AquaTox has provided ecotoxicity testing to industry and government for more than 20 years.
AquaTox Testing & Consulting Inc. is headed by Keith Holtze and Lesley Novak. Keith has been managing the laboratory division since its inception in 1987. Lesley joined the group in 1994. Originally owned and operated as BAR Environmental Inc., the company was acquired by ESG International Inc. in 1997 and subsequently Stantec in 2003. In September 2007, AquaTox was formed as an independent entity.
Freshwater and marine aquatic toxicity testing, monitoring and consulting services have been provided to more than 300 organizations involved in the mining, pulp and paper, municipal wastewater, iron and steel, electrical power, chemical manufacturing, food and beverage and petrochemical sectors.