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MJWxto Chemical, Company
Al Aaalstoa, Alikiw
!'s Co`,"y
Dstc 3opt. 30, 1937
To Mr. A'. %/ St./Ladle__
At RoBerts Bldg. /
KEK/JBC 2/25/57
^>. B. Jfteeer W. J/ Doughsrtj
C./k. Sweets lop
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A.MJKllssburg-Mala Office T -X-Deltoo
Kelly-Mala Offlea
Subject: TOXICITY OF MORTARS
la the rafereace at
Kelly advised that ha had ao laboratory
toxicological data
i Moatara but felt cartala they could cauaa
ohloracae elallar to
ehlorlaatad aaphthaleaae aad dlphaayla, aad,
eacoadly, they
causa liver trouble by lahalatloa of tha fuses
liberated at alt
taaparsturas. Ha roccaaaadad that tha aaxlaun
allovabla ftsaacbaeeatratloa be sat at 0.5 allllgraas par cubic astar
of air for exposure data laforaatloa to our cuatoaara.
we drala Moatara at 380C. froa our stills sa average of y vhaa operatlag at aaxlaua rata. Tha oparatloa la parforaad tga hoods which I ballava ara affaetlva la protactlag our
However, It la possible that soaia fuses aay aaeapa lato tha area dua to wind eurreate or laedequaclea la our blower ayataa. t*te, I would Ilka to gat a few readlags la tha dapartsaat to
ara safe.
Caa you fuValah aa a detailed procedure for datarslalag tha coacaatratloa of Moatara la air? Also, has aay further laforaatloa relative to toxicity beam developed?
C. M. Bdalblut