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New Water Testing Packages

Posted on June 20, 2016

CARO has been one of Western Canada’s most trusted providers of drinking water analysis for nearly 30 years. We offer accredited water quality testing packages designed to suit the most common testing needs.   Please call us to discuss any specific project requirements, including rates for additional parameters not listed in the below packages or to coordinate sample shipment details.

Prices do not include tax or delivery. Prices do include Canadian standard return shipping to CARO for analysis, some conditions apply.

Water Testing Packages:

Package	Description	Included	Price	Learn More and Order
Bacteria in Water	This indicates the influence of surface water, septic and animal fecal matter. This also meets the definition of potability for most mortgages.	Total Coliforms, E.coli	$99.00	ORDER NOW
Essential Drinking Water Test Kit (Comprehensive) Most Popular!	Parameters frequently required for drinking water approval.  This meets requirements of Environmental Health Officers in North, Central and & South Okanagan and in the East Kootenay regions.1	Total Coliforms, E. Coli, Alkalinity, Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chloride, Chromium, Copper, Conductivity, Cyanide, Fluoride, Hardness (total), Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Nitrate, Nitrite, pH, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfate, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity, Uranium, Zinc	$324.00	ORDER NOW
Basic Drinking Water Package	This tests for most common concerns for potability without microbiology.	Alkalinity, Aluminum, Antimony, Arsenic, Barium, Boron, Cadmium, Calcium, Chloride, Chromium, Copper, Conductivity, Cyanide, Fluoride, Hardness (total), Iron, Lead, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Nitrate, Nitrite, pH, Potassium, Selenium, Sodium, Sulfate, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity, Uranium, Zinc	$225.00	ORDER NOW
Aesthetic Concerns	Aesthetic effects (e.g. taste, odour) are taken into account when these play a role in determining whether consumers will consider the water drinkable.	Colour, Transmissivity, Ammonia, Sulfide, Total Organic Carbon	$125.00	ORDER NOW
Disinfection By-Products	Typical parameters of concern on chlorinated water.	Chlorate, Chlorite, Chlorine (Total and Free), THM, HAA	$350.00	ORDER NOW
COMPLETE Potability Drinking Water Test Kit	Everything in the Comprehensive drinking water list plus everything else in the CDWQG. If you want complete peace of mind by testing for all parameters that health Canada has identified as potential concerns in water, this package is for you.	Includes everything listed in above packages and basically everything in the Canadian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines.	$1999.00	ORDER NOW

*¹ These are suggested packages.  Check with an appropriate approval authority to ensure that packages meet applicable requirements, i.e. Health Authority or the Ministry of Environment

Order your sampling supplies in the CARO store!

Please call us toll free at 1.888.311.8846 to discuss any specific project requirements, including rates for additional parameters not listed in the above water testing packages or to coordinate sample shipment details. We are always happy to help!