as a leader focused on improving human and environmental health, we are helping scientists, clinicians, and government agencies discover more effective diagnostics and therapies, and making sure that the food we eat and the air we breathe are safe from contaminants. environmental health overview at perkinelmer, we’re taking action to ensure the quality of our environment. the ability to rapidly detect known and unknown contaminants in our food, water and air, or to monitor their quality consistently, is an important part of maintaining a healthy environment. our systems and services help scientists understand all of these complexities and ensure compliance. from food safety to air & water quality, perkinelmer transforms information into results that improve our health and safety today and our world tomorrow. human health overview perkinelmer creates life science research and diagnostic instrumentation as well as informatics and diagnostic lab services—all to fight illness proacti