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J . .L-. Cooley - Er. ?. 1.-.Cruise : Dr. L. S, Curtis 0004036 PROPOSED. FIELD STUD! COZlPERING FUELING OF GASOLINES GQYTAINIMO TEL AND T i l . The fo llo w in g , o u tlin e s a su g g ested f i e l d t e s t program, to oerm it e v a lu a tio n o f '.the com parative, le a d h azard when f u e lin g g a so lin e c o n ta in in g TEL a n d /o r TEL. M easurem ent o f th e a i r - b o r n e , le a d and le a d i n u r i n e l e v e l s w i l l b e o b ta in e d d u r i n g .t h e -p e rio d ic f u e l i n g o f g a s o li n e s c o n ta in in g TEL a n d /o r TML in ' th e. Turk S t r e e t G arage o f th e 3a.n F ra n c is c o Y ellow Gab Company. I f when u s in g TML th e c o n c e n tr a ti o n s o f a i r - b o r n e le a d and le a d i n u rin e a re n o t s ig n if i c a n tl y , h ig h e r th a n 'th o s e found wren u sin g TEL, th e n i t w ill b o te n ta tiv e ly assumed th e p o te n tia l h e a lth hazards a r e th e s e w s , o rd er o f m a g n itu d e . 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"to le ad , o f . .. ; ' . -(c)A p C .o n sid eratio n 'S h o u ld :- be- g iv e n to- h a v in g ' a l l em ployees 'wear , , c le a n w hite c o v e ra lls d a lly . The degree to which th e y are stain ed w ill in d ic a te c are lessn ess in handling.' 1 1. T i - 1 - GASOLINE .. .' Run .a second 3 consecutive- weeks u sin g tehram ethyl le a d (on an e q u iv a le n t le a d b a s i s ) . To p e rm it co m p ariso n , d e te rm in e d a i l y th e a ir- b o r n e le a d c o n c e n tra tio n s and th e le a d ' in u rin e le v e ls in s im ila r fa sh io n , 'O btain o th e r su p p o rtin g data.- SPENCE