Ecotoxicology

Ecotoxicology is essentially the combination of the sciences of ecology and toxicology. Ecotoxicology studies are used to assess the impact of veterinary products on the environment and all of its disparate life forms.

Results from these studies are used in conjunction with the environmental fate data to generate the risk assessments and recommendations for environmental management. These results and the risk assessments can help to develop principles to improve knowledge of the behaviour and effects of chemicals in living systems.

Investigating the potential environmental impact of these substances through toxicology, persistence and fate has long been recognised and is required by regulatory authorities throughout the world prior to product registration