Sludge Watch ==> ENPAR - a technology to remove ammonia from sewage effluent

[Maureen Reilly]

Sludgewatch Admin:

In Canada, as in other lands, the sewage treatment plants are discharging 
effluents with very high levels of ammonia.  Ammonia is toxic.  But the spin 
meisters at the wastewater industry (Canadian Water and Wastewater 
Association) want to prevaricate.  Here is an amusing little piece they 
wrote whining and whinging about how they want their toxic discharges to be 
called something other than 'toxic'.  'Toxic' is just so ...harsh...don't 
you think?   Here they ask the government to back off the language in the 
Canadian regulatory framework.  It would be funny if it weren't so
horrifying.

Here is their whining:
http://www.cwwa.ca/CEPAreview_comments_e.asp


Dr Phil has it right: "You can't solve a problem that you refuse to 
acknowledge".

The ENPAR ammonia treatment technology can remove ammonia from effluent to  
protect the environment.
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ENPAR awarded United States patent for its ammonia treatment technology

    TORONTO, Oct. 25 /CNW/ - ENPAR Technologies Inc. ("ENPAR" or "the
Company") is pleased to announce that ENPAR has received the next in a 
series
of anticipated patents for its AmmEL System. This United States patent is
expected to be followed closely by a successful patent application in 
Canada.
    ENPAR's management believes that its AmmEL System is currently the best
known technology for the treatment of ammonia in municipal and industrial
waste waters. Ammonia is a recognized toxin that is directly converted to
environmentally friendly nitrogen gas by the AmmEL System. Management 
believes
that the AmmEL System has worldwide applications in markets that represent
billions of dollars annually.
    The majority of competing biological technologies in Canada convert
ammonia to nitrate, a human carcinogen, which is then dumped into our
freshwater systems, creating a potential health risk.
    The current patent is for improvements made to the Company's US and
Canadian patents that were awarded on July 4, 2000 and December, 2005,
respectively.

    Applications of the Technology:

    The improvements broaden the applications of the technology, which now
include treatment of solutions resulting from dewatering of sludge or
bio-solids and containing extremely high levels of ammonia (500-1500 parts 
per
million), as well as tertiary treatment of solutions containing relatively 
low
levels of ammonia (10-50 parts per million).

    The AmmEL-HC System:
    --------------------

    The handling of sludge produced from municipal waste water treatment
represents a major challenge for all levels of government. To develop a
bio-solid product that is free of environmental concerns, and can either be
applied directly to the land or burned as an energy source, water must be
removed from the sludge and the accompanying toxic levels of ammonia should 
be
treated.
    The AmmEL-HC System enables municipalities to achieve year-round
compliance with government-mandated environmental standards and regulations.

    The AmmEL-LC System:
    --------------------

    The alternative design, the AmmEL-LC System, is effective as a final
treatment step before discharge to the environment of waters containing
relatively low levels of ammonia that still exceed the recommended
environmental guideline. This design can be directly applied to conventional
waste water treatment facilities as well as lagoon type waste water 
treatment
facilities. Lagoon facilities are generally incapable of properly treating
ammonia and subsequently release nitrate into receiving water bodies. The
AmmEL-LC System has been successfully tested at the City of Guelph waste 
water
treatment facility and at The Regional Municipality of Niagara's Garner Rd.
Biosolids Handling Site.
    Management believes that the AmmEL-LC System has application to the
approximately 1000 lagoon facilities found in Canada alone. Similar numerous
opportunities are known to exist globally. In northern regions, lagoons 
appear
to be the system of choice, and the effects of nitrate pollution can be long
lived. However, ENPAR's AmmEL-LC system remains highly effective even under
near freezing conditions.
    ENPAR is currently in preliminary discussions with a leading
International Water Treatment Services Company about a strategic alliance to
exploit ENPAR's AmmEL System. Shareholders will be kept informed of future
developments on a timely basis.

    ENPAR is a "Technology Company" applying its patented and proprietary
"Electrochemical Technologies" to the treatment of waste water and drinking
water contaminated by metals or nutrients i.e., nitrate/ammonia associated
with the mining, metal processing, chemical, agricultural, municipal and 
waste
management sectors. The common shares trade on Tier ll of the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol "ENP".

    The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the
    contents of this news release.

    This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the "safe harbour" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties and other factors that may cause ENPAR Technologies Inc. 
results
to differ materially from expectations. These include risks relating to 
market
fluctuations, property performance and other risks. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof.



For further information: Dr. Gene Shelp, President and CEO, Tel: (519)
836-6155, Fax: (519) 836-5683, E-mail: info at enpar-tech.com, Web Site:
www.enpar-tech.com, 449 Laird Road, Unit 12, Guelph, Ontario, CANADA, N1G 
4W1

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