John F. McCarthy, ScD, CIH

As co-founder and President of EH&E, Dr. John McCarthy has led investigations for a wide variety of exposures to toxic pollutants and their associated health effects. Dr. McCarthy has managed a variety of multidisciplinary studies for hospitals, schools, and corporations. These investigations have included evaluation of chemical, particulate, and microbiological contaminants in the environment. Of particular focus has been health effects related to environmental contaminants, including risk analysis of various hazardous exposures. Dr. McCarthy has also been extensively involved in helping define the parameters of sustainable design and incorporating them into high performance buildings.

Dr. McCarthy has authored more than fifty technical papers and book chapters and co-edited the IAQ Handbook (McGraw-Hill 2000), a comprehensive reference for building owners and managers regarding indoor environmental concerns. He serves as a consultant to the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, the Energy Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the World Health Organization, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. McCarthy chaired IAQ 2004, a joint ASHRAE/ASHE conference held in Tampa, Florida.