Health Sciences

Cardno specializes in characterizing human and environmental risks associated with exposures to chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and/or radionuclides in a variety of media and environments. We have a large team of toxicologists, many of whom are board-certified, who have extensive experience providing clients with critical information about their products and operations, thereby enabling them to make informed decisions about mitigating and reducing risk. 

Find out more through our blog post:

• Acrylamide Concentrations in Coffee Found to be Too Low to Pose a Serious Health Risk

We offer statistical and modelling services with a focus on human health risk assessment. Cardno professionals analyze and interpret data collected from these services to predict the potential adverse health effects at certain levels of exposure to chemical or physical hazards. Our capabilities enable us to answer a host of critical questions about the variables within each unique occupational and environmental setting.

Contaminated sites can be caused by chemicals and/or radionuclides in a variety of environmental media. Cardno scientists have pioneered and helped popularize many of the approaches used in the risk assessment field both in the US and abroad, and have conducted over 500 risk assessments for sites regulated by state, regional, and federal environmental agencies. We are confident that we can successfully assist with the multi-layered issues that arise when humans are exposed to chemical agents and/or radionuclides.

Employers have the challenge and responsibility of creating workplace environments that are free from health and safety risks. Cardno’s team of certified industrial hygienists and industrial hygiene technicians can help our clients minimize EH&S risks, prevent costly incidents that can damage a company’s reputation, encourage a proactive and engaged workforce, and achieve a world-class EH&S program. 

Cardno ChemRisk offers a complete spectrum of services for conducting consumer product health risk assessments using product specific sampling and quantification methods. Cardno scientists have evaluated a wide range of consumer products, including toiletries, latex gloves, cosmetics, jewelry, children’s toys, household cleaners, flame retardants, and fabric treatments. We have also completed numerous Prop 65 risk assessments and have developed no significant risk levels (NSRLs).

Find out more through our blog posts:

• An update on proposed consumer product labeling requirements in New York
• Potential Implications of New York’s Proposed Consumer Right to Know Act

Cardno’s growing epidemiology practice team consists of several professionals at the Masters and Doctoral level. Our team has designed, conducted, and published numerous epidemiology studies in both community and occupational settings, and we specialize in conducting systematic critical reviews and syntheses of the published epidemiological literature. We believe that understanding the clients’ individual human health, questions and challenges leads to finding and developing scientifically sound and pragmatic solutions.

Learn more about our epidemiology team:

• Leading cancer and environmental epidemiologist, Paolo Boffetta

Cardno scientists can characterize the full range of possible exposures with increasing precision through computational approaches combined with advances in modeling and highly sensitive analytical techniques. Our team has pioneered the use of many methods, including exposure assessment techniques, and has set high standards in the industry. This work is applied in services including exposure simulation studies, chemical fate and transport modeling, retrospective dose reconstruction, and occupational exposure modeling.