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The Winner Is: Mark Bolton, Golder Associates!

Posted on March 15, 2011

Congratulations to Mark Bolton, Senior Hydrogeologist of Golder Associates for Winning the CARO Exhibit Business Card Draw at BC Groundwater Association Conference in Richmond, BC March 8-11, 2011! The prize was a fantastic bottle of Glenlivet Archive 21 Year Scotch http://www.theglenlivet.com/.  We hope he enjoys the bottle. We are proud to support the BC Groundwater Association

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Bioavailability of Cadmium and Other Metals in Jewelry

Posted on March 6, 2011

There is an interesting new study in Environmental Health Perspectives speaking about cadmium in jewelry.  It is now also making the rounds of the news services such as CBC under the title: “Cadmium in kids jewelry poses risk“.  Below is a summary of the study and its findings indicate to take care with dealing with

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CARO at Environmental Managers Association of BC Workshop

Posted on February 23, 2011

Patrick Novak and Garry Ogletree will be attending this year’s Environmental Manager’s Association of BC (EMA of BC) Workshop entitled: “Managing Moving Targets: Evolving Legislation and Migrating Contamination” on February 25, 2011 at BCIT’s Downtown Campus.  We look forward to seeing you there as well.  CARO Analytical Services is a proud supporter and member of the

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CARO Presenting At GeoEnviroLogic Professional Development Seminar

Posted on February 16, 2011

The President of CARO Analytical Services, Brent Mussato, will be presenting on February 18, 2011 at the next GeoEnvironLogic Professional Development Seminar entitled “Understanding BC Contaminated Site Regime: Interpreting Requirements Under New Policies and Guidance”.  This workshop: addresses new policies, guidance and procedures for groundwater investigation and remediation requirements. Also included is the expanded role

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CARO Included on 2010 Fisheries & Oceans Canada Standing Offer

Posted on June 14, 2010

I am pleased to announce that CARO has been included on the 2010 F&OC Standing Offer for Laboratory Analytical Services. This is an important new opportunity for CARO and validates our vision of servicing an expanded client base through larger and more complex environmental projects. The F&OC Regional Office of Environmental Coordination conducts and manages

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Bacteria in Bottled Water- Really?

Posted on May 26, 2010

I just came across an interesting article in the Vancouver Sun on bacteria in bottled water. Bacteria is everywhere and not necessarily bad, however it can be an good indicator of potential problems if left unchecked. On our website we have information and links (click here) on bacteria and water quality which you may find

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Oil Spill Analytical

Posted on May 12, 2010

A question we asked ourselves recently at work was: what are chemical dispersants?  All this talk in the news about using chemical dispersants in the gulf to deal with the growing oil spill has been very intriguing.  What if we were calling on to test for the presence of dispersants?  What would we be testing

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First CARO Blog Post

Posted on May 10, 2010

CARO Analytical Services is a full service environmental laboratory with locations in Richmond and Kelowna, Canada. You can trust CARO for microbiological and general chemical analysis, as well as quick and reliable testing of drinking water, wastewater, water, soil and soil vapour.  Through this blog we hope to inform and learn from our readers and

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