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March 26* 198 Smlmy Fuel sod Transfer Company water tews* South Dakota Attention # J8r J* P* Donkey* %r. Dear Mr* Sankeys*. A cony of pour letter of March 3rd addressed to *r* >* A* Dnyder of the Ohemplln HofInins Company has been referred to me as medical consultant of the Bthyl Casollne Corporation* My associate and t have been studying the problems associated with the handling of leaded gasoline over a period of years* . and it is quit fair to say that w have never found any evidence that gasoline containing tetraethyl lead in capable of producing any injury sore than that associated with the effects of the gasoline itself* X have no doubts you are nail aware of the fact that gasoline applied to the shin say orduo burning and irritation* at least for brief periods of tly&* d* pendent upon the duration of'contact mid other conditions such 88 the presence of clothing etc* Sotinea* and particularly under sdakfed clothing* the skin may he so injured as to not heel promptly and it say become infected If It is not properly cared for* It seems probable from your letter that this is what occurred lu your case* and If this Is the situation* tte seems probable that by this time It has. cleared tip to a very largo degree* or perhaps altogether* 'These injuries sometimes require medical care* and in as much as you have consulted a doctor* X would osrpoct that by this time your trouble is well under control* if this has not occurred* % 'should b very glad If you would write me telling vm just what is your present condition* It would be still more useful if you would have year doctor srifc to me* describing your condition mad letting me know whet he has done for your treatment* 1 shall be glad to give him any advice or assistance which X can 0.3 based on our experience with this type of ailment* I can assure* however* that the type of contact with leaded gasoline which you describe in your letter* could not hove resulted in lead absorption or In the production of lead poisoning* It baa been quite veil established both by oxporiiaanfcai work ami by the ox** perlence of fee last thirteen years that lead poisoning 2 does not occur as a consequence of prolonged osr: oauro to gosol'no containing Sctrcefchyl lead* As a matter of fact, Mr* Snyder was quit right lt stating that none of the employees of his eonpany had over suffered lead poisoning as s result of hand!log' loaded gasoline* Indeed there have boon no eases of lead poisoning among the thousands of persons she cess in contact with this' product daily* Therefore you heed oat worry, shout any permanent injury to yourselff,and It is highly Isprobable that the injury to your skin will b of any considerable importance* I realise that these skin injuries are a source of considerable nuisance# that they itch and that they are painful# but I feel.quite certain that the condition can be cleared up without any significant or permanent damage* Therefore,, please let ne know, or lot your doctor lot roe know ohRt to your present sennit' on* Very truly yours# sis Mr* L, A. Snyder Champ1in Ref. Co -foiioe#" U*xi 0021735