ATSDR Case Studies in Environmental Medicine

Case studies are a series of peer-reviewed self instructional publications designed to increase the primary care providers knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients. Continuing Education (CME/CEU) is available to health professionals who use these monographs and complete the post-tests. Please contact the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics for more information.Several of these are on the ATSDR web site and others soon will be. To see what is available check the ATSDR web site for specific chemical hazards or for other topics including history-taking skills .

Arsenic Toxicity Case Study

Asbestos Toxicity Case Study 

Benzene Toxicity Case Study

Chromium Toxicity Case Study

Lead Toxicity Case Study

Nitrate/Nitrite Toxicity Case Study

Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Toxicity

Radiation Exposure from Iodine 131

Radon Toxicity Case Study

Stoddard Solvent Toxicity Case Study

Toluene Toxicity Case Study

Trichloroethylene Toxicity Case Study

Status of the Revised Case Studies for Specific Substances