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Samples Taken Off Shelf at the Laboratory

What’s up with PFAS hold times?

Collecting a sample in a soil jar

Measuring the Percentage of Moisture in Soil Samples

Groundwater Pumping System on Construction Site

Ontario Regulation 153/04 Groundwater Standards

Passive Monitor

Simplified Air Sampling Using Passive Monitors

Diesel Exhaust

Measuring Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure in Diesel Exhaust

Metal fumes from welding

Hexavalent Chromium Exposure From Metal Fumes

Powder Painting

The Risks of Titanium Dioxide Exposure

Collecting a water sample

US EPA Method 1633

Underground storage tank

Petroleum Biomarker Analysis

Ice

Temperature Study

Ice

How Does a Sample's Temperature Impact Its Integrity?

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Reverse Transcriptase – qPCR Test: SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Samples

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater samples

Peat Bog

Biogenic Toluene

Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)ether over abstract background

Bis(2-chloro-1-methylethyl)ether not bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether

Firefighters using firefighting foam with PFAS

PFAS Analysis Toolkit: LC/MS/MS, Total Oxidizable Precursors (TOPS) and Total Organic Fluorine (TOF)

Miner examining a nugget of gold

Deadly Chemicals Can Be a Gold Mine

Leaves floating in a river

Haloacetic acids in drinking water

Graduated cylinders measuring particle size

Particle Size Analysis for Soil and Sediment

Methanol filled vials in front of a cooler

Impact of Temperature on Volatile Organic Compounds Analysis

Truck lifting soil

Ontario Regulation 406/19

Oily bubbles in water

The Determination of Oil & Grease in Water in Quebec

A glass of drinking water with lead

Lead in Drinking Water - Alberta and British Columbia

Truck spraying road salt

Salt Impact Forensics

Methanol filled vials in front of a cooler

Methanol Vial Cross-contamination Risk

Methanol filled vials in front of a cooler

Methanol Vial Shelf Life: A 52 Week Study

Airplane

Transporting Methanol by Air in Canada

Composition of a compound written down a paper with a sample jar sitting at the bottom

Validating Air Sampling Methods

River with cyanide

Understanding Cyanide Analysis

Effluent pouring out of sewer

Updating the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations

Putting on gloves

Sample Collection For Trace Level Metals

Strand of DNA

Confidence in Your Environmental DNA Study

Environmental DNA

Environmental DNA

Water filtration

Water Filtration Guide

Effluent gushing out of pipe

Regulatory Update: PFAS - From Guidance To Regulation

PFAS compounds against abstract background

Sampling and Analysis for PFAS

Firefighters using firefighting foam with PFAS

PFAS: The Determination of Total Oxidizable Precursors (TOPs)

Firefighter using firefighting foam

PFAS Replacement Compounds

Digging soil with a shovel

Toluene in Soil?

Collecting a soil sample

Regulatory Update: Stage 10 (Omnibus) and Stage 11 Amendments to the BC CSR - Emerging Contaminants

Woman wearing safety vest holding clipboard in training room

RBQ Safety Code: Requirements and guidelines when testing for Legionella

Open book with documentation

CCME, Vol. 4: Compendium of Analytical Methods for Contaminated Sites

Close up of asbestos inside of a building

Asbestos Sources, Exposure Risks and Analytical Methods

Oily bubbles in water

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Methodologies

Water gushing out of tap

Analysis of Radioactivity in Water

Hydro plant

Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations

Radioactive

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)

Mass spectrometry laboratory equipment

High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS)

railroad track disappearing into the distance, bare trees on either side

Creosote Contamination

photo taken underwater, aimed at the light on the surface

Toxicity Identification Evaluation

General Articles

clear drinking glass being held under a faucet with running water

Drinking Water Testing in Canada

Chemotherapy Drug Handled by Pharmacist

Analyzing Drug Residue in Healthcare

Chemistry Formula

Measuring Chemical Hazards That Do Not Have a Method

Beach

Why was the Beach Closed?

Mining Camp

Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in Mining Camp Discharges

Water droplet falling into a pool of water with a ripple

Wastewater-based epidemiology

Experts in full PPE standing at pharmaceutical containment equipment

Protecting Against Pharmaceutical Facility Contamination and Personnel Exposure

Certifications & Accreditations

How Accreditation Can Help Your Business

Clear glass being poured with water

Why is Lead in Drinking Water Making Headlines?

Swab Sampling for USP 800

How to Choose the Best USP 800 HD Surface Sampling Kit

Gloved hand holding soil with hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbon Forensics

gloved hands using the surface sampling kit on a workspace

Developing a Sampling Plan for USP 800 HD Surface Sampling

Clear glass being poured with water

Take the Lead on Lead Reduction

Atom

Determining Elemental Composition with NAA

Laboratory technician picking DNA strand

Understanding Environmental DNA Testing

Scientific Papers & Publications

Boat in swamp

CSA Report - Environmental DNA

Person in hazmat suit sanitizing street

Alberta Develops Guidance for Fentanyl Remediation

Yellow caution sign, which says "fracking" and dark blue sky in background

A Study on Fracking Ranked Among Top Environmental Papers in 2019

Did You Know?

Radioactive banana

Fun Scientific Facts

A reindeer with a red and yellow tag in its ear looking into the distance

Holiday Facts

A glass of drinking water with lead

Lead in Drinking Water - Did You Know?

Cleopatra

Fun Facts – Metals In Medicine

DNA in tube

Fun Fact on DNA

PFAS compounds against abstract background

PFAS - Did You Know

Woman with long hair holding a finger over her mouth and looking contemplative with multiple black question marks floating around her

Frequently Asked Questions