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J Fe bruary li-, I9U1 D r Graham Edgar E t h y l Ga s o lin e Co rp o ratio n Ch rys le r B u ild in g New Yo rk C i t y New Yo rk Dear Grahams Your l e t t e r o f January 50 th r a i s e s a q u e s ti o n w h ich h as come to my a t t e n t i o n b e fo re , though not in th is p re cis e fas h io n . . I should h ardly consider i t n e ce s s ary to advis e a n a lys ts as to the d e ta ils o f f i l l i n g a 50 c c p i p e t t e , u n le s s th e re was some f a c t o r In vo lve d which would in flu e n ce the accu racy o f the r e s u l t . Pre s um ably e ve ry ch e m is t knows th a t o rga n ic s o lve n ts in ge n e ra l are n o t to be taken In to the mouth and s w allo w e d . The same i s , tr u e o f c o n c e n tr a te d a cid and a lk a lin e s o lu tio n s , and ye t I have n o t n o ted any ad vice w ith re s p e c t to the l a t t e r . I f the q u e s tio n o f danger from le a d i s under c o n s id e ra tio n h e re , one m ight as w e ll re co gn ize th a t th is i s n o t a hazard to be c o n s id e r e d . The q u a n t i t y o f t e t r a e t h y l le a d which can be In ge s te d in h a n d lin g com m ercial ga s o lin e i s e n t i r e l y n e g l i g i b l e , and i s o f no consequence so fa r as th e dan ge r o f l e a d p o is o n in g i s co n ce rn e d . The sw allo w in g o f a m outhful o f g a s o lin e , on the o th e r hand. Is a rath e r serio u s th in g in th at gas o lin e does v i o l e n t damage to th e m ucosa o f th e i n t e s t i n a l t r a c t . Geher a l l y s p e a k in g th e w o rs t th in g t h a t I s l i k e l y to happen i s th a t the in d ivid u a l w i l l ge t gas o lin e in h is mouth. Th is w i l l be un co m fo rtable bu t i t w i l l be o f no co n se que n ce , i f he do es n o t sw allo w i t . A l l in a l l I see no good reason fo r attach in g a s p e c ia l n o te to in s tru ctio n s o f t h i s typ e , i f fo r no o th e r reaso n than th a t i t w i ll be m is u n de rs to o d and w i l l m is ta k e n ly be a t t r i b u t e d to precautions again st le ad po iso n in g. Fa ith fu lly yours, RAKs i s Ro be rt A, Kehoe, M.D. (