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• Dossier preparation & data management
• Risk assessment (environmental)
• Testing strategies
• Laboratory services

• www.Brixham-lab.com

Brixham Environmental Laboratory (BEL), provides a specialised service to the chemical industry and its parent company AstraZeneca. BEL can perform the full range of environmental testing required for REACH registration, plus Chemical Safety Report preparation. With close links to industry, BEL delivers a superior service for our clients, not just in terms of technical excellence and competitive pricing, but by anticipating the future requirements of new testing methods.

The REACH Regulations place a greater emphasis on the assessment of a chemical's Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) properties. BEL has the expertise and resources to carry out many of the in vitro methods which are recommended in support of the assessment of bioaccumulation. We offer innovative approaches to the assessment of environmental effects, ecotoxicity and environmental fate of new and existing substances in support of the necessary notification dossiers. We offer modelling, consultancy and information services, plus analysis for Occupational Exposure Limits, and analysis of biological samples with metabolite identification.

Dossier preparation & data management

Ecotoxicology

Chemistry

Environmental Fate

REACH Services

Consultancy

Chemical Safety Report

Environmental Monitoring

To assess the significance of any observed environmental change or impact, a range of statistical programmes are used. PRIMER, ECOSYS, TWINSPAN and RIVPACS packages enable analysis of data using a wide range of current techniques.

As well as collaborating with Ecospan in the field to provide a complete solution, BEL also offers a project management and data interpretation/reporting service. Reports can range from non-technical explanations of the results to detailed scientific documents suitable for presentation to regulatory authorities depending on the customer’s requirements.

Risk assessment (environmental)

Brixham Environmental Laboratory has access to a wide range of software and data interpretation tools such as the ECETOC TRA or EUSES risk assessment modules. As an example of higher tier risk assessment the catchment scale risk assessment software tool GREAT-ER is also available at Brixham Environmental Laboratory to provide spatially and temporally varying concentration profiles in river systems.

Testing strategies

Biocidal Products

The EU Biocidal Products Directive 98/8/EC 1998 introduced a harmonised authorisation system based on assessment of Risks to man, Risks to the environment and Efficacy of the product. BEL is able to provide a comprehensive service for the assessment of biocidal products.

Plant Protection Products

If you have an agrochemical requiring registration or re-registration, BEL can offer the full package of environmental effects and fate studies such as those required in Annex II and Annex III of Directive 91/414/EEC.

REACH BEL can provide access to all of the regulatory studies required for registration under the REACh Regulation through its own testing provisions or through our extensive network of partners.

Laboratory services

Brixham Environmental Laboratory is part of a global testing alliance and as such can offer a complete REACh service. The laboratory is able to conduct all of the studies required to assess a substance against the PBT or vPvB criteria and can offer all of the aquatic studies listed within the OECD conceptual framework for the testing and assessment of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals.