Environmental Safety Organisation
The Environmental Safety Organisation at P&G has been in existence since the late 1960s. For twenty years it was located almost exclusively in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States. Today, the organisation employs about 40 scientists worldwide, with approximately 50% of them working in Europe, primarily at the Eurocor Technical Centre near Brussels, Belgium.
The Environmental Science Organisation at Procter & Gamble employs Ph.D. scientists in such diverse fields as environmental toxicology, microbiology, biodegradation, ecology, environmental engineering, analytical chemistry, microbial ecology, environmental modeling and life cycle assessment.
In addition to laboratory research, much of the expertise lies in computer-based applications such as exposure modeling, structure-activity relationships (SAR), probabilistic risk assessment, and geographical information systems (GIS).
Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) integrates a tiered approach to effects testing (from predictive models, to short-term testing, to long-term testing, to ecosystem tests) with a tiered approach to fate testing (from predictive models, to respirometry and benchtop sewage treatment simulation, to testing at realistic concentrations using radiolabeled substances, to measurement of actual concentrations in the environment).
In the 1990s, P&G expanded its in-house ecotoxicity testing and research capabilities with algae, invertebrates, fish and tissue cell cultures as well as its treatability and fate testing capabilities. Current testing capabilities include:
The Environmental Science Organisation at Procter & Gamble employs Ph.D. scientists in such diverse fields as environmental toxicology, microbiology, biodegradation, ecology, environmental engineering, analytical chemistry, microbial ecology, environmental modeling and life cycle assessment.
In addition to laboratory research, much of the expertise lies in computer-based applications such as exposure modeling, structure-activity relationships (SAR), probabilistic risk assessment, and geographical information systems (GIS).
Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) integrates a tiered approach to effects testing (from predictive models, to short-term testing, to long-term testing, to ecosystem tests) with a tiered approach to fate testing (from predictive models, to respirometry and benchtop sewage treatment simulation, to testing at realistic concentrations using radiolabeled substances, to measurement of actual concentrations in the environment).
In the 1990s, P&G expanded its in-house ecotoxicity testing and research capabilities with algae, invertebrates, fish and tissue cell cultures as well as its treatability and fate testing capabilities. Current testing capabilities include:
- Toxicity to aquatic plants using green algae and a microtiter plate test design
- Flow-through fish and invertebrate testing of substances
- Environmental stream facility for ecotoxicity testing at the highest tier
- Respirometry for biodegradation screening
- (Semi)-Continuous Activated Sludge and "porous pot" testing for removability
- Benchtop septic tank model
- Analytical chemistry support for toxicity and fate testing (GC/MS, LC/MS, MS/MS, RAD-TLC, RAD-LC, RAD-GC, LSC, combustion analysis)