Services — Environmental Fate

If you are interested in conducting any environmental fate or other GLP-compliant field trials, please contact:

Kaitlan Patterson, Test Site Management / Environmental Fate Project Coordinator
Contact Kaitlan



Ag-Quest now offers GLP-compliant freezer truck service!

Our freezer truck service transports frozen research samples from research facilities located in the Okanogan Valley of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to analytical laboratories in Southern Ontario.

GLP-compliant, with temperature monitoring from pickup to delivery.

Contact Don Martens

The Environmental Fate division was started in 1989. Since that time we have established a reputation for excellence, efficiency and cost-effectiveness which has led us to the forefront of the Good Laboratory Practice-compliant (GLP) research services.

Ag-Quest's Environmental Fate division offers a full range of services to our Environmental Fate clientele, all of which meet or exceed the requirements of the OECD GLP regulations, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 40 CFR Part 160 in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide (FIFRA) Act, and Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) Regulatory Directive, DIR98-01, Good Laboratory Practice.

Environmental Fate Areas of Expertise

Areas of expertise recognized as GLP Compliant by the SCC in August, 1999:

  • Residue studies (field phase)
  • Studies on behaviour in water, soil, and air; bioaccumulation
  • Studies on effects on mesocosms and natural ecosystems
  • C14 plant metabolism studies

Other Services Offered by this Division

  • Regulatory affairs (guiding clients through the requirements for product registration)
  • Quality assurance services
  • Study management (supply, coordination and summary of multi-site studies)
  • Study plan development and review
  • Field notebook development and review
  • Data analysis and summary
  • Final report preparation and submission

Research Areas

Greenhouse studies

Field studies

  • Crop studies
  • Metabolism studies
  • Rotational crop studies
  • Environmental fate studies
  • Raw agricultural commodity (RAC)
  • Terrestrial field dissipation and accumulation
  • Aquatic dissipation and accumulation
  • GLP-compliant confined field trials

Non-target studies

  • Drift Studies
    • Aerial application
    • Ground application
  • Exposure/re-entry studies

Other study types are available by request.

GLP Standard Operating Procedures

All Ag-Quest locations use the same GLP Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and forms. This facilitates consistent work across all our locations. Our SOPs cover all areas of research conducted at Ag-Quest and provide detail descriptions to ensure reproducibility.

Research Facilities

Ag-Quest's GLP-compliant, SCC-accredited research facilities are located in Western Canada at:

These locations allow our researchers to access PMRA / EPA zones 5, 7, 7A and 14. Each facility is built around experienced researchers with the expertise needed to consistently provide top quality results. Additional off-station research sites are used to meet your needs.

Quality Assurance

Ag-Quest utilizes both in-house and contract quality assurance services. Services provided include critical phase inspection, final notebook auditing and facility inspection services.