Company Overview

Websar Laboratories Inc. was incorporated in 1993 to meet an increasing need for a private sector research facility in Manitoba.

The company maintains a two thousand square foot research laboratory conveniently located on the outskirts of Winnipeg in central Canada. The facility makes use of up to date analytical instrumentation, is staffed by recognized leaders in the field of agricultural/environmental analytical chemistry, and is supported by a worldwide network of specialized knowledge.

Our services range from the development of new analytical methods (e. g., solid phase microextraction) and the use of new simpler, less expensive analytical technology, to consulting services in the areas of the function and operation of analytical laboratories. Help can be provided in the installation and maintenance of analytical instrumentation or in the provision of specialized non-routine analyses in support of product development (e. g., pesticide formulations).

Websar Laboratories Inc. can also assist by determination of physical constants required for environmental fate modelling or by providing training of analytical personnel. Websar Laboratories Inc. also has experience in assessing compliance with environmental regulations.

Co-founder and President, Dr. Barrie Webster was formerly a Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Manitoba where he was the head of the Pesticide Research Laboratory. He has over 290 publications and presentations at conferences, symposia and workshops, and is a leader in the field of environmental chemistry, environmental analytical chemistry, pesticide residue analysis, and analysis of organic environmental contaminants. Dr. Webster's expertise in environmental analytical chemistry has been recognized through his membership and active involvement in many professional societies and associations, his service as a reviewer of scientific publications, and his membership on the editorial boards of the SETAC journal - Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; the International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, and the Water Pollution Research Journal of Canada. He has over 15 years of service on the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission.

Co-founder and Vice President, Leonard Sarna, with 27 years of experience in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Manitoba came into the business full time in 1998. He has worked in the areas of analytical and environmental chemistry, chromatography, and analytical methods development. Mr. Sarna has written, or co-authored over 100 publications in scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Extensive experience in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of trace organic analytical instrumentation sets him apart as a well respected leader in this field.

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Additional Details

Legal Name: Websar Laboratories Inc.

Number of Employees: 6

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Services

• Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Hemp Analysis, Nutraceutical Analysis, Medicinal Plant Analysis

  Analysis of environmental samples (water, soil, air, biota, tissue); analysis of hemp and hemp products for THC;

  nutraceutical analysis; medicinal plant analysis for marker compounds; development of methods for the analysis of any of the above.

• Trace Analytical Chemistry And Agricultural/Environmental Consulting
  • Development of analytical methods for detection and

  quantification of trace amounts of organic and inorganic analytes, particularly in environmental matrices.

  Analytes such as pesticide residues, chlorinated aromatic compounds (e. g., PCBs, dioxins, dibenzofurans, chlorobenzenes, diphenyl ethers), phenols, herbicide residues, insecticide residues, fungicide residues.

  Matrices such as water, wastewater, precipitation, soil, sediment, biota, biological fluids, foods and food products.

  Extraction methods: classical methods plus new and recent methods with minimum or no solvent use (e. g., solid phase extraction and solid phase microextraction)

  Separation methods based on chromatography

  Instrumentation such as gas chromatography (GC), high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), mass spectrometry (MS), hyphenated methods: GC-MS, GC-MS-MS, HPLC-MS.

  • Analysis of agricultural products for nutraceutical compounds
  • Research into and Development of New Analytical Procedures

  Methods for nutraceuticals anc marker compounds in agricultural crops

  Laboratory-based methods including recently developed techniques (e. g. solid phase microextraction - SPME).

  On-site detection and analysis of chemical residues (organic and inorganic substances) Hydrocarbon fuel residues Pesticide residues Industrial chemical residues

  • Websar Laboratories Inc. will carry out specialized projects

  for clients requiring investigation of

  • chemical compliance
  • pesticide formulation performance
  • residual presence of pesticide
  • Determination of Physical Properties and Characteristics of

  Chemicals and Environmental Contaminants

  • Consulting Services for Analytical Laboratories
  • design and operation of analytical laboratories
  • standards and quality control in analytical laboratories
  • setting of environmental regulations
  • compliance with environmental regulations
  • installation and maintenance of laboratory analytical

  instrumentation.

  • Training
  • Application and use of laboratory analytical

  instrumentation (e. g., GC, HPLC, GC-MS)

  • Laboratory operating procedures
  • Instrument maintenance
  • Product Testing
  • pesticide formulation performance
  • release profiles for active ingredients
  • analytical instrumentation
  • performance of new techniques for specific analyses

Products

• Analytical Methods Based On Solventless And Solvent Reduced Technologies.

  State of the art methods development for organic contaminants in surface and ground water and soil. They offer analytical expertise for a wide range of organic analytes: PAHs, Pesticides, Petroleum hydrocarbons, Polychlorinated aromatics (e. g., PCBs, chlorobenzenes), and industrial solvents in a wide range of matrices VOCs, Chromatographic capabilities in gas chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography and GC-MS.

• Environmental Products And Services

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