Environmental Testing Market Trends

Growth Indicators

Growing Stringent Regulations for the Environment

Ever since the first major environmental regulations were enacted in the 1970s, there have been concerns about their potential impacts on businesses. Environmental regulations have greatly improved air and water quality, especially in areas that were the dirtiest before regulation.The Environmental Protection Act authorizes the government to control and reduce pollution from all sources, protect and improve environmental quality, and prohibit or restrict the setting and/or operation of any industrial facility on environmental grounds. Environmental impact assessments examine the potential consequences under specific scenarios of the results of an action. On the other hand, development of the Environmental Democracy Index (EDI), which is an online platform that tracks and scores the progress of 70 countries in enacting national laws to promote transparency, accountability and citizen engagement in environmental decision making is further raising awareness for the environment.

Growing Concern for the Impact on Health Owing to Pollution

Urbanization and industrialization along with the economic development have led to the increase in energy consumption and waste discharges. Environmental pollutants have various adverse health effects,such as, perinatal disorders, infant mortality, respiratory disorders, allergy, malignancies, cardiovascular disorders, increase in stress oxidative, endothelial dysfunction, mental disorders, and various other harmful effects. The increasing concern amongst individuals for such harmful diseases on the back of the increasing pollution worldwide is anticipated to drive the need for environmental testing, which in turn will drive the environmental testing market growth.

Challenges

High Cost of Test and Equipment

Environmental testing procedures cost extremely high. The extensive sample preparation requires the laboratory analysts to use advanced testing technologies. The instruments used in environmental testing such as RT-PCR testing, mass spectrometers and molecular spectroscopy productsare extremely costly and also require highly skilled person to conduct and operate testing procedures. Such factors are anticipated to hinder the growth of the global environmental testing market.