- C-8 Health Project Home
 - Information regarding benefits in the Wood County, West Virginia, DuPont class action settlement arising from water contamination by C8:PFOA, a chemical used in the manufacture of materials such as Teflon, Scotchgard, and Gore-Tex. - Arsenic Toxicity Case Study
- Monograph discussing the potential environmental and occupational sources of arsenic exposure, its physiological effects, and treatment protocols.
- Chromium Toxicity Case Study
- Discusses the risks associated with chromium compounds, clinical evaluation, treatments for acute and chronic exposures, and more.
- Benzene Toxicity Case Study
- Describes the major exposure routes for benzene, factors contributing to its toxicity, and evaluation and treatment protocols.
- Iodine 131 Case Study
- Offers information on human exposure to radioactive iodine, diagnostic evaluation of a thyroid nodule in patients, and the prophylactic use of potassium iodine (KI) after an I-131 exposure.
- Nitrate/Nitrite Toxicity Case Study
- Explains the incidence of methemoglobinemia in cases of contamination of drinking water by nitrates and nitrites, clinical and laboratory evaluation, and and treatment issues.
- Stoddard Solvent Toxicity Case Study
- Overview of the health effects of exposure to Stoddard Solvent, a petroleum distillate commonly used in dry cleaning, metal degreasing, and painting. Includes symptoms of acute exposure and treatment options.
- Toluene Toxicity Case Study
- Explains the major exposure route for toluene, factors that contribute to toluene poisoning, evaluation and treatment protocols for persons exposed to the chemical, and more.
- Trichloroethylene Toxicity Case Study
- Offers information about the health effects of trichloroethylene (TCE), an industrial solvent and contaminant. Includes sections on clinical and laboratory evaluation plus treatment options for TCE toxicity.
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