Category Archives: CARO News

CARO’s New Brand Vision

Posted on April 13, 2018

“Charismatic Scientists driven to make the world safer and healthier” Does the video not show up for you? Check out our new company video here. Sounds a little crazy for a testing lab, right? We thought so too until we really took a step back from the day to day business and had a good

Microplastics Found in 90% of Bottled Water

Posted on March 16, 2018

Plastics are very useful for so much in this world. Unfortunately, the management of the waste must be drastically improved if we want to keep this world a safe and healthy environment. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a review on the potential risks of plastics in our drinking water. They released a new study

Analyse This!

Posted on February 23, 2018

The Man Who Saved a Country Professor Pat Sandra founded RIC, or the Research Institute for Chromatography, in Belgium. As one of the world’s leading separation scientists he had to jump into action to save Belgium’s agricultural industry. What happened? First, chicken farmers started to notice that eggs weren’t hatching. The chickens were starting to

NEW Stage 10 CSR Packages

Posted on October 30, 2017

November 1st is finally here, and for all the folks starting new projects or carrying over existing sites under the new BC Contaminated Sites Regulations (AKA BC CSR Stage 10 Omnibus updates), it’s go time! Based on industry feedback and the collective knowledge of our in-house Chemists, CARO has updated our standard packages to reflect the

Daycare water drinking children to test for lead

Back-to-School Checklist: Test your Water!

Posted on September 5, 2017

You’ve made that back-to-school list and checked it twice: but is something IMPORTANT missing from this list? What about clean drinking water? Recent news articles have begun to shine light on the issue of Lead contamination in drinking water sources throughout our province (check it out here, here, and here.) Despite lead being phased out

Chemical Exposure Leading To Staggering Sperm Count Declines

Posted on July 26, 2017

Chemical exposure of known and new chemicals released into the environment continue to be an ongoing concern for health officials as we learn more about the impacts of these chemicals on human health. Each year, CARO tests more fruits, vegetables and honey for chemical residues than any other laboratory in Canada which has made us very

Super Summer Sample Submission Stretch

Posted on July 12, 2017

ATTENTION ALL SAMPLE SUBMITTERS: We have something special for you! To our Heroes in the field, braving the elements to collect the best possible samples for analysis: We want to make your days a little easier this summer. From now until the end of August, we have extended our cutoff time to 6pm for all

5 Steps to Sampling Soil Vapour Right the First Time

Posted on July 6, 2017

There are many reasons to look forward to summer. As an environmental lab, the arrival of warmer weather and longer days marks the beginning of “Soil Vapour Season”, which is a very exciting time at CARO! Proper sample collection in the field is key to collect a good sample the first time, especially for soil

Richmond, British Columbia

#110 – 4011 Viking Way

Richmond, BC, V6V 2K9, Canada
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Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
Saturday 9 am to 4 pm.
After Hours Emergency: 1 (888) 311-8849

Edmonton, Alberta

17225 109 Ave NW

Edmonton, AB, T5S 1H7, Canada
Phone: (780) 489-9100
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Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
After Hours Emergency: 1 (888) 311-8849

Burnaby, British Columbia

#108 – 4475 Wayburne Drive

Burnaby, BC V5G 4X4, Canada
Phone: (604) 279-1499
Email: [email protected]
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
After Hours Emergency: 1 (888) 311-8849

Kelowna, British Columbia

#102 – 3677 Highway 97N

Kelowna, BC, V1X 5C3, Canada
Phone: (250) 765-9646

Toll Free: 1 (888) 311-8846 Fax: (250) 765-3893
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Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm.
Saturday 9 am to 4 pm.
After Hours Emergency: 1 (888) 311-8849

Whitehorse, Yukon (Depot Only)

BOX 10 33 Levich Drive

Whitehorse, YT, Y1A0A8, Canada
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Email: [email protected]

Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm
This is a depot with our supplies only. Ship samples to the lab.

Victoria, B.C. (Depot Only)

#3-576 Hillside Avenue

Victoria, V8T 1Y9, BC, Canada
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Toll Free: 1 (888) 311-8846
Email: [email protected]

Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm
This is a depot with our supplies only. Ship samples to the lab.