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t h e a s s o c ia t e d e t h yl c o m pa n y l im it e d jlegistcrvdOffice; TH E A D E L P H I, LOIiDOST, W C .2 ' ^ LUress a ll communications u n tilJ u rth er notice to: A R T IL L E R Y H O U SE , A R T IL L E R Y ROW , L O S D O I , S.W. 1 J elep h cm c: a b b e y 3 9 7 4 . - 7 3 eleg n zm s: e t h y l p o r t , s o w e s t . Lo n d o n L- iirctorS: H. E . BEDFO RD (u. S. A. ) 0. W . 80YLE J . 6. AUG. K ESSL ER (NCTHERUANDS) R . W . SEL L ERS H . 8 . HEATH EV ES A. J . SI N G L ET O N N . A . G A SS L. N. HAMILT ON (u. S. A.) E. E- SO U B RY t . r . a . b e v a n (jH a n a g in -g ) OUR REF. O/ed YOU R REF. 9th August, 1944. Dr. Robert A. Kehoe, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. Dear Bob , Many thanks for your cable of 51st July on the subject of cleaning gasoline pumps to enable them to be used for pumping drinking water. I have passed this information on to the authorities concerned here, who have promised to let us have particulars of any results they may obtain. For your information I quote below an extract of a letter from Major Hodson, whom no doubt you remember, on the subject of transporta tion of water in gasoline tank cars We have recently received the report on a sample of water from a railway cistern wagon which had previously been used for the transport of leaded petrol. The sample contained 0.03 parts of lead per million but the water was unpotable on account of its high iron content, 6 parts per million. After cleaning therefore, it will be necessary to treat these taris with some water resisting lining. " With best wishes and kindest regards, H E 0007294 T. R. A. Bevan. IS 7848 l :i 1i I ARTILLERY HOUSE LONDON ENGLAND ' . . . ' CLEANING GASOLINE PUMPS FOR PUMPING DRINKING WATER HAS NOT BEER ATTEMPTED HERE AND IS ESSENTIALLY AN EXPERIMENTAL PROBLEM STOP ' AS MINIMUM ADVISE COMPLETE DISMANTLING WITH RENEWAL OF ALL NON-METAL `PARTS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GASOLINE STOP ALL METAL PARTS THAT MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH WATER MUST BE CLEANED TO ERIGHT METAL BY BUFFING GRINDING OR SCRAPING IN VET OR OILY STATE > 0 AVOID POSSIBLE PROLONGED EXPOSURE' OF-MECHANIC TO DUST THREADED JOINTS SHOULD BE LUTED WITH NON-LEAD CONTAINING COMPOUND STOP METAL PARTS THAT CANNOT BE CLEANED AS ABOVE MAY BE HEATED GENTLY TO DECOMPOSE MATERIAL ON SURFACE OR CLEARED WITH HOT SOLVENTS AS OAKITE OR ACID OR STRONG ALKALI TO REMOVE SCALE ADVISE ANALYSES TO ASSURE LEAD CONCENTRATION DOES NOT EXCEED ORE TENTH MILLIGRAM PER LITER STOP WILL APPRECIATE REPORT ON RESULTS IN DUE COURSE REGARDS ROBERT KEHOE . jr^ZKVlCB tr 1201 SYMBOLS is a fu ll-r a te Ingram o r Ca b le .jia m u n less its d er' icTTcd ch a r a c t e r is in - ' / I d ica ted b y a su itable / I sym bol ab ove o r pre' I cedin g th e address. A. N . W lt-t-IAMS PRESID EN T W.w!JstLmrr _ Lt-"I)cfcMcd f.'*> ^--CableNi*Kr ^ Ship T h e filin g t im e sh ow n in t h e d a t e lin e on t elegr a m s a n d d a y le t t e r s is S T A N D A R D T I M E a t p o in t o f o r igin . T im e o f r e ce ip t is jT AN D ^ R D T I M E a t p oiiTtof d w t in a '.*!* ^XCDU 105 I NTLaCD` LONDON VIA W CABLES' 46 28 ROBERT KEHOE COLLEGE MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF^ JL^ 8 Cl NCl NNATIaCl Na. ', ; ^^ fWHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND AS BEST METHOD FOR CLEANSING PUMPS 'THAT HAVE BEEN USED FOR LEADED GASOLINE SO-AS'TO MAKE THEM SUITABLE FOR PUMPING-DR INK ING WATER STOP WOULD APPRECIATE CABLED REPLY IF POSSIBLE STOP REGARDS: ! `* A Y B E V A I t e , ,, TH E COM P AN Y W ILE A P P R E CI A TE S U GGES TION S FR OM ITS P ALTTRROONNSS TCON CER N IN G ITS S ER VICE 1* ' UrSfV Sw'-j iSfil ^g%`!--5:USiSft^ wm*m K E " 0 v U (jd i sam IlSIItS 7848.02