Robert Arthur Kehoe | |
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 Kehoe in the 1930s | |
| Born | November 18, 1893 |
| Died | November 24, 1992 (aged 99) |
| Education | Ohio State University |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati |
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| Spouse | Lucille Marshall |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Toxicology, occupational health |
| Institutions | University of Cincinnati Kettering Laboratory of Applied Physiology (1930-1965) |
Robert Arthur Kehoe (/ˈkiːhoʊ/; November 18, 1893 – November 24, 1992) was an American toxicologist and a dominant figure in occupational health.[1][2] Working on behalf of the lead industry (including the manufacturing of leaded gasoline and lead-acid batteries), Kehoe was the most powerful medically-trained proponent for the use of tetraethyllead as an additive in gasoline.[3]
- ^ Kehoe, R. A. (1961). "Occupational medicine and public health". Public Health Reports. 76 (8): 645–9. doi:10.2307/4591234. JSTOR 4591234. PMC 1929660. PMID 13752196.
- ^ Ralph Buncher. "Our History. The History of the Department of Environmental Health". University of Cincinnati, UC College of Medicine. Archived from the original on 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
- ^ Nriagu J.O. (August 1998). "Clair Patterson and Robert Kehoe's paradigm of "show me the data" on environmental lead poisoning". Environmental Research. 78 (2): 71–8. Bibcode:1998ER.....78...71N. doi:10.1006/enrs.1997.3808. PMID 9719610.