Category Archives: CARO News
Arsenic in Water – Testing 101
Posted on November 13, 2018What is Arsenic? Arsenic is a chemical element with the atomic symbol “As”. It is found naturally in rocks in the earth’s crust. Arsenic is recognized as a poison and cancer causing substance (carcinogen). In water, arsenic has no smell or taste and can only be detected through a chemical test. Arsenic can be present
Read MoreFall Cooler Inserts are here!
Posted on November 7, 2018Introducing our 🍂Fall Cooler Inserts🍂: With Autumn comes smell of hot chocolate, the sound of crunching leaves, the feeling of flannel and unfortunately RAIN. Thankfully, CARO has you covered. Literally. As your Big Picture Sidekicks, we will be providing you with complimentary rain ponchos! During the month of November, with every bottle order placed, a
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CARO Expands to Burnaby!
Posted on September 7, 2018Greater Vancouver has just gotten Greater. As your Big Picture Sidekicks, we are excited to bring CARO’s services closer to you and your projects. We are proud to announce that CARO Analytical Services will be opening its fourth full-service Lab. Newly Located in Burnaby, BC! Come September 10th, we are accepting the drop-off of all
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Bioanalytical Toolbox for Fish Health and Environmental Monitoring
Posted on September 5, 2018Caro Analytical Services, in collaboration with the University of Alberta, have developed an analysis that focuses on the cumulative effect of a water source on aquatic life regardless of the complexity of the contaminating mixture. Monitoring an immune response through gene expression allows one to identify stress on a species well before exposure becomes fatal
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No Regulated Testing for Daycares in BC
Posted on August 29, 2018Testing for Lead in Drinking water is required for schools in BC, but not in our child care facilities. Daycare operators are supposed to provide safe drinking water, but there is no regulated testing. When a new daycare applies for a license, they must prove safe drinking water, but after that, there isn’t any regulation
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Get to know your well… well
Posted on August 21, 2018According to the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, more than 14-15% of all Canadians rely on private wells. At CARO, we want to continue our mission of keeping this world a healthy and safer place. We figured educating well owners on the best practices for well management would be very helpful. If all you need
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CARO Summer Jams
Posted on July 16, 2018“CARO’s Summer Jams” is Your New Sunny Soundtrack No Summer is complete without a playlist filled with catchy beats and addictive tunes. Here at CARO we’ve got it down to a science. This year’s Summer Cooler Surprise is a Spotify playlist specially curated by your CARO Chemists. For the rest of the summer season,
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CARO Welcomes Emily Kirkham
Posted on June 21, 2018We are excited to announce a new addition to the CARO team. Emily Kirkham has joined CARO as our Technical Manager and leader of CARO’s new Cannabis Testing Division. Emily brings with her over 18 years of analytical laboratory experience and is another world class scientist added to CARO’s team executing on our vision of
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