Environmental Testing Market by Sample (Wastewater/Effluent, Soil, Water, & Air), Contaminant (Microbiological, Organic, Heavy Metal, Residue, & Solids), Technology (Conventional & Rapid), & Region – Global Trend & Forecasts to 2019

“The environmental testing market has been divided on the basis of sample, contaminant, technology, and region. The rising concern for environmental degradation and increasing regulations regarding environment protection is driving the environmental testing market. Increasing industrial activity in emerging regions has increased the awareness regarding environmental pollution in the market, which drives the market for environmental testing.
The environmental testing market is estimated to reach $9.5 billion by 2019. North America is estimated to be the largest market for environmental testing. To maintain a competitive edge in the environmental testing market, key players focus on expansions & investments. Some key players were also observed to be involved in acquisitions strategy to garner a larger share in the market. This report provides a complete analysis of key companies and a chronology of developments with respect to their key strategies. It also analyzes the market dynamics, and issues faced by leading players.
SCOPE OF THE REPORT
This report focuses on the environmental testing market, which is segmented on the basis of sample, contamination, technology and region.
Environmental Testing Market
On the basis of sample, the market has been segmented as follows:
 Wastewaster/Effluent
 Soil
 Water
 Air
On the basis of technology, the market has been segmented as follows:
 Conventional
 Rapid
On the basis of contaminant, the market has been segmented as follows:
 Microbiological
 Organic
 Heavy metals
 Residues
 Solids
On the basis of contaminant, the market has been segmented as follows:
 North America
 Europe
 Asia-Pacific
 Latin America
 RoW
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“TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 17
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 17
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 17
1.3 STUDY SCOPE 18
1.3.1 BY SAMPLE 18
1.3.2 BY TYPE 19
1.3.3 BY TECHNOLOGY 19
1.3.4 BY REGION 19
1.3.5 PERIODIZATION CONSIDERED 19
1.4 BASE CURRENCY CONSIDERED 19
1.5 MARKET SIZE, IN TERMS OF VOLUME 20
1.6 LIMITATIONS 20
1.7 STAKEHOLDERS 20
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 21
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 21
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 22
2.1.1.1 Key Data from Secondary Sources 22
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 23
2.1.2.1 Key Data from Primary Sources 23
2.1.2.2 Breakdown of Primaries 24
2.2 FACTOR ANALYSIS 24
2.2.1 INTRODUCTION 24
2.2.2 DEMAND-SIDE ANALYSIS 25
2.2.2.1 Global Environmental Degradation 25
2.2.2.2 Increase in trade agreements which include environment sustainability clause 26
2.2.2.3 GDP Growth 26
2.2.3 SUPPLY-SIDE ANALYSIS 27
2.2.3.1 Regulations on Environment Protection 27
2.3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 28
2.4 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 30
2.5 MARKET SHARE ESTIMATION 30
2.6 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS & LIMITATIONS 31
2.6.1 ASSUMPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 31
2.6.2 LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 32
 
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 33
3.1 OVERVIEW 33
3.1.1 EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 33
3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 34
3.3 WIDE RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING SERVICES 35
3.4 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 36
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 37
4.1 OPPORTUNITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 37
4.2 U.S. TO BE THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET IN 2014 38
4.3 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY REGION 39
4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY REGION, 2014 VS. 2019 40
4.5 NORTH AMERICA WAS THE LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, 2013 41
4.6 DEVELOPED VS. EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, 2014 VS. 2019 42
4.7 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY SAMPLE, 2013 43
4.8 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2013 44
5 INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 45
5.1 INTRODUCTION 45
5.2 TESTING & CERTIFICATION IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS 46
5.2.1 AGRICULTURE & FOOD 46
5.2.2 COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE 46
5.2.3 ENVIRONMENT 47
5.2.4 HEALTHCARE 47
5.2.5 PHARMACEUTICAL 47
5.3 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 48
5.3.1 TESTING, INSPECTION, AND CERTIFICATION (TIC) STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS 48
5.3.2 KEY TESTING PLAYERS 48
5.3.3 END-USE INDUSTRY 49
5.4 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 49
5.4.1 UPSTREAM PROCESS 49
5.4.1.1 R&D 49
5.4.1.2 Sample Collection 49
5.4.2 MIDSTREAM PROCESS 50
5.4.2.1 Transportation of Sample 50
5.4.2.2 Testing of Sample 50
5.4.3 DOWNSTREAM PROCESS 50
5.4.3.1 Final Result 50
5.4.3.2 Decision-making 50
 
5.5 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 51
5.5.1 KEY INSIGHTS 51
5.5.2 PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS 52
5.5.2.1 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry 52
5.5.2.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 53
5.5.2.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers 53
5.5.2.4 Threat of New Entrants 54
5.5.2.5 Threat of Substitutes 54
6 MARKET OVERVIEW 55
6.1 INTRODUCTION 56
6.1.1 INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY & ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 56
6.1.2 SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES 56
6.1.2.1 Testing of Environmental Samples 56
6.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 57
6.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY SAMPLE 57
6.2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY CONTAMINANT 57
6.2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 58
6.2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY REGION 59
6.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 60
6.3.1 DRIVERS 61
6.3.1.1 Increasing Regulations Regarding Environment Protection 61
6.3.1.2 Active Participation of Different Government and Regulatory Bodies to Monitor Environmental Conditions 61
6.3.1.3 Customized Testing Services Have Emerged as Cost- & Time-Effective Solutions 62
6.3.2 RESTRAINT 62
6.3.2.1 High Capital Investment for Accurate and Sensitive Analytical Testing 63
6.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 63
6.3.3.1 Increase in Industrial Activities in Emerging Markets 63
6.3.3.2 Introduction of Innovative Rapid Technologies 63
6.3.4 CHALLENGE 64
6.3.4.1 Lack of Basic Supporting Infrastructure 64
7 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY SAMPLE 65
7.1 INTRODUCTION 66
7.1.1 WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES & INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DRIVES THE MARKET 66
7.2 WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT 68
7.2.1 GROWING TRADE & INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY THE NEED FOR WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT TREATMENT 68
7.2.2 ENVIRONMENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 68
 
7.3 SOIL 69
7.3.1 PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL SOIL TESTING METHODS 69
7.4 WATER 71
7.4.1 DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS IN WATER RESOURCES 71
7.4.2 TDS REGULATIONS 71
7.5 AIR 72
7.5.1 INCREASE IN PARTICULATE MATTER CONTENT IN AIR 72
8 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY CONTAMINANT 74
8.1 INTRODUCTION 75
8.1.1 INDUSTRIAL ACITIVITIES RESULT IN RELEASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS 75
8.2 MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS 77
8.2.1 MICROBIAL CONTAMINATIONS DUE TO UNTREATED WASTEWATER/EFFLUENTS 77
8.2.2 GROWTH OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE RESULT IN IMBALANCE OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN 77
8.3 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS 78
8.3.1 VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS & HYDROCARBONS 78
8.4 HEAVY METAL 79
8.4.1 HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE DUE TO MINING ACTIVITES & CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 79
8.4.2 TOXIC EFFECT OF HEAVY METALS ON HUMAN & AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 79
8.5 RESIDUES 81
8.5.1 WIDE RANGE OF RESIDUES PRESENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT 81
8.6 SOLIDS 82
8.6.1 TDS & PARTICULATE MATTERS IN ENVIRONMENT 82
9 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 84
9.1 INTRODUCTION 85
9.1.1 EMERGING RAPID TECHNOLOGIES DRIVES THE TESTING MARKET 85
9.2 CONVENTIONAL METHOD 87
9.2.1 CULTURE PLATE METHOD TO DETECT PRESENCE OF MICROBES 88
9.2.2 DISSOLVED OXYGEN DETERMINATION IN WATER ANALYSIS 88
9.2.3 BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 88
9.3 RAPID METHOD 89
9.3.1 HYBRIDIZATION-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS IN THE SAMPLES 91
9.3.2 CHROMATOGRAPHY-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT TOXIC POLLUTANTS 91
9.3.3 ADVANCED SPECTROMETRY-BASED TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES 92
9.3.4 A WIDE RANGE OF IMMUNOASSAY-BASED METHODS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET 92
9.3.5 BIOSENSORS APPLICATION TO TEST ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES 93
9.3.6 TESTING KITS FOR FAST IN-HOUSE TESTING 93
10 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY REGION 94
10.1 INTRODUCTION 95
10.1.1 DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY 95
10.1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET GROWTH IN EMERGING COUNTRIES 97
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 98
10.2.1 POLITICAL & REGULATORY SYSTEM INFLUENCES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN NORTH AMERICA 100
10.2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY PROGRAM 100
10.2.3 U.S.: HIGHLY DEVELOPED MARKET 101
10.2.3.1 Regulations Enforced in the U.S. 102
10.2.4 CANADA: GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 102
10.2.4.1 Progressive Adoption of Environmental Policies by Manufacturers Operating in Canada 103
10.2.5 MEXICO 103
10.3 EUROPE 104
10.3.1 EUROPEAN UNION NETWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 106
10.3.2 REGULATORY BODIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS 106
10.3.3 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE LEADING IN INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PATENTS 106
10.3.4 U.K. 107
10.3.4.1 Well-Established Environmental Industry 107
10.3.5 GERMANY 108
10.3.5.1 Key Focus to Recycle Waste & Minimize Water Pollution 108
10.3.6 FRANCE 109
10.3.6.1 Investment for Pollution Treatment 109
10.3.7 ITALY 110
10.3.7.1 Environmental Legislations Enforced by EC 110
10.3.8 SPAIN 111
10.3.8.1 Key Country With Several EMAS Certification 111
10.3.9 OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 112
10.3.9.1 Economic Development Drives the Market Growth 112
10.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 113
10.4.1 EMERGING ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIES DRIVE THE MARKET GROWTH 114
10.4.2 CHINA 115
10.4.2.1 Heavy Investment on Pollution Control 115
10.4.3 JAPAN 116
10.4.3.1 Political & Policy Support to the Environmental Industry Players 116
10.4.4 INDIA 117
10.4.4.1 Potential Market in Coming Five Years 117
 
10.4.5 NEW ZEALAND 118
10.4.5.1 Environmental Regulatory Policies are Increasing 118
10.4.6 SOUTHEAST ASIA 120
10.4.6.1 Fastest Growing Market 120
10.4.7 OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES 121
10.5 LATIN AMERICA 122
10.5.1 BRAZIL 124
10.5.1.1 Emerging economy 124
10.5.2 ARGENTINA 125
10.5.2.1 Waste Recycling & Management Projects 125
10.5.3 OTHER LATIN AMERICA COUNTRIES 126
10.6 REST OF THE WORLD 127
10.6.1 SOUTH AFRICA 129
10.6.1.1 Growing Need for Environmental Services 129
10.6.2 THE MIDDLE EAST 130
10.6.2.1 Urban & Industrial Pollution 130
10.6.3 REST OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES 131
11 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 133
11.1 OVERVIEW 133
11.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATION & TRENDS 134
11.3 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET DEVELOPMENTS (2010–2015*) 135
11.3.1 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS WAS THE MOST PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD 136
12 COMPANY PROFILES 138
12.1 INTRODUCTION 138
12.2 EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC 139
12.3 BUREAU VERITAS S.A. 144
12.4 SGS S.A. 148
12.5 INTERTEK GROUP PLC 152
12.6 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 156
12.7 ROMER LABS INC. GMBH 160
12.8 R J HILL LABORATORIES LTD. 162
12.9 ALS LIMITED 165
12.10 ASUREQUALITY LIMITED 168
 
13 APPENDIX 171
13.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 171
13.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 172
13.3 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 174
13.4 RELATED REPORTS 175

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“LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 TRADE AGREEMENTS & THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 26
TABLE 2 CONCERN REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND DEGRADATION DRIVES THE MARKET GROWTH 61
TABLE 3 HIGH CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IS A KEY RESTRAINT IN THE MARKET 62
TABLE 4 HIGH CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY IS A KEY RESTRAINT IN THE MARKET 63
TABLE 5 LACK OF BASIC SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE IS A KEY CHALLENGE IN THE MARKET 64
TABLE 6 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY SAMPLE, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 67
TABLE 7 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY SAMPLE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 67
TABLE 8 WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 68
TABLE 9 WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 69
TABLE 10 SOIL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 70
TABLE 11 SOIL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 70
TABLE 12 WATER TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 71
TABLE 13 WATER TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 14 AIR TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 72
TABLE 15 AIR TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 73
TABLE 16 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY CONTAMINANT, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 76
TABLE 17 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY CONTAMINANT, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 76
TABLE 18 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS, BY SAMPLE, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 77
TABLE 19 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS, BY SAMPLE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 78
TABLE 20 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS, 
BY SAMPLE, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 78
TABLE 21 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS, 
BY SAMPLE, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 79
TABLE 22 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR HEAVY METALS, BY SAMPLE, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 80
TABLE 23 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR HEAVY METALS, BY SAMPLE, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 80
TABLE 24 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR RESIDUES, BY SAMPLE, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 81
TABLE 25 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR RESIDUES, BY SAMPLE, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 82
TABLE 26 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR SOLIDS, BY SAMPLE, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 83
TABLE 27 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE FOR SOLIDS, BY SAMPLE, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 83
TABLE 28 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 85
TABLE 29 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 85
TABLE 30 TYPE & APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING TECHNOLOGY 86
TABLE 31 CONVENTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 87
TABLE 32 CONVENTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 87
TABLE 33 RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 89
TABLE 34 RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 89
TABLE 35 RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 90
TABLE 36 RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY SUB-TYPE, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 90
TABLE 37 LABORATORY WORK FLOW FOR PCR METHOD 91
TABLE 38 SUPPLIERS OF IMMUNOASSAY-BASED TECHNOLOGIES 92
TABLE 39 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 96
TABLE 40 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY REGION, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 96
TABLE 41 NORTH AMERICA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 99
TABLE 42 NORTH AMERICA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 99
TABLE 43 U.S.: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 101
TABLE 44 U.S.: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 45 CANADA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 102
TABLE 46 CANADA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 102
TABLE 47 MEXICO: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 103
TABLE 48 MEXICO: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 49 EUROPE: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 105
TABLE 50 EUROPE: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 51 U.K.: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 107
TABLE 52 U.K.: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 107
TABLE 53 GERMANY: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 108
TABLE 54 GERMANY: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 55 FRANCE: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 109
TABLE 56 FRANCE: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 109
TABLE 57 ITALY: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 110
TABLE 58 ITALY: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 110
TABLE 59 SPAIN: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 111
TABLE 60 SPAIN: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 111
TABLE 61 OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 112
TABLE 62 OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 112
TABLE 63 ASIA-PACIFIC: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 114
TABLE 64 ASIA-PACIFIC: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 114
TABLE 65 CHINA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 115
TABLE 66 CHINA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 115
TABLE 67 JAPAN: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 116
TABLE 68 JAPAN: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 69 INDIA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 117
TABLE 70 INDIA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 118
TABLE 71 NEW ZEALAND: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 118
TABLE 72 NEW ZEALAND: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 119
TABLE 73 SOUTHEAST ASIA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 120
TABLE 74 SOUTHEAST ASIA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 120
TABLE 75 OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 121
TABLE 76 OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 121
TABLE 77 LATIN AMERICA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 123
TABLE 78 LATIN AMERICA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 123
TABLE 79 BRAZIL: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 124
TABLE 80 BRAZIL: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 124
TABLE 81 ARGENTINA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 125
TABLE 82 ARGENTINA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 125
TABLE 83 OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 126
TABLE 84 OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 126
TABLE 85 ROW: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 128
TABLE 86 ROW: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY COUNTRY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 128
TABLE 87 SOUTH AFRICA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 129
TABLE 88 SOUTH AFRICA: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 
2012–2019 ($MILLION) 129
TABLE 89 THE MIDDLE EAST: ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 130
TABLE 90 THE MIDDLE EAST ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 131
TABLE 91 OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 (THOUSAND TEST) 131
TABLE 92 OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET SIZE, 
BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012–2019 ($MILLION) 132
TABLE 93 EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC: SERVICES 140
TABLE 94 BUREAU VERITAS S.A.: SERVICES 145
TABLE 95 INTERTEK GROUP PLC: SERVICES 153
TABLE 96 ROMER LABS: SERVICES 160
TABLE 97 R J HILL LABORATORIES LTD: SERVICES 162
TABLE 98 ALS LIMITED: SERVICES 166
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“LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 21
FIGURE 2 TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY, 2002-2004 25
FIGURE 3 TOP 5 ECONOMIES BASED ON GDP (PPP) ARE U.S., CHINA, INDIA, JAPAN, 
& GERMANY, 2013 27
FIGURE 4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 28
FIGURE 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: TOP-DOWN APPROACH 29
FIGURE 6 DATA TRIANGULATION METHODOLOGY 30
FIGURE 7 ASSUMPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 31
FIGURE 8 LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 32
FIGURE 9 EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 33
FIGURE 10 NORTH AMERICA DOMINATES THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 34
FIGURE 11 WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT TESTING DOMINATES THE MARKET 35
FIGURE 12 EUROFINS DOMINATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING SERVICES MARKET 36
FIGURE 13 GROWING INDUSTRIALIALIZATION & NEED FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT DRIVES 
THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 37
FIGURE 14 U.S. ESTIMATED TO BE THE LARGEST MARKET, 2014 38
FIGURE 15 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET IS IN THE GROWTH PHASE, 2014 39
FIGURE 16 ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET IS PROJECTED TO RECORD HIGH GROWTH BETWEEN 
2014 & 2019 40
FIGURE 17 WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT WAS THE LARGEST SEGMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, 2013 41
FIGURE 18 THE MARKET IN INDIA IS PROJECTED TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR 42
FIGURE 19 WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT WAS THE LARGEST SAMPLE SEGMENT IN 
THE MARKET, 2013 43
FIGURE 20 RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET WAS THE LARGEST SEGMENT IN 2013 44
FIGURE 21 TESTING, INSPECTION, & CERTIFICATION INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 45
FIGURE 22 TESTING, INSPECTION, & CERTIFICATION IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS 46
FIGURE 23 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 48
FIGURE 24 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 49
FIGURE 25 STRINGENT REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE COMPANIES 51
FIGURE 26 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS: GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS HAVE INTENSIFIED THE COMPETITION AMONG KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS 52
FIGURE 27 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY SAMPLE 57
FIGURE 28 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY CONTAMINANT 57
FIGURE 29 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY 58
FIGURE 30 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET, BY REGION 59
FIGURE 31 CONCERN REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION & DEGRADATION DRIVES 
THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 60
FIGURE 32 WASTEWATER/EFFLUENT AS THE KEY SEGMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING SERVICE MARKET 66
FIGURE 33 TESTING SERIVES TO DETECT PRESENCE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES DOMINATE THE MARKET 75
FIGURE 34 ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRY PHASES IN DIFFERENT ECONOMIES 95
FIGURE 35 NORTH AMERICA AS AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 98
FIGURE 36 STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS DRIVE THE EUROPEAN MARKET 104
FIGURE 37 EMERGING ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIES DRIVE THE MARKET GROWTH 113
FIGURE 38 BRAZIL AS THE KEY MARKET FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING SERVICE IN 
LATIN AMERICA 122
FIGURE 39 INCREASING CONCERN REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN AFRICA 
& MIDDLE EAST DRIVES THE MARKET 127
FIGURE 40 KEY COMPANIES PREFERRED MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS WHICH WILL HAVE 
A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT 133
FIGURE 41 MAXIMUM DEVELOPMENTS WERE RECORDED IN 2014 134
FIGURE 42 EUROFINS WAS THE MOST ACTIVE COMPANY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET BETWEEN JANUARY 2011 & MARCH 2015 135
FIGURE 43 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS WERE MOST PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DURING THE REVIEW PERIOD 136
FIGURE 44 ASSUREQUALITY & BUREAU VERITAS ADOPTED ALL STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING MARKET 137
FIGURE 45 GEOGRAPHIC REVENUE MIX OF KEY THIRD PARTY ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING COMPANIES 138
FIGURE 46 EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 139
FIGURE 47 EUROFINS: SWOT ANALYSIS 143
FIGURE 48 BUREAU VERITAS S.A.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 144
FIGURE 49 BUREAU VERITAS SA: SWOT ANALYSIS 147
FIGURE 50 SGS S.A.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 148
FIGURE 51 INTERTEK GROUP PLC: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 152
FIGURE 52 INTERTEK GROUP PLC: SWOT ANALYSIS 154
FIGURE 53 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 156
FIGURE 54 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES: SWOT ANALYSIS 158
FIGURE 55 R J HILL LABORATORIES: SWOT ANALYSIS 164
FIGURE 56 ALS LIMITED.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 165
FIGURE 57 ALS LIMITED: SWOT ANALYSIS 167
FIGURE 58 ASUREQUALITY LIMITED: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 168
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