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Ju n e 1 , 19lO Mr. E. B. Klo p p e l I n d u st r ia l Su p ervisor M ar y lan d C a su a l t y Company Balt im or e, Maryland Bear Mr. Klo p p e l: In accordan ce w ith the r e q u e s t !n y o u r l e t t e r o f May 2 0 t h , I am fo r w a r d i n g to you a r e p o r t giv in g the r e su lt s of our a n a ly sis o f a sam ple o f slu d ge o b t ain ed from a st o r a ge tan k Of t h e O ran ge S t a t e O il Company. P er h ap s a ivord o f in t e r p r e t at io n i s r eq u ir ed in con n ection w ith th ese r e s u l t s . We h av e b een i n t e r e s t e d c h i e f l y i n t h e organ ic lead con ten t of th ese slu d ges but fo r obvious r e a s o n s we h a v e a l s o b e e n I n t e r e s t e d i n t h e e x t e n t t o which such o r gan ic le a d compounds can be v o l a t i l i z e d un der co n d it io n s which are r ou gh ly and in p r in c ip le com parable to th ose which m igh t p r e v a il w it h in a st o r age t a n k . On t h i s b a si 3 , I t can b e sso n t h a t fr o m su c h a slu dge the over y lin g a ir can p ick up h igh ly toxic qu an tities of lead . I f th ere are any fu r t h e r q u e st io n s in your mind con cer n in g th e si g n i fi c a n c e o f t h ese a n a ly t ic a l d a t a , I sh ou ld be glad i f you would b r i n g them t o my a t t e n t i o n . Very t r u ly you rs, HAKsis R o b e r t A. Keh oe, M.D. K ? 0021077