Oliver Pilkington is a Senior Consultant at eftec and PRINCE2 7th edition Project Management Practitioner. He joined eftec as a Researcher in September 2019, having spent Summer 2018 as an intern. He is the first Natural Scientist to join the team and contributes to chemical policy projects.

Oliver's work focuses on supporting industry actors and government agencies through Risk Management Option Analyses (RMOAs), Socio-Economic Analyses (SEAs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs) and Material Flow Assessments (MFAs) of chemicals legislations proposed by the UK and EU regulators. He has experience overseeing stakeholder engagement, including stakeholder identification and data extraction through developing bespoke surveys and conducting interviews.

His projects have related to REACH Restrictions and Authorisations, harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) proposals, EU-wide Binding Occupational Exposure Limits (BOELs) and the Stockholm Convention on POPs and has spanned a number of substances, including microplastics and plastics, PFAS, cobalt, platinum and flame retardants, such as Dechlorane Plus.

Oliver holds an MSci (First Class Hons.) in Natural Sciences from the University in East Anglia with specialisms in Chemistry and Environmental Science. His Master’s dissertation, in collaboration with Anglian Water, analysed microplastic pollution in the East of England’s tap water. This study involved developing a novel analytical method of (dye) staining microplastics in tap water, interviewing Anglian Water employees regarding their views on microplastic pollution, and research into water and wastewater treatment works.