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LABORATORY OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE GENERAL HOSPITAL Mar ch 26 , 19 H0 Mr , J. C. Tayl or Et hyl Gasol i ne Cor por at i on Chr ysl er Bui l di ng New Yor k, New Yor k At t ent i on Mr . 0. B. Lewi s Dear Oscar : I n r epl y t o your l et t er of Mar ch 11, aski ng about t anks t hat have been spi ked af t er t ank r ecor ds wer e t aken, we wi sh t o advi se you t hat i t woul d be hi ghl y desi r abl e t o br i ng t he r ecor ds up t o dat e f or al l such t anks. Wi l l you t her ef or e advi se t he saf et y engi neer s accor di ngl y. I n most si t uat i ons l ocat i on car ds have been f i l l ed out and al l t hat wi l l be necessar y at t hi s t i me i s a cor r ect ed r ecor d f or t he t ank i n quest i on. We woul d f ur t her l i ke t o have sampl es of sl udge f r om t anks t hat have been spi ked and ar e bei ng cl eaned f or t he f i r st t i me si nce t he spi ki ng. As you know t her e ar e many t anks i n whi ch spi ki ng has been suspect ed but on whi ch t he act ual hi st or y i s not obt ai nabl e. Sampl es need not be obt ai ned f r om t hese nor of cour se f r om ot her t anks. What we ar e i nt er est ed i n at t hi s t i me ar e sampl es f r om spi ked t anks on whi ch t her e i s knowl edge of t he t i me of t he addi t i on of l ead and t he manner and quant i t y added. No ef f or t s need be made t o secur e t hese sampl es qui ckl y some t i me wi l l be r equi r ed f or t he anal yses and i t wi l l be sat i sf act or y i f mat er i al i s col l ect ed i n t he usual f ashi on at t he t i me t hese t anks ar e vi si t ed f or super vi si on of cl eani ng. Sampl es may be col l ect ed i nt o new pi nt or quar t mason j ar s pur chased l ocal l y and r i nsed wi t h v; at er and dr i ed, no speci al cl eansi ng bei ng r equi r ed. Label i ng and shi pment shoul d be car r i ed out as pr evi ousl y done. Cor di al l y, m i : VP Wi l l ar d Machi e, l i . D.