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Oc t ober 13 195k Dr, . F W w G* Howel 1 w. H* Si ever t E. K Locher S*r<> 0 Whi t e Per sonal Mr * Dave Ri ng Shel l Oi l Company 100 Bush St r eet San Fr anci sco, Cal i f or ni a Dear Mr , Ri ng: I am at t achi ng a r epor t showi ng t he r es ul t s of t he ai r sampl es t aken at your Los Angel es and Bur bank t er mi nal s These sampl es wer e t aken by Char l i e Whi t e and me i n company wi t h your Mr J0 F. Duncan. Dr * E. W. Dot y of our Medi cal depar t ment advi sed on t he met hod and l ocat i on f or t aki ng t hese sampl es. Dr . Rober t A. Kehoe, Head of our Medi cal deoar t menf , has wr i t t en an i nt er pr et at i on of t he r es ul t s whi ch | am at t achi ng Pl ease f eel f r ee t o cal l upon us f or any f ur t her assi st ance t hat you need. Your s v er y t r ul y, AHCt dc At t ach A*- dt . Chenaul t Chi ef Saf et y Engi neer P. S. Messr s. Fl eck, Howel l , Si ever t , Locher , & Whi t e: The l ast par agr aph of t he i nt er pr et at i on i s quot ed bel ow, " The r esul t s obt ai ned by t hese anal yses, i f due al l owance be made f or t he smal l ness of t he vol ume of ai r sampl ed and t he smal l number s of sampl es obt ai ned, ar e wi t hi n t he r ange of t he f i ndi ngs i n t he gener al at mospher e of Los Angel es and Pasadena. They gi ve no evi denc e of any occupat i onal exposur e a t o l ead" A. H C. 0 0 1 2 8 / f U"' Ma t e r i a l : Source ; Submitted; Required : I odi ne sol ut i ons f r om l ead- i n- ai r anal yzer used t o samp Los Angel es and Bur bank Ter mi nal s of Shel l Oi l Company 10- 4- 54 by Mr . A. H. Chenaul t , Chi ef Saf et y Engi neer , E 1141 Hunt l ey Dr i ve, Los Angel es, Cal i f or ni a Lead Determination Resul t s Anal ysi s Humber 54A- 7742 54a - 7745 54A- 7746 54A- 7 7 4 7 54A- 7752 54A- 7753 Ti me 10; 15 am 10: 45 am 9: 45 am I Oj OO am 3: 15 pm 5: 30 pm Dat e 9- 23- 54 9- 23- 54 9- 24- 54 9- 24- 54 9- 27- 54 9- 27- 54 Ter mi nal L. A. L. A. L. A. L. A. L. A. L. A. Number and Locat i on #1 Car r ' s desk #2 Phi l l i ps ' desk #6 Car r ' s desk #7 Phi l l i ps ' des k #12 Car r ' s desk #13 Phi l l i ps ' desk Vol ume Ai Sampl ed 8 cu. f t . 8 cu. f t . 8 cu. f t . 8 cu. f t . 8 cu. f t . 8 cu. f t 54A- 7744 1: 15 pm 9- 23- 54 Bur bank 54A- 7745 54A- 7748 54a - 7749 54a - 7750 54a - 7751 1: 45 pm 9- 23- 54 Bur bank 10: 45 am 11: 15 am 2: 00 pm 2: 15 pm 9- 24- 54 9- 24- 54. 9- 27- 54 9- 27- 54 Bur bank Bur bank Bur bank Bur bank #4 Phi l l i ps ' desk - ai r condi t i oned of f i ce 8 cu. f t #5 De Vi ne' s desk - ai r condi t i oned of f i ce #8 Phi l l i ps ' desk #9 De Vi ne' s desk 8 cu. f t . 8 cu. f t . 8 cu. f t . #10 De Vi ne' s desk 8 cu. f t . #11 Phi l l i ps ' desk 8 cu. f t . Repor t ed; 10- 8- 5 f P *.Js s _ *< $ `*! & '<# S a ' - i s * > *? Z w 3 -S * g **1 J J ;! ^ -a &5 e J $ wn e S S| I l l s O Et ^ 0 * 8 <>**. ** `M '* S/ Ug ? l iS 'r3#> | S 1lz I|I^ I** k I 5 S ii Tike r esul t s of t he anal yses, w ith o aa except i on { whi ch wi l l b e r e fe r r e d t o bel ow) ar e o f t h e g e n e r a l o r d e r of magni t ude t hat ma y be expect ed aa t he co8<$aRce of saaapl t ag and anal ysi ng t he ai r l a pr act i cal l y any t ype of i ndust r i al est abl i shment , t he aver age of t he obser vat i ons i n t he . Los Angel es Ter mi nal { excl udi ng. t he one aber r ant r esul t } i a 0.015 m g. of Th o m o st com m on ly acce p t e d valu e bv a t o le r ab le {a a ie | xm cen ir atkm os lo ad ia a i r fo r r e gu la r d aily e xp o su r e d u r in g th e w or kin g d ay ia 0. 15 m g. p ar cu bic m e t e r . Th e v alu es foun d in thee t e r m m ala, bein g ap p r o xim at e ly >a ten th o i t h is t o le r a b le v alu e , sp e ak fo r t lt e m se lv o a. S *4a ,^vy 5 fl I W I 3 5j&3s 1 I 4.`S1H3 I*j.*; a *4 * -u^a O gt *'S <5 sC'ii 0. ft ws ft, r*{ >-."> We* ,#$ c3 V> # &i >* **$ *83 8 *2w o<j ,r; *SJ **05 *CtI Z** C^? g5? w>< '->* o(i* t ji *. >-4* 3t*i O rrA i^>p* g 'OK ,,1 t -**4 fi. * fh n*S * g J f4 U l $ c:- 5 * 4 . ^> a fX .W '*t* * ,, <3 ptsa*M*^ O K n; rU'> , --*i *t*! -t ; ',*-* S I ,*3 jl _ o SI I ;JQ co ca t o m N13227.02 O ctober 9. 1954 a ir m a il M r. A . H. Ch en ault Ch ief Safe t y .En gin eer Eth yl Corporation 1141 H u n tley D r iv e Los A n geles * Californ ia D ear Hume; I sen d you h erew ith th ree cop ies of the r e su lt s of the o b se r v at io n i m ade at th e Lo s A n geles an d Bu rban k T e r m in als of Sh ell O il Com pan y, as d e sc r ib e d in you r le t t e r of Se p te m b e r 29. If an y q u e st io n s co m e up in. c o n n e ct io n w ith t h is r e p o r t , p l e a se os n d th em . alon g. ;i n c e r e ly y ou r ?:, RAK ei En c. C.C.: D r. E ar l W. Doty M r. L. R. Fleck er u . . ve. no KE 0 03 A /* (f, o b ', --. < 0 ^ i ET H YL CORPORATI ON I N T E R -O FF I CE CORRES P OX DENCE cc i L R. Fl eck E. W. Dot y G. Howe 11 W. H. Si ever t E. K. Locher C. 0. Whi t e TO Dr . K. V. Ki t zmi l l er a d d r ess Ci nci nnat i FRO M A . H o Chenaui t . a d d r ess Los Angel es s u b j e c t shel l Oi l Company Al l eged Lead Poi soni ng Case Ra t e Sept ember 29, 195^4- Dear Kar l : Conf i r mi ng our t wo or t hr ee t el ephone conver sat i ons, I wi sh t o r epor t t he f ol l owi ng al l eged l ead poi soni ng case. On Sept ember 15, 195^4 our Mr . W. H. Si ever t r ecei ved a cal l f r om Mr . Dave Ri ng of Shel l Oi l Company ' s Legal Depar t ment i n San Fr anci sco r egar d i ng of 1365 E. Mount ai n St r eet , Gl endal e, Cal i f or ni a0 Mr . ^ p Up l l I was a di st r i ct engi neer f or t he Shel l Oi l Company at t hei r Bur bank, Cal i f or ni a pl ant . Hi s dut i es wer e about 75% i n t he of f i ce, and 25% super vi si ng t he i nst al l at i on and r epai r s t o ser vi ce st at i ons* He had wor ked at t he Bur bank pl ant appr oxi mat el y t hr ee ( 3) year s. The Shel l Oi l Company deci ded t o move hi m f r om t hei r Bur bank t er mi nal t o t hei r Los Angel es t er mi nal . , Mr . H H H H B gave f i ve r easons why he di d not want t o move; one of whi ch was t h ^ ^ u i ^ g a s o l i ne vapor s cont ai ni ng l ead i n t he Los Angel es t er mi nal woul d ef f ect hi s heal t h. Even i n vi ew of t hi s, Shel l di d move hi m on Jul y 12, I 95U. On August 2k, 95k he r epor t ed t hat he was i l l . I t seems t hat Mr . ^ H J H B h a d Dr . Rober t C. Sei bl y o f l j l ^ e s t br ook Bui l di ng, Los Angel es, Ca^ ^ or ni a, who r epor t ed t hat Mr * VHHHHf c h a d t he " maxi mum nor mal l evel of l ead i n t he bl ood, and shoul d be Ke p ^ wa y f r om pot ent i al l ead hazar ds" . He al so had Dr . Edwar d E. Har nagel of t he Moor eWhi t e Cl i ni c, 5 1 1 S. Bonni e Br ea St r eet , Los Angel es, Cal i f or ni a, who r epor t ed " l ead poi son - and bel i eved t hat Mr . V HMHB ^ s h o u l d st ay away f r om l ead hazar ds" ; al so Dr . Joseph D. Pel uso, who r epor t ed " l ead i n bl ood nor mal " . Shel l Oi I Company empl oyed Dr . Rut her f or d T. Johnst one who exami ned and, quot i ng Dr . Kehoe' s l i t er at ur e, sai d t hat Mr . c o u l ^ n o t n a v e l ead poi soni ng. Mr . Ri ng, i n hi s conver sat i on wi t h Mr . Si ever t and l at er i n subsequent conver s at i ons wi t h me, asked t hat we t ake ai r sampl es i n t he of f i c es wher e Mr . 4 ^ H| BB* v o r k e d a"*" f he Los Angel es t er mi nal and t hei r Bur bank t er mi nal ; so t ha^ SheTl woul d be i n a posi t i on t o see i f t her e was any di f f er ence i n t he l ead cont ent of t he ai r i n t hese t wo of f i ces. Thr ough you we ar r anged KEF 0o j. .*>r/> 6 0 U ,f r . t o Or K. V. Ki t zr ai l l er SheI I Oi l Company Al l eged Lead Poi soni ng Case - 3" Sept ember 29, 195/ Sampl es Cont i nued: SAMPLE NUMBER DATE TI ME TERMI NAL LOCATI ON NOTES 6. 9/ 2/ / 5Z 9 1+5 a m Los Angel es Car r ' s desk m* 7. 9/ 2i */ 5] + 10: 00 AM Los Angel es Phi l ! i ps' desk - 8. 9/ 2h/ 5k 10: 1+5 AM Bur bank Phi l l i ps* desk - 9. 9/ 2/ / 5Z I I : 15 AM Bur bank De Vi ne' s desk - 10. 9/ 27/ 5/ 1i . 9/ 27/ 5/ 12. 9/ 27/ 51; 13. 9/ 27/ 5/ 2: 00 PM 2: 15 PM 3: 15 PM 3: 30 PM Bur bank Bur bank Los Angel es Los Angel es De Vi ne' s desk Phi 11i p s ' desk Car r ' s desk Ph i i l i ps* desk mm ~ r epor t s t hat he i s now f eel i ng al r i ght and wi s hes t o come back t o wor k, but up unt i l Sept ember 2/ t h had r ef used t o l et She! Ms doct or make an exami nat i on. The Shel l peopl e made an appoi nt ment f or t o see O' * ^ 0 *"y a s a r epr esent at i ve of t he Et hyl Cor por at i on on Sept ember 2/ f h, whi ch Mr . Phi l l i ps cancel l ed. They made anot her appoi nt ment f or Sept ember 27f h whi ch he al so cancel l ed, and has r ef used t o see Dr . Dot y. The I odi ne sampl es ar e goi ng out ai r expr es s t oday. We woul d appr eci at e r ecei vi ng a r epor t on t hese at your ear l i est conveni ence. Wi l l you pl ease send t he r es ul t s di r ect t o t hi s of f i ce so t hat we may del i ver t hem i n per son t o t he Shel I Oi I Company, , Your s ver y t r ul y. AHC: dc A. H. Chenauf t 0 12 36 x