 0.02$ Feniald School peep bceaa , 1:,%"n **** WW. v. 0.009 . Faraalft School pap hooao . ~ 0.001' ' ^ Farnald School poop hoaao . o^oli j -S v*.:: ' farnald School pop hooao ``f' <v< Vfatt act accplaa oollectori i aochlac chop r . . . fAf' f^F' &. ?, AZpA/^yA^r- K-i-r-y'^j>r . ' - - ' ' `J - -V - W' -1 ' } .Lr _ ^f^^fuanr, - ^.laibiftjgaiMfci-. ---- -43^'L?A.^jr^...,.^^iL. fc >/z/a </?/# -8- agy.1 Cbntrol 8--ylaa (50 al. wUr} *** ***** w<. U*4 IWI ' t o **. ;7` 15*k H. /- teTMrr 93* 103* tb# mn|t WMototlwn of !><, la **t *V rihta1iia4 it Ttrlota Um *follaaSaf fiatlag, from all tfea Utica atndiad, art atom la XatOa 8. Wi '/"V ; ''' Laad eonotatratloca and TUm attar jvtatW % fcafcaf of gpl Araraga laad Contact. tfc./L. Ona vtak r lam 30 . 0.0k 7 0aa vatic to J watte ~ 4*;" v q "' 'v~-A 0.006 for to 14 watte -.:. fo 7*** . > 0.008 . $ - 0 00 thraa jaata FMrjHtt 1 flw xaan : k" lv ) 0.001 . ..-uVi.v. ->7 0 000 ' rftft-'' '* o.ooc Satan xttro --''yy ' rf - 1 0.001 '.. TaHnant vatar a flag JatlaaaA aaaplaa, oalata4 *3 'X IT 3k 4 $PK 0.007 0.003 -ao- piawaaalon of tpmlta - Ou aaaplo, tram tba Poadrllla rtandplpa, had * load octant (O..J7 ng./l.) abcrt tha tolara&aa lrral of 0.1 ag./l. Tha aignlfleaaoa of this aalaa la sot Croat, Oar tha tallow!** riMitai (1} ft# aaspla tru mraiUy to'em iMcttatalgr aftar painting, and rapra- aacta wash Mtar. , ({) Tba ataadplpa ma tar lira etoraga and not tor potabla star. t. ' 0) Wbaagwat aaaplaa froa tha aana ataadplpa had aagllglbla load contorts. Tbs naxt hlgfcort vatea, (0.05 ng./l.), *u taoad In a ampla trom tka aid Vranthm ataadplpa, takas abort oca yaar attar painting. X aaooad aaapla, takas at tte aaaa tlaa, bad a nagllglhla load eontoot. Tba aaapla with tba "high* valna aaa tortId, and tbs load content vas assoelatsd with this turbidity. tbs third hlghaatTtlaa (.025 ag./l.) *> 1* a saspls tna a tap In ths . vrltar*s bottsa In Balnsat, Kaaiichniatta. Ibis vatar Is from tba mm noarm an ; that which sappllos th# Metropolitan Boapltal ataadplpa In Walthsn. tba laad Ma*:- tact of thla aaapla waa attrlbatad to plahblag flxtorao. tba fevrth blgboat ralna (.021 ag./l.) Ma also In a aaapla at Influent, Ana ths Wash Vatar Task in lac Jaraay. thla aaspla waa alao tartrld. Mo m of tba raMlning 7$ aauplaa had a laad oontant In axoasa af 0.02 ag./l* Xlarae aa^laa had laad eonoastratlona bstcaaa 0.01 and 0.02 agA* Of than#, tan vara *Uak* ataplaa, and ooa aa influart aacpla, takaa fron tha pesp Mloh asppltaa - tha Matropolltaa Boapltal ataadplpa. la thla last oasa, tha laadjmt again attri buted to plpdip, alnoa a aaooad aaapla, takan aftar farthar flaahlag af tha paap f, outlet, had a moh lower lsad contort. Tba imalnlng th aaaplaa had laad eoataata balov 0.01 sg>A *V' , ' f^ Sk kr-*'" 31* it tba Katrepalltas Baapital, the eiepiplpa la er&aarU/ filled si sight, nd dress as throaghoat tbs da/. 1aparit/ ntmM trcm tbs ataadpdpa voald be expected te be preeest la U|tr MtMrtnUMM Is the tfUnm the* Is tba anrslsi. During tbs first sedt after th* tank s m palsied maples mt i takas bath Is tba sazslsf and afternee*. Tbeana was sa adgadiloeatdlfferasesIs tba lead -- easiest af tba tsa ^paa af saaplae. ' '**- '* : r* V" Oeiwlertesj tba average lead eoeeartratlea Is A af petafele satar takas txmm ate ' V ^ tas^dpee asd tasks saa abort 0.00$ a./L. X* eoapsrtaas tba wwt> last as*. - taat af 13 aalaataA isflia af lsflsert satar (Ores Uk idsa Wb n)at(at a W|it ee*jUtlra) saa 0.003 a*i/l.;k|k '*>' - * '* ^ '% c: Moat af tbaaa taata vara aade ltb . af nlDMf la* yl tf.ta V* t ere .a* ta lead falsta the* alkalies wtan* 4. ..: tba 1/ awal--las shiah ass ba firas tbaaa rasalts Sa that Us saa af ' ' - - r v *' #. --i- , 'j*A , , , . , . - *8)1*- pelst af tba tfpa ibis sta^r (Tn XT) as tba Interior af ar standpipe# tstl far potable satar nppllee predeeee sa algplfleast Za tba eaae af tba teaks stadia*, tba addltlaa ta tbs tatal lead SsMca af the eonawaare af the safaris quetlaa, dae te palat frea the tarts, la alaeet artels!/ wdataotable. Osdsr atbar eosditiaee, pvtleolsrl/ wltb asallar teaks sod a slesar rata af tarscrer af the satar Is the tats, sesashat higher lead aas sstrstloas sis theoratlssll/ poetibls. .'* ,,, ' r. -Vr^-` - 7*' ' ' VbUa tba lead sealant af tba satar fraa the few Jtreay Tasks, tba ssalleet \ .* V ?, tasted, saa rawUt graatar than that free tba largest teak (Ifetrapelltaa iMpl- tal), tba dlffarenee saa af doabtfal algslflaaaea. Cartels!/, as tba basis af tbaaa reealte, tanka aosaldarablj asallar thas tba 75,000 gallas Onsdrlsr tank aeald aafal/ ba painted vltb Type XT palat. CSiH?- v. !Silil|.. tba Mrgla gr batMai tbo rtmifit mtn> oaooootrvtloa of 0.00$ ag. of load par liter of water (Mi oil of vbloh, is oUpayhaHHty, oooafroa tta poivt), aod tbo paxvlsalblo ooaoaatrotloa of 0.1 af.A* 1* oo (root that tbo poodbUlty of o load bosard bolag pradaood by thla t/po of load palvt la Ua tooks of oay vdar ojjvly ayatea oeqporablo to ttoprotadlod anil appear to bo oo raaaio oo to jroelado ay aaod for oorlou aataldorotiia. A otoAr tbo lood oootaot of tbo vatar froa ooraa otandpipao ad taka V palsied vita load pigsoBted ayotbatlo baoo pelat boo boao aado. A total of 42 aaylea vox* onalyvod. Vita tbo aiwfila of cao twyla, tokoa laaodi Italy oftor p tbo Urfc vao fUlod fellevlag palstiag aa hoxafol oaaoaotratloa of load mo faaid. tbo vrarac* load content of tbo revaluing 41 aa^lai vao .00$ ag.A* *r * *- ; -/ 'J tMHtiata tao panadMttlo ooBoaatrotiow. Io aaoperlOM tba load peotoat of Hi taoploo of laflaoBt Mter* vhleh hod ao ooatoot vita tho took* la goooUea* mo ___ . 0.003 ag.A*^- .*r. : '*;.C.v `*3***-^~yssvr-- t's -* - * * p--- v. p;.-- -f; -;\v. 204 Oangraao Otroot, Bootoa October 21, U$7 'j-v Sii:v7" I