W e of f er com prehensiv e ser vices f or en vir onmental monit oring remediation reclamation and mee ting and maintaining en vir onmental regulations W e analyze a v arie ty of matrices including soil air and w at er f or com prehensiv e organic inorganic and micr obiological analysis Our laborat ories utilize CCIL EP A AS TM and NIOSH standar d methods as w ell as o ther industr y me thods in accor dance with bo th f ederal and pr o vincial legislations Our f acilities of f er a wide spectrum of laborat or y ser vices tailored t o suppor t the upstream midstream and do wnstream com ponents of the Energy sect or Our Oil and Gas Chemistr y Division specializes in the analysis and charact erization of natural gas condensat e crude oil and pr oduced w at er W e also specialize in reser v oir analysis thr ough our R ock Pr oper ties divisions which include Oilsands R eser v oir Charact erization R outine Core and Geology and P e tr ology W e of f er a uniq ue sour ce of geological and engineering data used in the de v el opment and management of pe tr oleum reser v oir s ENER G Y ENVIR ONMENT AL MINING W e of f er analytical ser vices t o suppor t mining and mineral e xploration com panies in all stages of the mining pr ocess fr om e xploration and de v elopment t o en vir onmental monit oring and rest oration Depending on the type and size of the sam ple common preparation pr ocedures ma y include dr ying crushing pulv erizing or screening of a sam ple Our geochemistr y ser vices co v er multiacid and aq uaregia digestions sodium per o xide fusions and re assa y W e also of f er specialty ser vices in Leach t echnology Lanthanide analysis A cid Base A ccounting ABA and kine tic cell t e sting TRANSPORT A TION W e conduct a number of analytical t ests t o aid in mechanical diagnostic ser vices f or engines and instrumentation used in v arious industries W e per f orm oil analysis t o monit or rat es of w ear contaminants and additiv es in used engine oils Our coolant analysis can de t ermine the q uality and suitability of a coolant f or its int ended application W e also conduct f ailure analysis using Scanning Electr on Micr oscop y SEM analytical f err ograph y X Ra y Energy Spectr oscop y XES and X Ra y Dif fraction analysis t o pre v ent issues and engine f ailure A GRIF OOD Our laborat ories of f er ser vices in f ood saf e ty de v elopment and consulting t o ensure that our clients remain com pliant with all necessar y regulations Some of the ser vices w e pr o vide f or this sect or include Micr obiological analysis Chemical analysis En vir o nmental q u ality analysis N utritional analysis and labelling LIFE SCIENCES Pr o t ecting the health of consumer s em plo y ees and the general public is an im por tant priority f or industries t oda y A G A T Laborat ories can help industries achie v e this priority of f e ring specialty analysis that can de t ect harmful t o xins in en vir onmental matrices or harmful elements t o the body Our analysis can trace pollutants back t o their sour ce and reduce the im pact that these pollutants ha v e on humans W e of f er lo w le v el det ection of Dio xins and F urans PCBs P AHs and st er oids in sam ple mediums such as w at er soil tissue f ood and blood INDUSTRIAL W e pr o vide cust omizable analytical solutions f or pulp and paper pr ocessing chemical plants me tal manuf acturing and infrastructure industries These ser vices ma y include analysis f or w ast e w at er treatment industrial w ast e reduction gaseous emissions monit oring industrial residual mat erials and more Our industrial sect or also of f er s h y giene ser vices t o t est indoor air q uality as w ell as w or king conditions t o ensure em plo y ee health and saf e ty R e searc h and De v e lopment Our R esearch and De v elopment Progr am has seen more than sixty pr ojects de v eloped o v er the past f e w y ear s alone The y represent initiativ es designed t o impr o v e int e rnal pr ocesses while continuing t o of f e r ne w ser vices t o our clients By embarking on this researc h and de v e lopment initiativ e A G A T Laborat ories remains on the leadingedge of the laborat or y industr y