Proceedings of a conference to determine whether or not there is a public health question in the manufacture, distribution, or use of tetraethyl lead gasoline / Prepared by direction of the surgeon general.

  • United States. Public Health Service.
Date:
1925
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Credit: Proceedings of a conference to determine whether or not there is a public health question in the manufacture, distribution, or use of tetraethyl lead gasoline / Prepared by direction of the surgeon general. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Analytical data from 10 men exposed to ethyl gasoline (Nos. 13, 14, 15, and 17 were also exposed to undiluted fluid containing tetraethyl lead and ethylene dibro- mide for a considerable period of time. See history) Asoxpae sampledarines :ccecs.ndn0sssoedko=wied-bsaondedernne-cernccse cee scare fee sk eae 0.519 Average sample foces.......-.-------------------------2- 2-2-2222 e ene nner 33.05 gm. dried feces. Urine. .--...---------22------- 2-2-2 ene nen eee en nnn ne nnn ern nee ener ener neo 0.12 mg. per liter. UO Foy 6 S570 a er teh el lg Fe aa rh ep IOC 1.57 mg. per 100 gm. Weight of dried Volume of urine feces in— in— Sample a : eae ubie Grams ates centi- |Milligram 8 meters 1 27.4 0. 50 700. 0. 14 3 21.1 woe 1, 200 4 Efe 4 LA. ay 3, 000 ae 6 4.5 .14 470 sf 12 8 40. 2 . 65 1, 200 Bill 11 29.8 . 32 1, 500 . 08 13 7.8 . 30 1, 400 .10 14 ee 1.91 2, 900 . 14 15 33. 0 SOD e Ne SIL . 56 17 38. 3 . 65 1, 5380 7A Analytical data from 10 control (wncxposed) workmen Average sample urine--....-------------------------------+-------------2000-007- ee 0 etiow Average sample fe00S....------------2---2--2-e20b eee eecece cee eecencteeneceeeeees 37,39 gin. dried feces. Unlifie 2222 ib ele en cle lll bls b le cece nah ene seth 0.06 mg. per liter. SIDA GOOG OS teers ie et fen ie he Sn ee ee er bt Soa ore ten oe eee 1.36 mg.yper 100 gm. Weight of dried Volume of urine feces in— in— Sample Cubic ‘ah Grams |Milligram} centi- |Milligram meters 29 Pasi 0. 74 2, 200 0. 14 68 35. 6 son 1, 650 ell 74 45. 4 . 24 1, 300 . 15 77 50.0 522 1, 170 a 78 11.8 . 16 1, 850 wD 80 18.3 . 22 1, 320 . 10 81 28. 4 14 1, 400 ay 82 7.8 18 1, 950 50) 83 32. 8 . 58 710 au 84 23. 4 . 54 1, 170 Nil. I might say that to my surprise all of the specimens obtained from exposed and nonexposed men showed a certain quantity of lead. The analysis of this data will in all probability be made at a later time. I only wish to point out the magnitude of the quantity of lead in controls as compared to exposed men is of such a sort that no conclu- sions can be drawn as to the absorption of lead in those exposed men as the result of their exposure to ethyl gasoline. The Cuairman: Before we leave the question of the distributer, I think the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, which is said to be the largest distributer, is represented here and we should like to hear from that company.