Expert Report Writing in Toxicology: Forensic, Scientific and Legal Aspects -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 A brief history of occupational toxicology -- 1.1 Occupational toxin exposure in antiquity -- 1.2 The Middle Ages and the Renaissance: The beginnings of modern occupational toxicology -- 1.3 The Industrial Revolution -- 1.4 Petrochemicals: The beginnings -- 1.5 Petrochemicals and mass production -- 1.6 Aromatic amines: Tyres, dyes, explosives and cigarettes -- 1.7 Contemporaneous knowledge -- 1.8 The pursuit of truth -- 1.9 The 'Mad Hatter' -- 1.10 The 'Radium Girls' -- 1.11 Asbestos -- 1.12 Occupational toxicity: Medicine and science -- 1.13 Health and safety today -- References -- 2 The expert report process in legal context -- 2.1 The would-be claimant's initial position -- 2.2 Industrial injuries disablement benefit -- 2.3 The legal process: First steps -- 2.4 Legal advice: Who pays? -- 2.5 Claim progression and possible outcomes -- 2.6 Pre-action protocols -- 2.7 Case initiation: Legal steps -- 2.8 Expert reports: Medical -- 2.9 Causality: The scientific report -- 2.10 Recruiting the scientific expert -- 2.11 Expectations of the expert: The court -- 2.12 Expectations of the expert: The solicitor/expert relationship -- 2.13 The expert report: The contract -- 2.14 Compiling the report -- 2.15 The toxin or toxins -- 2.16 Toxin entry -- 2.17 Toxin chemical nature -- 2.18 Exacerbating factors in toxin absorption -- 2.19 Causation: Mechanisms -- 2.20 Contemporaneous knowledge -- 2.21 The initial draft -- 2.22 Silence in court -- 2.23 Report writing in the real world -- References -- 3 Acute toxicity: Case histories of solvent exposure -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Solvents in adhesives -- 3.3 Solvent toxicity -- 3.4 The real-world confusion of symptoms -- 3.5 Case histories: General format.

3.6 Case history 1: Mr A and volatile petroleum mixture exposure -- 3.6.1 Case comment -- 3.7 Case history 2: Mr B and dichloromethane exposure -- 3.7.1 Case comment -- 3.8 Mr B and dichloromethane: Further developments -- 3.8.1 Further case comment -- 3.9 Case history 3: Mr C and chronic solvent exposure and behaviour -- 3.9.1 Case comment -- 3.10 Summary of chronic solvent toxicity and behaviour -- References -- 4 Chronic and permanent injury: Bladder cancer and occupation -- 4.1 Bladder cancer -- 4.2 The patient's perspective -- 4.3 Bladder cancer: Causes and risks -- 4.4 Bladder cancer and occupation: Industrial injury benefit claims -- 4.5 Case history 1: Mr D -- 4.6 Case history 2: Mr E -- 4.7 Case history 3: Mr F -- 4.8 Case history 4: Mrs G -- 4.9 Bladder cancer and occupation: Legal claims for compensation -- 4.10 Mr H: bladder cancer and the car industry -- 4.10.1 Case comment -- 4.11 Mr J: Bladder cancer -- crankcase oils and diesel -- 4.11.1 Case comment -- 4.11.2 Further comment -- 4.12 Summary -- References -- 5 Chronic and acute toxicity of herbicides and pesticides -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Herbicide/pesticide toxicity evaluation -- 5.3 Herbicides: Toxicity -- 5.4 Case history 1: Mr K and Roundup© -- 5.4.1 Case comment -- 5.5 Pesticide action: The nervous system -- 5.6 Animal and insects nervous system commonality -- 5.7 Major insecticide groups - ion pump disruptors -- 5.8 AChE inhibitors -- 5.9 Other major pesticides -- 5.10 Case histories -- 5.11 Case history 2: Mrs L and fipronil toxicity -- 5.11.1 Case comment -- 5.11.2 Further case comment -- 5.12 Case histories: OPs -- 5.13 Case history 3: Mr M -- 5.13.1 Case comment -- 5.13.2 Further case comment -- 5.13.3 Final case comment -- 5.14 Case history 4: Mr N -- 5.14.1 Case comment -- References -- 6 Toxicity of imported goods -- 6.1 Overseas manufactured imported goods: Context.

6.2 Reports for trading standards -- 6.3 Plastic tank: Naphthalene -- 6.4 Soft toys: Phthalates -- 6.5 Wooden toy story one: Barium and lead -- 6.5.1 Case comment -- 6.6 Wooden toy story two: Chromium and lead -- 6.7 Adhesives: Chloroform -- 6.7.1 Case comment -- 6.8 Summary -- References -- Epilogue: Occupational health - future perspectives -- E.1 The developed world -- E.2 The developing world -- References -- Index.