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Heavy Metals Soil Testing Canada

 
Ellanor Ellwood
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Anyone recommend a company / organization in BC Canada that tests soil for heavy metal contamination ?
 
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I used Caro a few years ago.  They have a metals panel that they do but I can't find it in their product list. They have a $100 metals add on to their "essential soil test" that looks like about what I paid $113/sample for.  When I dealt with them they were really helpful and open to customizing, if needed.

This is what the report I received looked like:




Oh - and really fast!  I'm pretty sure I got the results the next day.
 
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