Toxics
For over 30 years, ERG has provided a full suite of services, across all industrial sectors, to help clients design, implement, and assess strategies and programs to prevent, reduce, and manage toxic chemical releases and exposures. Our engineers, environmental scientists, risk assessors, and industrial hygienists evaluate industrial processes and products to identify chemicals that are manufactured, processed, and used, and then characterize the associated human health and environmental risks from potential releases and exposures. They also provide full-spectrum support to help clients understand, select, and implement pollution prevention and risk management options to mitigate unreasonable risks. For example, our specialists identify alternative manufacturing processes; identify and characterize green engineering, green chemistry, and treatment technology options; and evaluate recycling and end-of-life management strategies. For clients interested in understanding the value of regulatory or voluntary efforts, ERG economists evaluate the costs and benefits of toxic chemicals management, reduction, and prevention programs.
Analysis and Characterization of Industrial Chemicals
- Identification of chemicals used in industrial processes
- Identification of chemical release sources from industrial operations
- Estimation of chemical release quantities from each source
- Identification and evaluation of occupational chemical exposure routes and pathways
- Green engineering, green chemistry, and Design for the Environment (DfE) analyses to minimize chemical releases and exposures
Chemical Risk Assessments and Evaluations
- Screening-level and detailed human health and ecological risk assessments and evaluations
- Fate and transport assessments and modeling approaches
- Development and evaluation of chemical risk management strategies
Pollution Prevention and Risk Management
- Identification of alternative manufacturing processes
- Identification and characterization of green engineering, green chemistry, and treatment technology options
- Evaluation of recycling and end-of-life management strategies
Chemical Release and Production Inventory Support
- Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) evaluation, maintenance, and guidance
- Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) evaluation and guidance
- International Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry (PRTR) development
Economic Assessment
- Determination and evaluation of industrial supply chains associated with chemical manufacturing, processing, and use
- Market data collection and analysis
