What's Toxic, What's Not
Dr. Gary Ginsberg has twenty years of experience in toxicology and risk assessment, working initially in industry and for the last 10 years in public health.  He is the senior toxicologist at the Connecticut Dept. of Public Health where he helps set pollutant standards for air, water, and soil and develops health advisories for fish and consumer products.  He has an adjunct faculty appointment at the Yale University School of Medicine and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.  He is a member on a number of expert review panels including the committee that reports to the USEPA administrator on how well the agency is protecting children's health.  He is also a member of a National Academy of Science panel on human biomonitoring.  His research publications are in the areas of chemical carcinogens and the risks to children and other sensitive subpopulations.   He received his Ph.D. in toxicology from the University of Connecticut in 1986.Brian Toal is the supervisor of the Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment Program in the Connecticut Department of Public Health.  He has evaluated environmental risks for over 20 years of public health service, developing specific expertise in indoor air pollution, asbestos, fish contamination and hazardous waste site evaluations.  He is project manager on grants from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on surveillance of environmental disease and assessment of community risks from contaminated sites.  He has a Master of Science in Public Health from the University of Washington where he majored in environmental toxicology.