Oct 16 - Occupational Hygienists Association of Ontario PDCs & Fall Symposium, Toronto ON

Oct 19 - Mining and the Environment International Conference, Sudbury ON

Oct 25 - APEGBC Annual Conference & AGM, Whistler BC

Nov 5 - AIHA of Alberta Conference & Trade Fair, Calgary AB

more events 

WINNER!
We are pleased to announce that Sharleen Hamm of Gartner Lee has won an iPod Nano by completing our Benthic Invertebrate Community analysis survey conducted in August. Thank you to everyone who responded! 

Welcome to CANTEST’s inaugural edition of the Environmental Sciences Monitor! We have designed this newsletter with you, our customer, in mind and thus have for this first edition provided a laboratory perspective on current issues and an update on activities at CANTEST that we hope will be of interest to you. Your feedback is essential and we would greatly appreciate hearing from you. If you have a few minutes, click on the survey box at the bottom right hand side of this email and enter to win a new 4GB iPod Nano!

James Albright, Executive Director, Environmental Quality

Articles

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products were first called "PPCPs" only a few years ago, but these bioactive chemicals have been around for decades. read more

VOC, BTEX & VPH Water Sample Preservative Changes
The British Columbia Ministry of Environment (BC MOE) changed their volatile organic compound (VOC) method. read more

Customers Improve Quality
A recently implemented software tool enables CANTEST's Quality Assurance unit to manage, track and trend customer service issues. read more

Julius Fulop is CANTEST's new Director, Environmental Division
Julius has over 20 years of experience in the environmental service sector, combined with solid expertise in analytical chemistry and quality systems. read more

Tiny Particles, Big Danger: Technological Advances in Identifying Airborne Health Risks
More than 2000 years ago, workers covered their noses and mouths with bladders to remove some of the harmful particulates from the air they were breathing in. read more

You need your results today? No problem!

By Lee Card, Account Manager

CANTEST has a proven track record of being able to meet the most demanding testing schedules, whether that is a three day, next day or even same day requirement. With our record of on-time performance, partnering with CANTEST for your next rush project will ensure that your results are on time so your project remains on schedule with minimal costly down time.

Pre-approval of your samples by CANTEST will ensure that laboratory resources are in place to meet your request.

To arrange your next rush project or for additional details, contact CANTEST’s customer service team at 1 800 665 8566 or info@cantest.com.