As a former basic
and applied scientific researcher, laboratory director, laboratory safety officer, laboratory radiation officer, teacher,
chemist, certified industrial hygienist, hazardous exposure risk assessor, biophysicist and consultant, Dr. Guth brings over
50 years of extensive and in-depth experience in numerous scientific disciplines and specialized professions to bear in his
independent consultations, assessments and case reviews. He has been a named expert in many hundreds of legal cases across
the U. S.
and has been Daubert-qualified and testified in well over 100 trials. He has
also been an invited, paid peer reviewer and consultant to the U.S. E.P.A., O.S.H.A., and other governmental bodies.
His legal expert and
consultation work has included many cases and projects in the following subject areas:
*Chemistry (General,
Analytical, Instrumentation, Standard Methods, Inorganic, Organic, Polymer, Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Clinical Chemistry,
Forensic Chemistry and Criminalistics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Illicit Drug Testing, Petroleum Chemistry, Environmental
Chemistry, Soil & Agricultural Testing, Hazardous Waste Testing, Water & Wastewater Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry
and Compressed Gas Purity, Industrial Hygiene Analytical Methods, Asbestos Analysis, Radioisotope Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry,
Natural Products Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Lead Paint Testing, Paint Chemical Testing, Standards Certification Testing, and
Analysis of Unknown Substances)
*Laboratory Design,
Good Laboratory Practices, Staff and Data Management, Safety and Testing Methodology Issues
*Laboratory Methodologies
and Quality Assurance of Results
*Development and Validation
of New Laboratory and Field Test Methods
*Microscopy (Optical
and Electron Microscopy)
*Asbestos Product Characteristics
and Exposure Potential
*Asbestos Product Retrospective
Exposure Assessments
*Lead Paint Retrospective
Exposure Assessments (Children, Workplace)
*Carbon Monoxide and
Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning Determinations
*Asphyxia Determinations
*Solvent Exposures and
Disease Causation (Petroleum Products, Benzene, Aromatics, Halogenated Solvents, Ketones, Glycols, Etc.)
*Acid and Alkali Injuries
*Tobacco Exposure and
Usage Risks
*Silica/Quartz Exposure
Assessments
*Formaldehyde Exposures
*Mold Exposure and Indoor
Air Quality Assessments
*Numerous Other Toxic
Chemical Exposures
*General Comprehensive
Industrial Hygiene and Safety Assessments
*Health & Safety
Program Evaluations, OSHA and EPA Compliance Evaluations
*Slip/Trip/Fall Investigations
*Wrongful Death Determinations
*Chemical, Fire, Smoke,
Explosion and Confined Space Injuries and Deaths
*Material Science Defect
or Quality Issues (Chemical Composition, Surface Finishes and Treatments, Design or Manufacturing Defects, Physical Properties,
Wear or Durability Issues)
*Product Failure and
Product Liability Determinations
*Container Explosions
and Accident Reconstruction
*Medical Device Failure
Analysis
*Metallurgical, Plating,
Corrosion and Surface Treatment Failures
*Construction Material
Failure Determinations
*MSDS Preparation and
Evaluations, Labeling, Warnings and Packaging Issues
*Toxicology and Cancer
Causation Assessments
*Radiation Exposures
*Pathogen and Biological
Agent Tracing
*Arson/Fire/Explosion
Causation/Flammability and Flame Retardant Issues
*General Forensic Laboratory
Methods and Result Evaluations
*Illicit Drug and Blood
Alcohol Test Result Evaluations, Pharmaceutical Drug Side Effects, and Drug-Related Death Determinations
*Compressed Gas Purification
and Purity
*Food Processing, Safety,
Purity, Content and Packaging Issues
*Industrial Plant Chemical
Management Failures; Explosions and Fire Cause Determinations
*Air, Soil and Water
Pollution Source Tracing and Evaluations
*Hazardous Material
Testing and Remediation Project Design and Management
*Environmental and Product-Based
Microbiology
*Product Specification
Testing and Quality Assurance
