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Application of Forensic Chemistry to Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation   ACS National Conference  Boston August 23, 2007 Leonard S. Kurfirst
DISCLAIMER ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Types of Litigation Requiring Forensic  Chemistry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Examples of Industries Affected ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Elements of Toxic Tort Litigation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Environmental Litigation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Role of Chemical Forensics in Litigation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Litigation Strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Traditional Exposure Pathways Analyzed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Need for Consistency ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Standards Used for Comparison ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Dust/Soil Sampling Sites  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Different Soil and Dust Sampling Techniques ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Types of Water Contamination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Analysis of Air Contamination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Data QA/QC  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Alternative Sources of Contamination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Chemical Fingerprinting
Challenges to Forensic Evidence in Litigation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What Litigators Look For In a Chemical  Consultant
Conclusion
Further Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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