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INTER - OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE Et h y l Ga s o l in e Co r p o r a t io n CHRYSLER BUILDING 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE Ne w Yo r k August 24, .1940 Mr, R. C. Murphy Dear Dick: Below are my questions-: on the report on "A Study Of The Hazards::0f Cleaning Gasoline Storage Tanks:!;'. Explain the degradation or possible decomposition of tetraethyl lead which causes the organic, lead content in the sdudge of storage or bulk tankas. Also,,why should the content of organic:lead in sludge be greater than in scale. Will the organic lead in sludge decompose to become non-toxic in a period of time when buried in earth. Very truly yours. E.'.E. Muller