Our cross-functional team of scientists have earned a strong reputation in addressing many biodegradation and environmental fate challenges associated with the global registration of chemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, biocides and veterinary medicines. In addition to performing a full range of higher and lower tier studies, we also offer customised and bespoke study designs and can provide valuable testing strategies for the most complex and challenging circumstances. For all Environmental Fate studies, metabolite ID analysis may be included as required.
We have a proven ability to deliver high quality biodegradation studies to assess a compound’s propensity to be readily or inherently biodegradable. Studies are performed in activated sludge, water, and soil. Scymaris has numerous contacts in the UK and Europe to source these test matrices and the various inocula that are classically sourced from waste water treatment plants, rivers, lakes, the sea, fields and forests. Scymaris is also able to offer analytical chemistry support to a wide range of biodegradation testing as required.
Examples of our Biodegradation services include:
We have a proven ability to deliver high quality environmental fate studies to assess a compound’s propensity to degrade in environmental matrices. Typically, we perform studies in activated sludge, water, soil, or a combination of water sediment matrices. Scymaris has numerous contacts in the UK and Europe to source these test matrices, the various inocula are classically sourced from waste water treatment plants, rivers, lakes, the sea, fields and forests. We are also able to offer analytical chemistry support to a wide range of environmental fate testing as required.
Examples of our Environmental Fate services include:
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Our purpose-built controlled temperature (CT) rooms allow us to consistently maintain a wide range of constant temperatures (9-35°C)at ±1°C to accommodate stringent regulatory requirements. Studies can also be performed under controlled day/night and red-light facilities using radiolabelled (¹⁴C or ³H) or non-labelled compound. Radiolabelled studies are supported by radio-HPLC, radio-TLC or radio-LCMS as required by our integrated team of environmental fate scientists and mass spectrometry experts.
Testing performed to OECD, OCSPP (OPPTS) and ISO guidelines.
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We can offer a wide range of study specific standard and non-standard species and study types.
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Ruth graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc. (Hons) in Combined Science. She has over 15 years’ experience working in GLP accredited laboratories as a senior scientist and Study Director in environmental fate and residue studies. Ruth has managed a wide variety of regulatory environmental fate studies using non-labelled and radiolabelled (14C and 3H) test substances across a number of industry sectors including pharmaceutical, agrochemical, petrochemical, and veterinary medicines.
Jimi has over 5 years’ experience working in GLP accredited laboratories conducting regulatory environmental fate, physicochemical and ecotoxicology studies on a wide variety of materials for the petrochemical and agrochemical industry.
Jimi has significant experience managing a number of freshwater and marine aerobic biodegradability studies including screening tests (OECD 302B and OECD 306) and ready biodegradability tests (OECD 301A, 301B, 301D, 301F and 310) in addition to OECD 311 anaerobic biodegradability testing.
Emily has over 8 years of experience in analytical chemistry, method development, method validation, environmental fate and plant metabolism studies with extensive experience working with both radio-labelled and non radio-labelled test compounds, LC-MS, HPLC/UV/RAD, radio TLC, carbon analysers and liquid scintillation counters.
Emily has significant experience conducting a large number of regulatory environmental fate and metabolism studies from screening studies (OECD 209) to higher tier (OECD 308 and 501) studies.