XENOBIOTICS

Bio-assay Area:

• Ecotoxicology
• Toxicology
• Biomarkers

Water and aquatic ecosystems Area:

• Limnology and ecology
• Water quality
• Biomonitoring
• Bioremediation

Área de consultoría y formación Consulting and Training Area:

• Technological outsourcing
• R+D +I on demand

• Adaptable to each client´s specific needs.
• Multi-disciplinary and highly competitive team.
• Outsourcing of a company´s analytical needs.
• Technological outsourcing and R+D & I 'on demand'.

Bio-assay Area:

• Studies of aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicology.  Daphnia magna, algae, fish and bacteria, earthworms and plants.  Design of specific bio-assays on demand.
• Ecotoxicological characterisation of hazardous waste (H Codes), contaminated soils, chemical compounds, biocides, leachates and industrial discharges.
• Mutagenicity (Ames test), endocrine disruption and genotoxicity (UMUtest) in accordance with ISO/DIN and OECD standards.
• Oral and dermal toxicity in rodents in accordance with OECD standards.

Water and aquatic ecosystems Area:

• Determination of hydro-geomorphological indicators through habitat quality indexes:  biotic indices for phytoplankton, diatoms and benthic macro-invertebrates, zooplankton, macrophytes, ichthyofauna and riparian vegetation.
• Determination of the ecological status of bodies of water in accordance with the Water Framework Directive and the State of Conservation of Community Interest Habitats of the Habitats Directive.
• Design and environmental monitoring through biological and physic-chemical control networks.

Consulting and Training Area:

• Scientific and technical advice in collaborative R+D + I and 'on demand'.
• Management, restoration and bio-remediation of aquatic ecosystems.
• Regulatory advice on contaminated soil, hazardous waste, chemical substances (REACH and LCP), mining and extractive activities, pesticides and means of control, water quality (DMA and DH) and discharges to DPH, etc.
• Specialised training in environmental quality, education and scientific dissemination.

PRIVATE

• Industry:  metalworking, chemistry, petrochemical and mining.
• Environmental Consultants and Land engineering.
• Technological Institutes.
• R+D + I Centres.
• Purification and Water purification
• Managers of hazardous waste

PUBLIC

• Local Administrations and Provincial Councils.
• Hydrographic Confederations and River Basin Organisations.
• Public Sanitation entities.
• Environmental Ministries.