Schaefer: This will acknowledge your letter of November 11th regarding the purchasing of equipment and materials for the seventh Tetraethyl Lead Manufacturing Building and related facilities.

Castleman File: American Petroleum Institute w/c = with cover letter or memo If DATE = 0, undated CD-ROM Document #:API [ DATE /</<' __ published article from medical journal V/ published article from trade journal __ published advertisements __ newspaper article __ published government report __ government inspection results __ unpublished or internal report __ unpublished presentation from conference __ letter __ memorandum __ industry warning labels __ industry sales literature __ industry recommended practices __ meeting minutes (with attachments) __ membership list BC notes MKASITRiniT MAY 19 1955 kSITY OF CALIFOR' c r .

Calingaert's report On the effectiveness of the various reagents for neutralising tetraethyl lead. 1 must confess that it cornss as rather a blow to me that the slurry of bleaching lime is so ineffective even when used in great excess as was done on the sample, namely, 50 grams of lime to neutralise 1 gram of TEL.

(a; f-aminothlazole* (b) orthonitrodiphenyl and related compounds (plasticizers;* (c; tetraethyl tin* (dj trimethyl phosphate.

.; The matter of questioning any of these men for the purpose of determining the existence of symptoms of tetraethyl lead poisoning is a somewhat delicate operation.

The preparation of the way, therefore, should be undertaken by the tetraethyl lead industry with the assistance of the appropriate oil company.

Calingaert's report bn the effectiveness of the various reagents for neutralising tetraethyl lead. 1 must confess that it comes as rather a blow to me that the slurry of bleaching lime is so ineffective even when used in great excess as was done on the sample, namely, 50 grams of lime to neutralise 1 gram of TEL.

; The matter of questioning any of these men for the purpose of determining the existence of symptoms of tetraethyl lead poisoning is a somewhat delicate operation.

; (aj 2-aminothlazole* (bj orihonitrodiphenyl and related compounds (plasticizers;* (c; tetraethyl tin* (dj trimethyl phosphate.

V LEAD POLLUTION '

V LEAD POLLUTION '

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Louisiana Plant Tetraethyl Lead Tetramethyl Lead Inorganic Lead Ethylene Dichloride Ethylene Dibromide Hydrogen Chloride Chlorine 1 156 4 22 111 <1 <1 <1 40 1 5 28 <1 <1 <1 Ethyl Corporation - Pasadena.

': Iron-55 . 1 / \ * M Iron-59 ; Krypton-85 Lanthanum-140 -:-.Lead-210 Lutetiur-177 ' .