Industrial Chemicals Regulatory and Environmental Testing
Smither assists companies to ensure the chemical compliance of products through the supply chain. Our understanding of the relationship between testing and exposure scenarios and the resulting downstream impact, maximizes long-term savings for our customers
Since 1969, Smither has served as a contract research organization for the chemical industry. Smither provides a comprehensive range of testing for the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), and the US Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including analytical support, risk assessment, and registration solutions.
Our scientists specialize in applying integrated testing strategies in physical chemistry, ecotoxicology, and environmental fate. With laboratories in Europe and North America, Smither supports testing programs for other registrations (e.g. UK-REACH, Canadian New Substance Notification).
Substance Identification and Characterization
Correct and unambiguous identification is essential to confirm substance structure. Smither employs state-of-the-art spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques to define identity and characterize the overall composition.
Our analytical experts follow a cost-effective approach and will only apply the spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques that are scientifically meaningful and practically possible. Our advanced equipment ensures that we provide quality spectra and chromatograms that are fully interpreted.
Physical-Chemistry Testing
Testing for physico-chemical properties forms the central part of the data package for chemical registrations under REACH and TSCA. Smither performs physical chemistry testing according to internationally acceptable guidelines ( OECD Guidelines, OPPTS). Our chemists work with a team of method developers to obtain consistent, reliable, and accurate data.
Smither scientists are experienced in working with unstable and highly reactive, poorly water soluble, sorptive, surface active, volatile substances and substances with unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological materials ( UVCB substances).
Smither performs accelerated and long-term storage studies, either at ambient temperature or at controlled temperatures in an incubator.
Our regulatory team provides a portfolio of studies to help companies navigate through complex procedures to ensure successful registration. We provide client services to support all aspects of dossier preparation, study summaries, QSAR modelling, assessment of read-across approaches, and risk assessment.
TSCA updates:
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Industrial Chemicals Regulatory and Environmental Testing
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New Publication:
Resource and animal use implications of the proposed REACH information requirements for endocrine disruptor assessment
Co-author: Tracey Goodband
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
Publication: New endocrine disruptor assessment data requirements for REACH proposed
Tracey Goodband, Senior Manager, Ecotoxicology, Harrogate, recently co-authored the article, “Resource and animal use implications of the proposed REACH information requirements for endocrine disruptor assessment.”