Case Studies Chemicals
Our case studies provide a more detailed account of some of the different projects that we have worked on.
Source and pathway control of non-sanitary pollutants
Review of trade effluent legislation and practice in the UK and Ireland, and worldwide, and the development of a series of policy options.
Strategy for the Chemical BREFs series review cycle
Development of a strategy for the review of the chemical BREFs series.
Evaluation of the Polluter Pays Principle in EU Policy
We are conducting a Fitness Check to assess the state of play on the implementation of the polluter pays principle in EU environmental policy including selected EU funding programmes.
Evaluation of the 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP)
To identify what has been done to implement the 25YEP since it was published in 2018
Review of Regulation on Mercury
Identify and assess policy measures on mercury in dental amalgam, mercury emissions from crematoria and mercury added products.
Cost-benefit analysis of policy measures reducing unintentional release of microplastics
In-depth assessment of impacts of policy measures to reduce unintentional releases of microplastics in Europe.
What goes around – Enabling the circular economy by removing chemical roadblocks
To explore the future economic prospects for the European plastics packaging and textiles recycling sectors and benefits of removing harmful chemical substances from waste inputs.
PVC in a non toxic environment
Provide the Commission with analysis for possible policy proposals.
Application of the Precautionary Principle under REACH
Contribute to the understanding of the technical issues surrounding the use of the precautionary principle in chemical risk management.
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for UK REACH
Develop a practicable and robust plan for a complex evaluation.
Feasibility study on the application of extended producer responsibility to deal with micropollutants in waste water
Undertake a feasibility assessment of applying EPR to deal with micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals in urban waste water.
Socio-economic assessment of chemicals risk management options
Generate and evaluate the evidence to focus policy actions for maximum effectiveness and efficiency