Visit the ATSDR Web site and choose an agent from the list of toxicological profiles. Next, using the two online journals presented on the Resources page (Human & Experimental Toxicology and Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology), find two articles that describe research on this agent: one with a toxicology focus and one with an epidemiology focus. If you cannot find two articles, you will need to choose a different agent.

Identify the agent that you selected for research.

Discuss the important exposure pathways for the agent being studied, citing sources, including ATSDR and any others you used.

Give a brief description of the two studies. To describe a study, summarize the study aim, methods, results, and practical application of the information for each article, using your own words and citing as necessary.

Provide a summary that describes the similarities and differences in the toxicology versus the epidemiology methods for studying this agent and what is gained from each.