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JLemtl 3iii#istMs AmMsiatiKEft 4-20 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK 17.N.Y. MANFRED BOWDITCH DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY rl o vemb er 19, 1951 Dear Bob: I have just returned to my office after si:: necks' absence and find among the mass of correspondence on my desk an inquiry relative to the possibility of a lead hazard in the welding of such lead-bearing steels as the Inland Steel Company's '`Ledioy." Since this contains a maximum of 0.25 per cent lead, I would consider any such hazard quite remote, even in confined spaces. However, there .appears to have been no study made of this question and I therefore write to ask your opinion. If by any chance there has been some report on this that I have missed, the reference would, of course, be appreciated. I am quite aware of the fact that there Is a lead hazard In the manufacture of such steels. Sincerely yours. Robert A. Eehoe, M.D., Director Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio z r;- :B:JA K 0014980