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Bruce Kelman, Ph.D., DABT, ATS, ERT

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Dr. Bruce Kelman has more than 40 years of experience in toxicology across the United States, Canada, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. He has been a consultant and expert in numerous investigations across North America, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. He has evaluated numerous claims of personal injury and health impacts from many chemicals and drugs. He has presented various health risk concepts to policymakers, government regulators, citizen groups, and individuals.

Bruce holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois and has been certified in toxicology by the American Board of Toxicology since 1980. He is also certified in toxicology by the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. Bruce is a Registered Toxicologist with both the United Kingdom and EUROTOX registries. His research includes more than 135 scientific publications. Bruce has experience with both chemical and physical agents (including asbestos, pesticides, solvents, vapors, metals, microbial agents, and electric and magnetic fields), exposure scenarios (including environmental, occupational, residential, and clinical), and routes of exposure (including inhalation, oral, and percutaneous). He has conducted health-effects evaluations of various contaminated environmental sites and has experience with numerous air and water quality issues.

Dr. Kelman is a consultant and expert in claims of personal injury and health impacts from chemicals, drugs, and chemical and physical environmental agents. He also assists companies with worker and product safety. He is experienced with chemical and physical agents, as well as varied exposure scenarios and routes of exposure. Dr. Kelman also assists policy makers, regulators, citizen groups, and individuals. 

Key Expertise

  • Toxicology
  • Microbiology
  • Infectious Disease
  • Personal Injury
  • Health Impacts
  • Chemicals & Drugs
  • Exposure Scenarios
  • Routes of Exposure
  • Air & Water Quality Issues
  • Health Risk Communication
  • Chemical Registration
  • Environmental Investigations
  • Environmental Risk Management
  • Epidemiology Consulting
  • Litigation Support
  • PFAS Assessment & Remediation
  • Product Stewardship
  • Regulatory Compliance Consulting
  • PCB Assessment & Remediation
  • Health Risk Management

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

  • Society of Toxicology, Member
  • British Toxicology Society, Member
  • United Kingdom Register of Toxicology, Member
  • American College of Toxicology, Member
  • American College of Medical Toxicology, Member
  • American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Member
  • Academy of Toxicological Sciences, Member
  • American Physiological Society, Member
  • Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Member
  • Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention, Member

J.S. Held is recognized as an ENR Top 200 Environmental Consulting Firm and industry leader in the Verdantix Green Quadrant for Sustainability & ESG Consulting.

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