Document MMpBnbkqnGDMbQJxqooejJewj

Toi All Hni>n of tha LIA Hanlth and Bafaty Cowittaa ^> s S'- Rat Addraaa by Dr. Albert V. Crava, Director, Argcno# Rational Laboratory, bafor* Th Aaarlcan Ihyatcal Soclaty, March 29. 1967. ChtcMO r Va thought you night b Ictaraatad lo tha raaarka of a vail racognliad aclantlat v vho addraaaad thla stating In a pblloaopblcal aood and touch*4 upon the lnpact of octane# on air pollution and crlaa. p- r Dr. Crtv* had tha following to aay about load pollution frxaa tha autaaoblla: "Each of u* la auffarlng frea lead polaoolng dua to ii&alatloa of gaaolln# i fuaaa. It la nonaaoa* to protaat that It la haralaaa -- va Juat don't knew and It la a difficult acltotlflc problaa to find out. It haa baaa polntad cut that In only a frv jrr tlaa thtr* vlll ba no huaan balng vho la fraa frea lead polaoolng ** that la. va vlll no loogar hava a ataodard of rafaranca. In addition, oil ccspanlaa ara now axparlaaotlng with Nlckal and odhar addltlvaa. Vhat tuiji -- if any ** thca nav addltlvaa vlll do no ooa knova. Va can ba aura, hovavar, that tha f.D.A. would not allow auch addltlvaa In food without aco# avidatvea aa to lta affact on Ufa. Tha autooobll# la alao r*ponlbl# for anothar aurprlalng air,pollutant hpaabaatot flbara. Again aach of ua haa a conaldarabla aaount aabaatoa In our tyataaa and va har* no ldaa aa to lta affact. Two aclanttflo problaa* axiat hara - - vhat 1* tha affact of aabaatoa polaoolng, and la jt thara a raaaooabla altamatlva.* Vary truly youra, Don 0. fovlar