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PAK/ HME Dr . Kar l Kr azo, 1 .0 . Fa rb e n in d u s trie Ak tie n g e s e llB Ch n ft, Tudwi gs hafe n -a m -Rh e in . 25th August, 1938. uCO >6> >* oc H &wCCQ -P rc-:f 'Boo X! P CM O CD ly Dear Dr . Kr aze, On lookin g through my n ote-book, I fin d t h a t I n eglected to d iocu ss with you one point which cone t o my a t t e n t io n a t th e time o f ray in sp e ct ion o f the plant a t Gap el. I t seems worth w hile to c a ll your a t t e n t io n to t h is m atter and t o oak you t o take i t up with the management at Gap el. You ' ill remember t h a t I n ot iced th e sm ell o f Te t r a e t h yl Lead and i t s decomposition pr oducts as a approached th e T .2 .L. b u ild in g. In fa c t , I must hove been 50 or GO fe e t away from i t whan I fi r s t n ot iced t h is s m e ll. T/e t r a ce d i t to an ou tsid e p it to the l e f t o f t h e pavement, in t o which a l l t h e contaminated water s from t h e p la n t ere co lle ct e d b efor e going to th e sludge p i t . Moat o f the contaminated water cornea, I b e lie v e , from t h e b le n d e r . Desp ite the fa c t t h a t t h e -o r ga n ic lead compounds ar e supposed t o be decomposed by su lp h u r yl ch lo r id e , th er e was a s u ffic ie n t q u an tity o f T.IS.L. t o sm all t o high heaven. Th is n it u n t io n should n ot be per mitted to e x is t in an other w ise e xce lle n t p la n t . Th is i s a d efect which might con ceivably give r is e to apprehension and perhaps even se r iou s d iffic u lt y among workmen who may be exposed from time to t im e . Ever yth in g i s taken car e o f so w ell t h a t t h is seems t o me q u it e an unnecessar y op por tun ity fo r exposur e. I should st r on gly recommend, t h e r e fo r e , t h a t t h is p it should be so v e n t ila t e d t h a t t h e vapours from i t would not escape in t o the ar ea immediately around i t . Th is could be done, I b e lie v e , with ver y l i t t l e expense end with very l i t t l e in con ven ien ce, and I t h in k i t should be done pr omptly. Ple ase accep t my thanks fo r conveying t h is recommendation t o Dr . Sch o ll and to anyone e ls e who should be a d vise d .