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VEGETABIjg CROPS SUBSECTION IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS AMES, IOWA ''i ?: 1 ' -;:C PLANT LABORATORY BUILDING j .1 June 22, 1937 University' of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio | Attention Dr. Kehoe ` i Dear Dr. Kehoe: \: ' i ; " i Knowing that you have given considerable attention to the matter of lead poisoning of human--'beings, I take the liberty of requestinginformation on the'following point. Is there any danger of lead-poisoning in the ordi nary-process of dipping pottery in glazing solution, particularly if: the operators have any cuts or wounds on their.hands? i' . ' My son is employed in a''pottery factory and hasp read s-ome Of the recent literature on the injurious effects of dead,, and I wondered if it is'safe for these .. pottery .workers to dip their hands'into- this glazing solution which, I understand, contains lead carbonate. In some cases they use^a^ spray, in "which jcase it .might be inhaled directly ...into the. ,nostrils, but if'.refer.-'particu larly ito jtheidanger from dippingxtheir .hands `into the solution.4- - f-'f- - -- - -p v ** f 1 ,, ,, `- <` ,-r - " r, } -/->, >;p<v:.rry,. - Thanking you in advance for your advice on this point, I an i .............. ,, , ;- f - . f Very truly yours, ' V'*' '' ' . *' ATE:DS