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r -.* -7 ,H' ^ 1*4 W^' ^ y t U- ^ ' -' ---Jt* 'Jt. , \ .9 * . r INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA.INC. Mellon Imstitutc, 4400 Fifth Avenue BARBER V. PITTSBURGH CORNING CORP. ASBESTOS LITIGATION PiTTsaunoH, Pa. tssia N'sMarch30. 1966 . NV< STIH i (> 'k ' n. ". , J Dr. L* B. Grant Medical Director Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company One Gateway Center Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania 15222 Dear Dr. Grant: / X. As requested, an industrial hygiene engineering survey has been scheduled for April 13-14. 1966 iibtM P^rt Allegany plant of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company to quanti*tPsan<frdvaluate environmental exposure to noise, toluene, diisocyanate/and asbestos. Cost of this survey will be $350.00, and this includes odyticn and travel expenses. Y_ o. u h_ ave indicated y. otfe^sd^esiri e to evaluate a potentially hazardous exposure to lead and Df^. CSorn acdlvvises that he has obtained the lead-free urine sample kits frqm Kettering Laboratory for your use, as requested. Following our conversh^on^fonday, however, 1 sent the attached note to Dr. Pfitzer at the Ketteruhg Laboratory requesting that blood vacutainers be sent to Dr. Co'rqas well. (In this regard, see Patty, Vol. II, pp. 953955). This medical Study can be accomplished independently by you, with the analytical^sistuice and interpretation of results from Kettering Labora tory going directly to you. 3( Foundation's report will cover only those aspects of the survey < performed by Djt. Corn. This will expedite and simplify preparation of the report py the Foundation with consequent savings to your company. Should you wish^todUcuss your findings with us later, please let me know. For example, ySu may wish to consider the pro's and con's of periodic in-plant coproporphyrin determinations as a means of detecting early evidence of hazardous lead exposure, or in helping to document the continued effective ness of industrial hygiene and medical control procedures instituted. If considered satisfactory, there could be a significant savings involved. m*~\'\*rn r : 1 8B 0013293 J 'V or MouiTntl roe thc aovamocmckt or McactHruL womumo conotiows AA 018