. * Washington D* C* *he re s u lts of the exam inetlcoi made a t th a t C lin ic indicated if a th e r d e a r ily th a t th ere was no suggestion of lead thtcxlcatlon# (Incidentally# and fo r your information# the handling : of gasolines does not Involve s ig n ific a n t exposure to te tra e th y l lead* The vapora given o ff from th gasoline do not contain lead in.measureable q u a n titie s so th a t I t Is not possible to absorb lead as the re s u lt of exposure to fumes ris in g from tanks and open containers of gasoline*) The doctor who examined him# Dr* Thomas J* Kelly) came to the conclusion th a t the headaches mlght be oaused by frequent exposure to gasoline v a p o rs a lh o e lt appeared that the p a tie n t had no symptoxos when he was .not working* In as much as th is man presented no symptoms suggestive of lead ab so ^ tlb n ' or lead interni cation# I did not se e f i t to make Shy ita rth e rIn v e s tig a tio n of h is ease* However I f there have been any developments In the case since the I n i t i a l re p o rt which appear to ju s tif y fu rth e r investigation# I should be glad to be Informed* Very tr u ly yours# RAK*la Robert A) Kehoe, 00038:2

moas/a2 where D -infc dla. of pipe In Ins. 6.5 x B 20562003 BFG03963 APPENDIX: Present: BS.35C5 Requirements:1 Hour Prewashing 1st extract* on -lead content must not exceed 4 agms/ra^ 3rd extraction -lead content must not exceed 1.5 mgms/m* Future amendment:6 Hour Prev3h*ng On average of 3 results. 1st extraction -lead content must not exceed 6 mgms/m2 3rd extraction -lead content must not exceed 1.5 mgms/m* BfG0^64 20562004 20562005 3td Extraction.

In no instance was the concentration or organic lead of suoh order of magnitude as to suggest a hazard from that source.

ANACONDA LEAD PRODUCTS COM?

Kitzmiller, and after taking Into account the various findings# First, let me point out that the results of lead analyses give a clear indication that this m a n 's lead exposure was of the sort which in our experience can produce lead intoxication.

Make a lead silico-titanate-chromate. (8) ("Attractive"

National Lead Co.

However, even this type of thera used carefully, after thorough-going investiga release of lead from the erythrocytes of the b a maintained elevation of the lead in the plas injury to susceptible tissues.

Hood (2) - January 31, 1957 : ; ''VjV manufacture of tetraethyl lead.

Joseph Lead Co. .-.ir.eric-r.

The sold biasoh destroyed only <>0$ of the organic lead (an measured by steam distillation) while oil tho other tests gate wry good results?

LEAD* 3/4*4 ANTIMONY 1.

January 15 19^0 Mr, 0 , 9, Lewis Ethyl Gasolene Corporation Ch rysler Buildin g Hew Xork City How Xark Bear Mr, Lewis - X have noted the con ten ts of Mr Dees* l e t t e r of Jan uary Sth concerning the request fo r Information from Major 0, B, Sound o f th e War Depart-, nsent, X th in k we should make i t a poin t t o p ass along to Major Cound, and to anyone e lse who r equ ir es information about th e use o f leaded gasolin e in stoves and lamps t h at we do not b elieve th ere i s any Ju st ific a t io n for the use o f leaded gasolin e in equipment of t h is so r t not because of the danger in the use of such gasolin e and i t s e ffe c t upon the lead content o f food but because Of th e fact th at t h is fu el i s not su it ab le fo r such u se, The d i s t r i bu tors o f equipment o f t h is type are r igh t in making every e ffo r t to prevent the use o f leaded gasolin e sin ce th e equipment w ill not continue t o operate properly i f leaded gasolin e la used.

Indeed, it is not to be expected that it would ever occur, since the handling of leaded gasoline is in no wise a hazardous occupation.

(The term "ethyl gas" is a colloquialism which, at present would be spoken of as "leaded gasoline" or, better, gasoline containing tetraethyl lead.)