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f. iWSHBif BJVV'i*^!WgPpgaMij|ii|JWgiftinw^i j'o -|niiiiMBwwi^iiwliij|i^^ i aigw mMtwyaMWMwpwaagWBBgsiMM^^ LI A 1666 5 1 *-~J* - -*--' -- r" 'r'^~'~ ~ LZA - ZDC KORRB t CALL TO OBUP It* aaatlag vti callad to ordar by tha Cbaliwatt, Xr. Sdward H. Oautaehl ot 2:00 p.*. grown A ftwna u rapartad praaant by tbo Saerstaiy. approval or Kgrirm or pampas msptjo Th Cbalrsaa aaaouaead that tba Mlsutae of tha prawloua aa sling, bald lombtr 6, 197A, bad baaa circulated and aa canasta rtetlvtd. Ob notion duly aada, aacoadad and carrlad tba Mlautaa wara approved aa vrlttaa. pall nc roxar xcrmo Tba ZSC aatabllshad Vadaaaday, loranbar 19* 1973 ** tba data for tha 1976 Prograat/Budgat Maatlag to bagla at 9:30 aou gpamw RBtAaa Tba Cfaaissaa diteuaaad tba purpoaa of tba Batting aa lafenwl awchangss of idaaa batveaa staff aad XDC aasbara of tba prograaa balag ccoaidarad for 1976 and bayood. Ea aakad that aaeb ZSC rapraaastatlra cooaldar carefully how LIA staff naabars aad plana ba uatd to tba graataat poaaibla advaataga. 8a also atraaaad tba rola of ZSC Btnbara aa a aouroo for as* Idaaa to aupplasaat ldaaa of tba LXA staff. DTOA3 PVZMgQCTTAL PBOBLPW Sr. Cola. Slraetar of Xnriroenantal Haalth for LZA apoha ob thia topic aayicg that ba, Sr. Lyaaa aad Sill b Biowltca vorbad eloaaly ob all pbaaaa of tha aubjact. Ba apoha of tba lataraatlccal uaafulaaaa of tba Krttarlag Ahitraeta, diatributad without eharga to all partita lataraatad la tba nadlcal aad toxleologleal atudiaa 00 laad. Tbtsa art praparad by tha Kattariag laboratory of tba Oalwaraity of Cincinnati Madloal Castor. Saalaara oa laad bawa baaa wary uaaful. Tba traaaaetlcoa of tba laat 00a, Confartnea of Standard! for Occupational Laad Xxpoaura, bald la Psbruary 197<* wara publish*! la tba Journal of Occupational Madlclaa aad raprlatad aad widaly dlatrlbutod bp LZA. Tba atatua of laad la gaaollaa rafulaticna ranalaa unelaar until tba U.S.Di*triot Court for tba District of Columbia baa ralad cb tba ZPA appaal. TM la axpactad la tba fall of thia yaar. Maaawhllo tba atata of California la working out a propoaal to drop laad coctant of gaaollaa to .2 graaa par calico by I960. LZA baa raquaatad a rahaarlag ea thia aovo, aad baa baaa grant#* a rahaarlag oa tha validity of tba baala of tba California actlee, thalr alrberaa load atandard of 1.3 alerograsa par euble antar of air. * `l*^Jl`1'T't""ii|t n|i|li| |-| hilMilii N 3920 "v , , - r- V.Vm.-.i .-MC LIA16686 L.._. ~:~~~ '---- ISA - xk Kama -3- Ambient air eUndSHU for lsad are beginning to attract coca id#ratio attention fra* EPA. As a r*#ult LZA is working to develop reasonable standards. It is also important to work with states and municipalities, as standard sot by local Jurisdiction# aro ofton adoptad by otiers. Studiss aro balng cooduetad by the government ca pollution of both vatar and solid vestas - load and other beery metals aro prime targets. Sr. Cola plans to start aa tlA environmental nawslottar shortly, vhieh will attempt to digest tho voluminous goreregent reports to a com prehensible Interpretation. Sr. Iyaam reported ca tbs occupational health film which cantaro oo rere,meetided practices for lead producers and users. Aa aecaptahla script is nearly ready for a 12 minute film. Completion data target - Iwisbsr. Sr. lynam also reported the government is backing away from a baa oe laad shot, and will probably accept prohibition of laad shot only la "hot apod" areas where problem la knewa to axlet. This was the ISA testimony at public hearings which was widely publicised. Mr. Oeutsehl asked about alternatives to lead shot. Sr. lyaaa said that experiments with lsad/lrom shot were promising. Sr. Cola msaticosd a possible sowlnsr on the aeuropeyehiatrlo sffsets of lsad exposure as one plan for LZA's 1776 program. Mr. Thompson of Kill A J&ovlton spoke briefly of two highlights to watch for la 1776: 1. The total eosssoaity studies being carried out by SPA aad other groups at neafsrrous sasltsrt, aad the resultant publicity. 2. The aeed to watch state aad city regulations, as wall as fedaral, oa limitations eo lsad. May statutes will start at the looal level aad than j prolifarete. Mr. Oallaghsa of Kill h Khewltoo proposed eaosidsraticm of several simply written "laymens language * poeitlcn booklets glriag LXA's posltiem aad a degree of perspective to situations such as: OSSA fedaral hearings ca occupational baelth practice*j lead ehronst* carcinogenic possibilities] fsdaral aad prlvata study group survey of all aon-ferrous analtars aad near by residents) lsad la paint) laad shot. la addition perhaps sa overall book oa tho values of lsad. Mr. Buck asked if seviraBsatal beellfc departments of member oampealea ware aware of those plies. Dr. Cola indicated that all programs wart cleared tarouga the Environmental Health Cae&ittaa a* a first step before action. Mr. Menace cemented that many of the smaller eempaaies had ao enrlmnwentsj health parsonaal aad relied entirely oa LXA. CT5A71 - Kxxm yggea PWWW Nr. Comae! Baker, recently nomad Manager of feergy Program* for XA spoka oa aotivltas aad plaas for this field. SB JATO oalliag for fsdaral expenditures of (120,000,000 over A 3 year period, to buy 10,000 eleotrlo vehicles aad test run them, has been voted out of eosBlttee to the floor of tho House of BeproseatsUvea.