INERIS

French national institute for industrial environment and risks at Verneuil-en-Halatte in Oise, created in 1990 under the environment ministry from an earlier coal industry research body. Assesses the risks of chemicals, industrial installations and pollution for people and the environment, carries out ecotoxicology and human health toxicology, air quality and emissions measurement, accident and explosion research and support for chemical regulation, runs accredited analytical and test laboratories and advises French and European authorities.