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Dr. Cristescu Roumania Inactive : Dr. Padureana / rn 's oo Tf * ;:.0 ;oo \o ro <v-:" '-; o o ill VICTORIA I^ ^ i Dr. H. A. Kehoe, (Dept, of Physiology), College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, uhio, U.S.A 2 Dear Dr. Kehoe, I am enclosing with this letter a long scre medical consultant in Roumania and would appreci BH Ethyl Export Corporation, Thames House, Millbank, London. S.W.l Gentlemen, I wish to bring to your attention tha called "Securitas", in the February 1937 number, Major Doctor Od. Apostol, Head Doctor of the avi the title of "Harmful effect of Ethyl benzine up article he declares that for approximately one y observed that all aeroplane mechanics and their respected hygienic regulations wholly, and some as also some pilots and other of his personnel, w showed the following symptoms of lead poisoning: 1) Headache, localized more at the back of the long flight and at great height} 2) Sickness; 3) Stomach pains, in some cases accompanied by 4) Inflammation of the gums, the latter having 5) Modification in composition ofHood; 6) On the spot where a drop of Ethyl benzine fe redness appeared according to the size of the blister and after several days a sore which 20 days. This was observed .on the hands, f head (where some have an habit of scratching On the other hand an Engineer Jean j/o entitled "La detonation et quelques problmes" p that after using 100,000 liters of Ethyl benzine serious with the men who had handled it, which f believe. Another article appeared in May 1937, 0133GG tetraethyl of lead is a very poisonous substance, organism together with benzine vapours or exhaust various causes, cause dangerous poisoning, theref benzine." He adds:- "With a little prudence you drawback of Ethyl benzine in view of the numerous Personally, as Consultant Doctor of th 3ince the year 1934 at Romano-Americana Refinery, Romana and Unirea Refineries in Ploeti, with the examinations of th8 personnel employed at Ethyl m to date that there has not been one case with the well understood, of course, that they respect the handling and mixing Ethyl fluid as also the regul storage tanks used for gasoline that contains Eth From the works of the Ketterling Labor in the College of Medicine of the University of C have been sent me by Doctor Robert A. Kehoe, the drawn:- 1) There is no reason to fear the existen health from the distribution and use of leaded ga 2) Experimental evidence has indicated th absorption fuom skin contact and inhalation of va tetraethyl lead were practically negligible; 3) The lead exposure associated with the gasoline containing tetraethyl lead at service st 4) The lead exposure arising from prolong and repair of automobiles using leaded gasoline f to cause slight increase in the mean rate of arin either in a greater lead output per unit time or No increase in the fecal lead excretion has been 5) There is no reason to believe that the service and repair work involves danger from lead 6) Because of the number and variety of o exposure to lead in the garage mechanic's occupat lead exposure deriving from leaded gasoline and i conjectural. Although Ethyl benzine for aeroplanes MB 001336i the benzine, but as far as the Roraano-Americana is supplied with a concentration of more than 3 ccs. p From information gathered at Teleajen Re the men in the laboratory when controlling the Ethy sometimes had small quantities drop on their hands, that it had not caused them the slightest harm. Fu case which was related to me by a workman at a refi in Ploeti, which goes to proove that Ethyl benzine when coming in contact with the skin is not harmful mounted the steps of a tankcar loaded with Ethyl be establish how much m s in the car, when an assistan the car being too full flowed over and wet the whol He went immediately and had a bath and did not feel skin or any other symptom. Inasmuch as the literature in regard to have received from Dr. Kehoe does not contain the s benzine for aviation, I shall be greatly obliged if to receive a copy. Yours very truly, I. Padureanu H S 00 3 b d