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Why did the Surgeon General’s conference on tetraethyl lead, 1925 happen?
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20 May 1925
Why did the Surgeon General’s conference on tetraethyl lead, 1925 happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
1923 – Jul 1924
According to U.S. Public Health Service. 1923 – Jul 1924: Poisonings at du Pont’s tetraethyl lead plant at Deepwater, 1923-1924 led to the Surgeon General’s conference on tetraethyl lead, 1925.
Oct 1924: Poisonings at the Bayway tetraethyl lead works, 1924 led to the Surgeon General’s conference on tetraethyl lead, 1925.
The Public Health Service’s own introduction ties the conference to public fears sharpened by these poisonings.
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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