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Dr. Ben Thomas is a Senior Managing Scientist in Exponent’s Health Sciences practice. He has over 30 years of experience in toxicology pathology risk assessment risk management regulatory negotiations litigation support strategic planning program development and program management. He has supervised large multidisciplinary projects using risk-based methods to establish remedial priorities and to achieve closure under RCRA Superfund and state programs. He is well respected in the regulatory community and was appointed as a member of the Science Advisory Panel of the National Urban Air Toxics Research Center (NUATRC) that was created by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. He has served as a consulting and/or testifying expert in toxic tort and environmental litigation cases claiming injuries due to benzene petroleum crude oil and distilled products solvents PAHs PCBs dioxins cigarette smoke carbon monoxide anhydrous ammonia chlorine gas metals aluminum welding fumes asbestos crystalline silica mycotoxins (mold) and other toxicants. In addition to his consulting work Dr. Thomas holds an academic appointment as Professor (adjunct) at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston. | 