Center for Environmental Health and Human Toxicology

The Center for Environmental Health & Human Toxicology was a consulting firm that provided services, including litigation consulting, literature review and analysis, consulting and testimonial expert witnesses, and other services with respect to scientific or technical issues involving environmental health or toxicology, including secondhand smoke and indoor air quality issues. It was established in 1982 by Sorrell Schwartz, and P. Witorsch. By 1985, CEHHT had been hired by Covington & Burling to scientific testimony legislative bodies on behalf of the Tobacco Institute and other Industry Members. CEHHT also managed an environmental tobacco smoke database for industry consultants and law firms. The project was administered and funded through the tobacco industry law firm of Covington & Burling.