Toxikos integrates science, advocacy, and management skills to help clients address legal, regulatory, market opinion or technical confrontation. It has has assisted governments in establishing health based chemical guidelines and standards for public, occupational, and environmental health. Toxikos offers the following key services.
Human health and ecological risk-assessments
Assessing chemicals found in food, air, water or soil in a variety of settings including industrial emissions (air and water), agriculture, food production, consumer products, contaminants, and occupational situations. The risk assessments are frequently used for environmental impact assessments for new or expanding industrial facilities, and for informing parties in litigation (for example, after accidental spills or alleged chemical injury at work).
Chemical registration
Assisting multinational clients in product introduction strategies, particularly in the registration of new chemicals through Australian and New Zealand regulatory schemes.
Litigation support
Providing information to legal teams involved with toxic torts, chemical spills, accidental chemical exposures, product recall, chemical misuse, and compensation for occupational chemical injuries. Focus is on cause-effect relationships, the extent of exposure, and potential alternative causes.
General toxicological services
Compiling, interpreting and delivering toxicological and health information on chemicals to managers and workers.
Chemical watching briefs
Providing interpretation service for emerging toxicological and health data of chemicals as well as expert classification of hazardous substances.