Protecting the Environment
The first step in protecting the environment is understanding the environment. P&G' s environmental safety organization helps to develop that understanding and to ensure that our products and ingredients are compatible with the environment.
As our environmental knowledge increases, our methods of protecting the environment improve. Much of this effort is dedicated to understanding the fate and toxicity of P&G ingredients. Understanding where an ingredient goes in the environment and how much gets there is referred to as fate research.
As our environmental knowledge increases, our methods of protecting the environment improve. Much of this effort is dedicated to understanding the fate and toxicity of P&G ingredients. Understanding where an ingredient goes in the environment and how much gets there is referred to as fate research.
Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects the ingredient may have on plants, animals and bacteria. Decisions to use a compound or not are based on environmental risk assessment, which combines fate and effects research.
This section covers in detail the different science fields and expertise we have built inside the company after years and years of research, such as:
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR)
Ecotoxicity
Fate
Exposure model
Environmental monitoring
Ecoepidemiology
This section covers in detail the different science fields and expertise we have built inside the company after years and years of research, such as:
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR)EcotoxicityFateExposure modelEnvironmental monitoringEcoepidemiology