Journal of Occupational Medicine Official publication ot AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VASCULAR DISEASES IN EMPLOYED MALES Vascular diseases, among the leading causes of absenteeism, and the leading cause of death, have a strong association with hypertension.

Director, Environmental Health Lead Industries .Institute 292 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10017 Dear Jerry: Just a note to inquire about the progress oh publishing the proceedings from our two Regional Lead Poisoning Conferences earlier this summer.

Further objecting, the information sought is neither relevant to the subject matter of the pending action nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence as it relates to Dana.

My understanding is that this study was originally undertaken because there were very few lead poisoning cases in children in Pitts burgh which seemed unusual.

GENC 004193 -2- A training session for all operators is underway this week and will be completed by September 21, 1979* During these training sessions, operators are being instructed as to the most probable causes of reactor-overpressurization leading to emergency discharges, how to recognize conditions leading to these discharges, and what corrective action must be taken to avoid them.

Angle: Enclosed are: PLMR-8-77 - Evaluation of Studies of the Relation ship Between Blood Lead and Air Lead - 4/7/77 Statement for Presentation Before the Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. * 4/18/77 Supplemental Information to Statement by E.

Abex objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that the information or materials it purports to seek otherwise lack relevance to the issues arising in these cases and are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

Manager, Environmental Health International Lead Zinc Beeearch Organization, 292 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10017 Inc.

Barry Gentlemen: Enclosed is a copy of the ttenotyped report of the Tuesday morning session of the joint masting of the Lead Industries Association and the Zinc Institute held on April 6, 1971 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago* Beginning An page 11 is the talk by Dr.

Abex objects to this interrogatory on the grounds that the information or materials it purports to seek otherwise lack relevance to the issues arising in these cases and are not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. 43

BOX 47, JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64801 April 25, 1972 Lead Industries Association, Inc. 292 Madison Avenue York, New York 10017 Attention: Mr.

Y-2231-C-1, and T-2251-C-2, LEAD FREE HOUSE FAINT PRIMER J ; !

Chief Leads 4.

Some end use categories wore obviously not under regulation by the FDA and coul contain lead pigments.

. -.The ' Ax Bill provides for a D.gfe limit on lead and federal preemption of atate and local laws.