Environmental
Medicine
Environmental Medicine is a medical subspecialty that primarily
uses epidemiology and toxicology to identify, prevent and treat
harmful human health effects that occur as a result of exposure
to environmental hazards such as chemicals, microbes (bacteria,
fungi, viruses), and physical agents (radiation, noise, light,
heat, cold).
An environmental medical specialist can help identify causes of
the injuries and illnesses of which workers or plaintiffs are
complaining and can rule out erroneous theories. This can serve
to focus environmental testing, assist legal actions, and add
factual content to regulatory negotiations by determining what,
if any, cause-effect relationships exist between the exposure
and injury.
Through our medical staff, ERSI can provide the full
spectrum of Environmental and Occupational Medicine expertise
ranging from the environmental medical assessments to the
effective risk communication to workers and communities.
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