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srauAsy o? Anmi, iinuiATiJS cx?z^?:c:.?s o:: k-lo May 13, 1940 -f 2# f The experiment was i tartod fifteen Booths, ago, -exposing 2C5b guinea pig3 eight hours daily, alx days a week, to atmos pheric concentrations of K-Lo vary lag from 100 to 125 million particles per cubic foot of air* Acute bacterial pneumoniae began to develop after tnree wobhs with auch heavy mortality that it ssened unwise to aake any repluceaents by introducing new aniaals to contract the infection* At first it appeared that perhaps the dust night be responsible for toe_pneumonia, as the dust, which coatod the walls of the rooms, apparently produced a surface in- pervious to aster and condensioa of moisture was excessive. However, this hypot;icsls Is apparently not valid, for in an adjoining rooa, housing anlacls from the sUv. stock but ex posed to dl&tonaceoua earth, the Incidence of pneuaonia was even higher* tfe are, therefore, foroed to conclude that many apparently healthy animals taken froa our breeding rooms at the time sust havo harbored latent infections of the lungs* Six months after starting the experiment twenty-five new normal guinea pigs, twenty-five guinea pigs infected with at tenuated tubercle bacilli, and forty white rata were intro duced into the dust room and again acute pneumonias developed in the guinea pigs, out not In the rata. The immunity of the latter suggests that the guinea olgs died froa the lighting up 5 ^031 2 ATi'lZLl XEilALATloy SX?Sni!CSTS OS K-Lo ItoT IS, 1946 of latent-infections which wore then transmitted from anc pig another- Z` ~ B7 April of thi year 40% of the first 100 pigs, 5 of -- the socond croup of 25 normal pigs, and 20% of the 25 tubercu lous lcInals had died of pneumonia* There have boon no deaths during the post month end wo have Just decided to replenish the toe* by breeding the apparently resistant survivors. To intro duce neu stool: from outside sources would only invite disaster. In spite of this unfortunate occurrence, there have been poriodic sacrifices of ania&la not lnfeeted with pneumonia to folios the course of the dust refection and associated infection. The dust is Inhaled in appreciable amounts, although not enough has yet accumulated (12 months) to Influence the weight of lung ash appreciably* Analysis of the ash, however, demon strates Its presence* Tho average values at tvclve months for the three major constituents are as follows: Si02--------- lo.s;; CaO - - - 2*9 ago ' - - - 5.1 In guinea pigs tissue reaction after fourteen months of ex posure is still too slight to bo risible except on microscopic examination* Such reaction consists of localized collections of large dust eells packed with particles of K-Lo. The walls of the air spaces about them show a limited amount of chronic inflamma tion and it Is not anticipated that fibrosis will subsequently develop* Reaction In the lymph nodoa draining the lungs is mini mal* In white rats tissue changes are similar- At v*.---------- * -5 - XT,1>UL XHHALATIOB gCPisBIUlKTS ON X-Lo tor IS. 1946 ' time there is nothing to suggest that reaction eoaparable^to asb^toai* or silicosis rill ultimately develop, ^^esoeiated tuberculoue infection has not yet been altered enough to be appreciated grossly* The last too animals sacri ficed eight months after infection suggest that there may be some slight tendency for the tubercles to spread. The outcome, can only be evaluated as their disease progresses. We still have twenty-five non-lnfeeted guinea pigs nor ezposed to dust for fifteen months, fourteen more pigs and thirty white rats exposed for almost nine months, and fifteen pigs infected with tubercle bacilli and exposed to dust for nine months. Tnese, together with the anticipated offspring from the breeding animals now in the dust room, should be suf ficient for a satisfactory completion of the experiment. It is ay feeling that the exposures should be continued for at least another year, since there Is now some question aoout the effect upon associated tuberculous Infection, and we should also be able to arflm with confidence that this dust is not capable of producing fibrosis or other significant reaction in the lungs* &S?i ^ * * 1AE13 1:1 '* pTTTrr?^*? i:;5Tad 0? hyi;furs *. * Ca0;S102 F.atitf 1;X Added Kite rd&lsOcrceat r^tch ratlca Ai i -oa t ot&i T :-b-r 7i=e Olay se&tea vr'-i-e AstiSwCS SeasTty ix^/z'j .rt C66 17 h?9.-9.9 C6T * 9.9 C63 9.9 C69 - 9.3 C7*r 15 i/a ' ' . 9*9 C75 * - ' 9-9 07o * . 9-8 5.9 6.4 3 70 9-9 9.9 . 9.9 9.3 ' 15.8 16.3 16.3 17.1 .?.' '9-9" ' 15.|': 6.9 9.9 16.8 ' .7.3 9.3 17.1 . 11.0 10.2 5.4 . 9.1 ' - 11.0.*' : 9.6 ' 9.2 61. 61. 50.. * vD s,, O -iv * h- Q \/ .. > I * C-ichl: 4 o-> IS.-o series cf batches C66 to C69 and C?4 to C76 Table III and Ch.-.rt X7 were rade using ^uickllre instead Gf lin-3 byirat s. The X1--3 vis dob-ad in Shorten ret non, nh* cti.tr irrredients aided and nrocers continued in the usual rtirrsr* Is tone of these Ditches the clay, celite ar-i lir.e ' re seined Cry, then rater aided sufficient to vat zc~. I:r and to rids the lira, lth the idea tint the excess hrtt Iris si din-* yould stoh't the hiss--siXica reac* :icr. "to heat t.*is g-bcorbcd by e rtttr hn~redi?its so the tasr a r-t tr 3 did sot rite hi; siVeins cf *be lira* In the other batches a Rochet was to drop the zixer `'at started up* Asbestos slurry ms used instead of r*t*r foreltbirg the lire* : r no *:: . trr than the hatches nade with liza hydrate* They tTer&ged In strength abort the sere as batches C3? to C40 naie rith 3/4 hour beaten / 1 Y :lo 1 bibstltuta for Clay : r. ' Shale fron Hostoae Co.) additions of 2.5, 5?,' ' . ' : and ZOjS acre cade to hatches C125, 124 end 123 iostsrd of . using clay. T-is rhale Is tn elunirun silicate c-ith high ; iffirlty for. lusv C123 T.ith lt :h-le rich tested. ufiar ' retrying lad nearly t;ries tie noutline cf tho ht-.tchr-o tr* 'tuirlr.;: 2*5? ird 5?i irroror, It v:s only clightly'lotter . t-;th.2*5? uui 5" cl.y :.:Cc In tic tr"o. cuto- - T.r - <* - ? % -. > -..: . .* ' ** -. * `' ' ; ' cluvo run**- l*o tiny latchoo cure crnriCcrcbly /:"icu^c-r !- ' tier: tlo 10? : hole'bitch rlo-. ten*; a cir dr;i Cl: 1C'` e r-flc : ztreue*: 2 1" 011:11.* In tlo r. Cede : ` . -.4 ;_' * rsrcibly ii/iicutra tint a long induration. period Lr> inli- estaC for chile batcher* : . . ' * " }`7'r' L c;.-:i2 tericf of X otolnr. *. .r mCo *ltl My to ' . &> cL&le urirg elciticid lino eculTtlert to 22? of tho . .* vsight of. chile toed* C135 rtth 10? cldc had elicitly ; .' higher coiulur fair Cry) then C123 tut CiC not ehor tho' - ' 1 rcr.urlnblo- in mis 3 cn redeying that C123 did. Cl'2 is '; `-- irrasaiar as'- considerable -ezeeos lira van. tided by error,'7 btrrsrcr tbs air dry end dry sodtli rcro 6-5*1 mi 0*5 *" - respective!y. C137 citi 3# si* ale also lad a dry a.Mus' * * of over 50 but batches vith higher percentages of shale '] ' had soduli betreea 20 and 3^* -. -. f * Although tho shore' quoted-axperinente do 'net ? t v ' h look favorable to the nee of shale in 3E-1C,'shale does' -~~ ' represent a cheap souroe of alualnua silicate and vith j, the proper adjustment of line and of `induration tins '/ . , night be a: valuable addition to Z-10. .* , . . y*tintt n. Tiiii/. 7 P ZA2LZ IV Siala lMtwd of Cls/ ` ^ ** Added Hsterials - Perseat ` ' /17s!cal Testa * - t Estch A5 - Tauber rtstcue 5*tea Crude' lotsi 1>~zsXZ7 i ; - '-Ll. u ; * '- - t - - .' ' . Shale Addit.Sons`to 1:1 r-w !. - .. ^ C123 ' 10.0 . ` C124 . 5.0 C125 ' 2.5 5;0 10.0 15.0 11.2 9 . 10.9 11.2 # .. .... ' . . . w*.. 114.4" 65.0 69.4-.- ?a ir m. ` . . *.* *^ ^ -- .- - --- V '.dddticaa 1 Lias (22^ of ShaleJ added t0*1': 1 r--Lo a; . ~r; '' ' `' ".* C15 ` Cl; 5 Cl;7 ' Cl;': Cl;2 ` C140 10.0 ' 5.0- 10.0 15.0 17.5 4.4 8.7 13.1 ' 30.0 ' 5-0 # tO.O ' * 109.0 .15&.0 50.0 ' * 60.0 - . . 9 * . . 9' * . * * - 11.2 12.3' 11.1 11.2' * 11.5 .12.0 . 93.9 ,, Tair 00.5 52.0 <----2 T1 . Toot j jV.lr ~ 22.7 20.0 . ' . '/ *T -. V ' * Kodalas after 24 hours redryiu^ at 110*C <. \ * 'X *. * . - ** 'v * , . r.' >>/ .... V l V/ . .. ^ -/i '. .-*k* * ` . "t r Q -- ------ 1 1 L_j LJ 1 /\V/[ I ?' I. I'FECT! TCHNVrMANVILLE A TIRMUBl..ETL)tj F-' | M r |U 1' . \/ iii * r- --* z t. K rn v 1 . - -- nr ~ II o } * I Il i . . o - . . ,, V es C;9 -C122 C -1: S10 2 1:1 `Saleh S-A'i* kit *d fl&t erials -?* reent 7h72l cal Tests , ration * m * c i %,v 3 '.Ot&i Li-ziZT i'.*CCxUS#X truce kiZiitOZ , Ihs/eu.ft. *"*C C59 CcO C6l Cc2 C63 C64 C65 CT3 CcO Col Cc2 CcJ Co* Cop C86 Co7 C53 C:9 C90 C91 C92 C93 CS5 C6 * C97 c?3 CS9 C1CO C101 C1C2 C103 C104 C105 C106 C107 C108 C109 lo hrs. 9*9 * b.3 * o.8 0.9 9.9 0 9.3 - 9.0 6.9 7*3 5*9 6.4 6.9 7.3 9*9 9.6 5.8 9-9 9.9 9.6 9.3 * 0.9 5.9 9-9 ij 5-7 6.4 10.0 u * 0 7.3 10 hr?.10.0 8 0 U 7.3 10.0 a R l6 hrs.10.0 8 *8 8 0 8 *8 *8 0 5.7 6.4 7.3 6.4 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.4 7.3 1m0.0 m n 0 3 hra.10.0 . 5-7 6.4 7.3 10.0 _0 11 hra.10.0 a 5-7 6.4 8 7.3 1r0.0 m 16 hra.10.0 5.7 . * 5.0 5-7 5*0 5.7 5-0 5.0 10.0 8 hra.10.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5-7 5.0 5.0 10.0 10 fcrs.10.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5-0 5.7 5.0 5.0 10.0 16.3 16.7 17.1 15.3 16.3 16.7 17.1 15.3 15.7 15*. 4 17.3 15.7 15.4 17.3 15-7 16.4 17.3 lc.4 15*7 17-3 15.7 16.4 17.3 .5.7 16.4 17.3 15-7 15.4 17.3 10.7 10.7 15-7 10.7 10.7 15-7 10.7 10.7 15.7 10.4 9*9 9.4 11.1 10.3 9.9 9.1 11.1 11*3 10.2 9.2 11.4 10.4 9.4 12.0 10.S 9.2 10.7 11.6 9-5 11.2 10.1 9.2 11-5 10.5 9.4 11.1 10.0 9.1 11.1 11.0 ll. 1 11.6 11.9 11.3 11.6 11.2 11.3 52-7 p2.4 *1.0 c2.9 c -./ 61.0 52.2 Fair n . 5.6 , 62.2 43.5 'u 'n .'c.i? *^ "C .4 .'9.9 44.9 . 1*C Ci r 69.2 56.8 *0.3 50.7 57-7 43.3 56.1 46.8 35*9 Coot r. -. 7.^ n to p- / COOC foZT r&ir *% to to 65-1 55.8 43-0 65*9 51.3 45*2 to ori Fair T '> * 0 *"* 66.0 ?`o oc*9 Too? to fair 67.2 65.2 79.1 Poor Pair Good 67.5 91.9 100.4 ;& iir Good o I . i; i i j\ > k r 21 0-.=L3iI_! 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