Pharmaceutical manufacturers in Ireland operate under some of the most demanding environmental compliance obligations in any sector. Wastewater discharges, solvent handling, API emissions, licence renewals, and incoming water quality all require documented, accurate analytical data.
This article sets out the water testing services Southern Scientific provides to pharmaceutical facilities, what each one covers, and when you need it.
Table of Contents
Our Environmental & Occupational Hygiene Testing Services
Environmental & Occupational Testing Services
- Comprehensive analytical solutions for industry, pharma, and environmental compliance
Regulatory & Licence Compliance
- IPC/IE licence compliance
- Integrated site facility environmental monitoring
- WAC contaminated land analysis
- REACH compound testing
Water & Wastewater Analysis
- API and API metabolites in wastewater
- Organic solvents monitoring
- PFAS (incl. TFA) in soil/water
- Legionella testing
- Quaternary molecule treatment support
Occupational & Air Quality
- Occupational hygiene monitoring
- Metal dust & particulate monitoring
Pharmaceutical Environmental Impact
- Analytical method development to ppb levels
- Pharmaceuticals in the environment
- PNEC testing
Emerging Contaminants
- Microplastics analysis
- PFAS including TFA
- PNEC & environmental fate
Ecology & Site Assessment
- EIA & habitat surveys
Our Pharmaceutical Analytical Testing Services
Method Development & Feasibility
- Proof-of-concept studies
- R&D stage analytical support
- Method design & optimisation
- Broad instrument range: HPLC, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, IC, TOC, UV-Vis & more
Method Validation
- Validation support services
- Specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, LOD/LOQ, robustness
Raw Material & Chemical Testing
- Identity
- Purity & assay (HPLC, LC-MS/MS)
- Elemental impurities — ICP-MS
- Organic impurity screening LC MS/MS
Reference Method Comparison & Equivalence
- Ph.Eur./USP/BP reference comparisons
- Supplier qualification comparisons
- Inter-laboratory & proficiency support
Working with Southern Scientific
For more than 30 years, Southern Scientific has been delivering accurate, reliable testing for clients across the agricultural, environmental, food, hospitality, and pharmaceutical sectors, analysing more than 240,000 samples every year. All analysis is carried out in our INAB-accredited, ISO 17025 certified laboratories, meaning every result is independently verified and fully defensible for regulatory and compliance purposes.
Our team includes 100 onsite field experts including chemists, microbiologists, environmental consultants, and ecologists. Results are accessible through our online client portal as soon as samples are analysed, and our nationwide collection service, with four offices across three provinces, ensures fast, reliable turnaround from sampling to analysis.
