Clarity H₂O
Farm water evaluation for elemental imbalance and toxic metal risk.
Clarity H₂O gives you real data about the water horses drink every day — screening for toxic heavy metals and elemental imbalances using certified wet-bench analytical methods.
Water sampling kit included. Results in 10–14 business days.
What Clarity H₂O is
Clarity H₂O is Metaboly's farm water evaluation service. It analyses the elemental and toxic metal profile of a submitted water sample — giving you accurate, quantitative data about one of the most constant daily inputs in equine management.
Water is consumed in significant volume every day. Elevated toxic metals, elemental imbalances, or cumulative mineral loading through water can contribute to health changes that appear unrelated to the source — and are rarely investigated. Most farms have never had their water screened at this level of detail.
Clarity H₂O is not a generic household water screen. It is an equine farm water evaluation, processed using certified wet-bench analytical methods designed for trace-level contaminant detection.
Why it matters
Agricultural and rural water sources carry risks that urban water systems do not. Well water, ponds, and surface sources can carry elevated arsenic, lead, iron, or manganese — often without visual or taste indicators. These contaminants accumulate over time, and their effects are frequently attributed elsewhere.
Elemental imbalances through water also affect the broader mineral picture. A high-iron water source, for example, can interfere with copper and zinc absorption — creating secondary deficiencies that a feed-only analysis would miss. Understanding the water contribution is often the missing piece.
For unexplained herd health concerns, new property assessments, or environmental due diligence, water analysis is one of the most practical and actionable steps a farm can take.
Certified wet-bench analytical chemistry
Clarity H₂O water samples are processed using certified analytical methods designed for trace-level contaminant detection. This is not spectroscopic estimation — it is direct quantification using wet-bench chemistry conducted in a certified analytical laboratory. Results are quantitative, reproducible, and analytically credible — appropriate for informing management decisions and building a documented environmental record.
Common questions
$109
Water sampling kit included
Results in 10–14 business days. Shipping included · Canada-wide.
Best for
Evaluating a new farm or water source before horses arrive
Unexplained herd health concerns — neurological, digestive, or performance-related — with no obvious dietary cause
Environmental risk assessment for well water, ponds, streams, or surface sources
Pre-purchase due diligence on a new property
Farms revisiting water quality after infrastructure changes, drought, or neighbouring land activity
Operations building a complete exposure picture alongside feed or health testing
What's included
Toxic heavy metal screening — lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, with context relevant to well water, surface water, and agricultural runoff
Full elemental and micronutrient panel — selenium, zinc, copper, iron, manganese, and 20+ additional elements that may accumulate through daily water intake
Metaboly water sampling kit — a specific collection container is required to preserve sample integrity during transit, dispatched with the order
Results delivered to your Metaboly portal within 10–14 business days of sample receipt
Structured findings with flagged values and contextual interpretation
Stored against your farm profile for comparison across future submissions
Service details
Portal integration
Every Clarity H₂O result is stored in your Metaboly portal against your farm profile. Repeat submissions are placed in context alongside prior data — making water quality trends visible over time.
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