Europe
BiochemAlliance partners in Eurpope are EuroChemLink Ltd. and Cambridge Environmental Assessments. We offer a comprehensive range of problem solving skills relating to chemicals and chemicals regulation that can be tailored to your needs.
Biocidal Products Directive
We provide integrated resources to assist with the registration of biocidal products under Directive 98/08/EC including exposure scenario definition, risk assessment and the preparation and submission of BPD dossiers.
Key skills
- Data evaluation and identification of data gaps
- Preparation of dossiers in IUCLID format
- Placement, monitoring and assessment of all studies needed for meeting the requirements of the directive;
- Expert, professional management of industry task forces
- Development of emission scenarios and exposure pathways
- Application of environmental fate and exposure models (EUSES, GREAT-ER, EXAMS)
- Fate and ecotoxicological assessments
Contact details
d.lahoda@eurochemlink.com or paul.mason@cea-res.co.uk
Agrochemicals
BioChemAlliance partners EuroChemLink and Cambridge Environmental Assessments have wide experience in the provision of support for clients to meet regulatory requirements under the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products Directive 91/414/EEC, both for Annex 1 inclusion and Member State registrations. Alliance partner LINEA Inc., in the USA, is experienced in providing appropriate exposure and risk assessments to support regulatory and research decision-making.
Key skills
- Dossier preparation and completeness checks
- Study placement and monitoring
- Human health and dietary exposure
- Task force and product management
- Member State registrations
- Modelling exposure to groundwater and surface water
- Evaluation of risks to the aquatic and terrestrial environment
- Refined exposure and effects assessments
- Higher tier aquatic and terrestrial field studies
Contact details
dave.arnold@cea-res.co.uk or d.lahoda@eurochemlink.com
Veterinary Medicinal Products
BioChemAlliance partner, Cambridge Environmental Assessments has a track record in assisting clients with VICH environmental criteria for the market authorisation of veterinary medicinal products under Directive 2004/28/ EC, plus an extensive knowledge of fish medicines and their potential for environmental exposure in aquaculture.
Key skills
- Determination of PECs in livestock scenarios
- Modelling fish medicines in aquaculture
- Comparative risk assessments
- Refined risk assessments
- Regulatory support
Contact details
General Chemicals and REACH
BioChemAlliance partners, EuroChemLink and CEA are able to support clients in meeting the needs of general chemicals regulation and proposed legislation under REACH (go to News and Views).
Key Skills
- Reviewing active ingredients and products under the Directives for the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (Directive 67/548/EEC) and dangerous preparations (Directive 88/379/EEC and 1999/45/EC)
- Preparation of dossiers required for the review of existing chemicals and the notification of new chemicals.
- Evaluation of environmental criteria in accordance with the Technical Guidance Document.
Contact details
BioChemAlliance partner, LINEA is engaged in an ongoing series of workshops and training activities with scientists at the European Commission Joint Research Centre (Institute for Health and Consumer Protection) in Ispra, Italy in the technical development of scenario-based physical chemical models to estimate human exposure to chemicals.
Physical & Chemical Exposure Unit Website: http://www.jrc.cec.eu.int/pce/exp_activities.htm
Contact details
email: christine.chaisson@lineainc.com