Background
Mr. Marshall Krotenberg holds degrees in Agriculture – Soil and Water Science and Toxicology/Industrial Hygiene from the University of Arizona. Mr. Krotenberg is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a Certified Safety Professional with more than 35 years of diverse work experience that includes manufacturing, government services, consulting, and regulatory enforcement.
Since the early 1980s, Mr. Krotenberg has been involved in the evaluation and control of a wide range of hazards causing or capable of causing serious workplace and environmental health risks. Mr. Krotenberg specializes in the evaluation and control of chemical, biological, and physical hazards associated with public places and workplaces. His primary areas of consulting expertise include accident investigation, hazard recognition, risk assessment, risk mitigation, and regulatory obligations.
Mr. Krotenberg has also performed evaluations of residential, commercial, and industrial building construction work, including procurement, contracting, contract management, specifications and drawings, building codes, construction defects, and related disputes.
Mr. Krotenberg has served as an expert for matters including, but not limited to, fall protection, scaffolding, elevated work platforms, ladders, working/walking surfaces, machine guarding, material handling, industrial trucks, cranes and hoists, confined spaces, excavations, electrical hazards, control of hazardous energy (i.e., lockout/tagout), flammable/explosive materials, toxic and hazardous chemicals, biohazards, air quality, mold, allergens, illicit drugs, personal protective equipment, respirators, noise, moisture intrusion, structural and wildfire smoke and soot, building restoration, consumer products, emergency egress, illumination, and slip-trip-fall. In addition, Mr. Krotenberg has developed, managed, and led portions of industrial hygiene, safety, and ergonomic workplace performance systems in industrial and municipal settings and has served as an OSHA compliance expert.
Education and Certifications
- Agriculture – Soil and Water Science, B.S.: University of Arizona (1986)
- Toxicology/Industrial Hygiene, M.S.: University of Arizona (1992)
- Certified Industrial Hygienist: #7085 (1995)
- Certified Safety Professional: #19530 (2005)
Publications
- “AIHA Technical Guide for Wildfire Impact Investigations for the OEHS Professional.” 2nd Edition, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2025.
- “Draft – Standard for Professional Wildfire Investigations and Restoration of Impacts to Structures, Systems, and Contents.”, BSR/IICRC S760, ANSI Board of Standard Review (BSR), Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC), January 2023.
- Santamaria AB, Krotenberg ME, Drouin SM, Ehman KD, Anderson CA, Hasse V, Smith DC. “Probabilistic Risk Assessment to Compare Health Risks of Oral Tobacco Products.” 73rd Tobacco Science Research Conference, Leesburg, VA, July 2019.
- Santamaria AB and Krotenberg ME “Quantitative Risk Assessment to Compare Health Risks of Chemicals in Tobacco Products.” Presented at the Cooperation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco (CORESTA) Congress, Kunming, China. Oct. 2018.
- “AIHA Technical Guide for Wildfire Impact Investigations for the OEHS Professional.” American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2018.
- Krotenberg ME, Bridge D, Wiseman M., Wiseman M. “Evaluation of Wildfire Particulate: Comparison of Two Methods – PLM and PLM with SEM/EDX.” AIHCE Paper Presentation, Toronto, Canada 2009.
- Bridge D, Krotenberg ME, Spurgeon J. “Differentiating between Clean and Moldy Indoor Environments Based on Airborne Asp/Pen Spore Concentrations.” AIHCE Paper Presentation, Minneapolis, MN, 2008.
- Bridge D, Krotenberg ME, Wiseman M. “Evaluation of Fungal Spores verses CFU Concentrations in Carpet Dust Samples.” AIHCE Paper Presentation, Minneapolis, MN, 2008.
- Bridge D, Krotenberg ME, Wiseman M. “Comparison of CFU/g and CFU/cm2 as a Measure of Fungal Load in Collected Carpet Dust Samples.” AIHCE Paper Presentation, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.
- Spurgeon J, Bridge D, Krotenberg ME. “Comparison of Indoor and Outdoor Spore Concentrations in Residential Properties.” ASTM Paper Presentation, Boulder, CO, 2006.
- Spurgeon J, Bridge D, Krotenberg ME. “An Alternative Method for Interpreting Airborne Spore Concentrations.” Micro-Examiner, AEMTEK Laboratories Newsletter, April 2006.
- Bridge D, Whitman P, Krotenberg ME, Drysdale D, Shepherd J. “Numerical Guidelines for Total Fungi in Carpet Dust for IICRC Conditions 1-3.” AIHCE Paper Presentation, Anaheim, CA, 2005.
- Bridge D, Krotenberg ME, Drysdale D. “Sampling Carpet Dust for Microbials.” Indoor Environment Connections, Vol. 5, Issue 9, July 2004.
- Krotenberg ME, Gauf M (Ed). “Tucson, Ariz., Wins Ergo vs. Economics Battle.” Ergonomics That Work – Case Studies of Companies Cutting Costs through Ergonomics, LRP Publications, 1998.
- Krotenberg ME “Evaluation of the Bias Associated with the use of a Nafion® Dryer in the Analysis of Certain Polar and Nonpolar Organic Compounds.” Master of science thesis Department of Toxicology/Industrial Hygiene, University of Arizona, 1992.