When tetraethyl lead is absorbed, for example,, the lead content of the brain may become very high without any appreciable or measurable elevation of the blood lead.

Change as follows;----- "Lead and Its compounds can b taken into the body by inhalation or by ingestion (swallowing), (Tetraethyl lead Is readily absorbed through the skin.

Little York Hospital at noon on September 20, i960, to establish whether he had absorbed a significant amount of organic lead, (tetraethyl lead) and!

There are a number of peculiarities, however, in the case of tetraethyl lead poisoning, and one of these is that the lead compound is lost from the body at a more rapid rate than in the case of inorganic lead compounds.

.-' in a case where one of their former gas station employees is sjting* claiming that .he contracted lead poisoning as result of hand ling tetraethyl lead;gasoline

John Camacho in Little York Hospital at noon on September 20, i960, to establish whether he had absorbed a significant amount of organic lead, (tetraethyl lead) and|to offer advice in the management of any toxicity problems that might be present. !

(Tetraethyl lead Is readily absorbed through the skin.

Procedures "A*, and aC" together enable the tetraethyl lead; triethyl lead and diethyl lead contents of a sludge to be determined.

e found he r to be suffering from at the time of our examination -was rela t e d to the use of gasoline containing tetraethyl lead, as we consider that 3 definitely toxic substance.

By way of preface I should like to call your attention to the fact that I am preparing at the present time an article for publication which will present the most detailed evidence which has been obtained by the most precise methods available as to the extent of the exposure to lead which is associated with the handling of gasoline containing tetraethyl lead, as well as that \7hich 13 associated with the repair and operation of motors which burn such gasoline.

Many stories were elicited of the very serious poisonings which occurred at the blending plant where lead tetraethyl was mixed with halogens...to form concentrated ethyl fluid.

'1 Washing the skin with kerosene to the extent indicated appears to be an ineffec tual measure for the purpose of remov i n g , contamination of lead tetraethyl caused by contact, with ethyl petrol.

By way of preface I should like to call your attention to the fact that I am preparing at the present time an article for publication which will present the most detailed evidence which has been obtained by the most precise methods available as to the extent of the exposure bo lead which is associated with the handling of gasoline containing tetraethyl lead, as well as that which 13 associated with the repair and operation of motors which burn such gasoline.

On the other band, I have been deeply concerned, for many years# over the serious problem of the development of adequate treatment for tvo types of lead poisoning which give rise to high incidence of fatalities, namely, lead encephalopathy in the infant and small child, and tetraethyl lead poisoning in the adult, which, if exposure is sufficient, is uniformly fatal The former is a public health N22330 Mr.

On the other band, I have been deeply concerned, for many years, over the serious problem of the development of adequate treatment for tvo types of lead poisoning which give rise to high incidence of fatalities, namely, lead encephalopathy in the infant and small child, and tetraethyl lead poisoning in the adult, which, If exposure is sufficient, is uniformly fatal The former is a public health N22330 Mr.