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Bufcliclfcy Bureau CO fi DUP0I* m C X A L VSM. I f i l W ilmlngton, Del, Movejafeer 10, 192% EOHORIAI, SOTB -- Yha foUovlng data hav tee pre para* to giva th non and ose of th duFonfc organissation complete and authorltatlve inferma tion pertalmlng to *tbpl s m * fhe pafelie M i * est follovitig a arietta aceldest at th Bayvay, M* F, lafeoratorisa of th Stanzier O U Company, where tetra-etliyX-la&d va helng manufaetured, ha led te sorioue confusi**.. We are aaslous th&t everyfeoy la ur orgaalsation sh&ll fcw th fasta and ba ahi te discuss the* iateXligeatly lth a vie te allaying publie eaeltemest and correoting reag impressiona Xt la suggeated fchse fchis in* formation fee given eerieua atadjr and that use b@ mad of it fey our esca In their contact vitti th publlc. wmm mm mmt ttentlon Is called te a statement lasued by Preaidant Irono duPonfc under date ot Cetubar 30th. This aa published vldely. It follo** nTcfera~ethyl-lead, hich th dnPant Company la manufacturing on a commercial scale and M a h is reported aa th cause of th reeeat unfertun&te accident at th Bayway pian* of th Standard- Oli Company ahould not be confuseci vith ethyl gas, sa issprotred sotor fusi, hieh contains Ics than ae-tenti* jsart of 1 per cent of ttra-ethyl~X#ad. *?fcra-ethyX~X*ad 1 pciBonous, and ita sanafacture inveivo rlsks, btsfe no more so than arn^r ehemieaX .aanufaetured and used In cnormcusly greater amounta. ' nfhe du Font Company dariag th eaperlBental period,. and duricg th Inceptlon of manufacturing, experienced auoh troufel with rsen. becornine polsoned to varlous degree of aerinsness and arem to th extent of fateliti. Burine th paefc year of production, he more than one faundred non bave bees employed continuoualy, th dffieulty has dislnished stoadiXy* .In th pesi- vera! moaths, under full production, cnly sllght difficultles bave beo eaeountered iixperiene ha taught th nccessary preeautlon, both in 'piane and medicai care ' '' *We fina thst orhstn eumulatively poisoned by this material invariati? indicata it in th inciplent stage before any harm i dono fcy arhed symptosta* ^ i f. K ! 1m ta Cf0 ?* H & metfi. S !i ss MCfO K. i So S&g. # n 0<jns^o>rrfescMe*<* $a ssr c c* *** Oa m S|^U, *3 aoj no potmt ua-^q seu, $>t^s jtj4mixp.0 srs ^t^xos' TXt? S a je n wtf ' $>#$ ^ttspc! ski* eq P p aaastj a i q j s s s t n stagy *MKi<j<NEd pentrt^no m o q m .& m j a*s<S s e s t q&u !*cMOWOi-, **0O-t. *P* O3 KH*3*>OC>t*-*$0cO*<r6MCu et" < tsoe <3X tro ?yans *3 ; m sOa Ho-S8 HM.?& *m*>h3* 2 r& 3*MHHO^c**tCff3Or*f*itliftImA*c*Jtt*ft<fMtd#bt<nbgTX'Q#N&SS3OMT*ch**ptai*TtOr(oeeNtUenin+tfti0Htoo*f9r f s o mO h3 s a h* SM^SMB s*Uj S *p U-*S)+*8*C32*MO68te#<tt8-OI0eS!t-'HH^t?*PeAJt * eIt.*H f*'F4 Il r$ 3"0*6"^`` meP*eMtt-*CtrM*eet'mw 3 .&1 - ..* B R v p MS eg Mb Ci 3 I * ** I MV M&n *8etMM pt Oet 0:.Ms?s *# * These f a c ts , to g eth er w ith th e o f f ic ia l statem ent fro th e B ureau o f Mine t h a t th e e x h a a s t i s m % daager& ua, how t h a t H m t <*AS IS HOT A KHiAGE * $ W t HEALTH ABB BHSU13&- HOT BE COM* FUSES WITS TEE C^CEMTRATBB t n R A . n ^ W The Manufacturing of tetra~fchyl-lad adaitfcedly is not without eager, tut the experience of the manufacturers and the investigations so far sde Into the accident at Bsytmy indicate that poisoning ocoure duly when semething out of the ordinary occurs, such as a spill, leak in the apparatus, or a .disregard of cautions* The duFoat Ooaosny has been experJjaetig with and raanufeetaring tetra-ethyl-lead at its Boepnater FIant for nearly two years. Soring that time there hare teen three fatalities, duo in each case to handling apparatus which was wet with, the material. - The-difficulties encountered- is the manufacture of this product hare steadily lessened as experience hm shown ways to eliminate dangers and as the mm and their supervisors have learned care in the handling of the Material' The tet.ra~ethyi*lead plant has teen running at virtually full capacity for the pest three months, without those engaged in the manufacture of tetra*ethy1-lead encountering any trouble* At the dufotit Plants, doctors are constantly on duty. Workers are examined frequently and the least sign of illness'in this or any other chemical operation brings immediate medical treat* meat sac such other attention as the particular ease may suggest. WffWWWwWwWwwWwWWi^WWwW H E 0005738