BioteQ Announces 20% Increase in Production Achieved at Raglan Operation

VANCOUVER, Aug. 23 /CNW/ - BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc.     
(TSX-V:BQE) is pleased to report that its plant located at the Falconbridge
Limited's Raglan Mine in northern Quebec has successfully increased production
by 20% to reach a treatment capacity of approximately 550,000 cubic meters per
year. The plant now has the capacity to treat between 140 and 150 cubic meters
of water per hour compared with the previous production level of 120 to 125
cubic meters per hour.
The increase in production is the result of modifications the company
has made to the water feed system to the plant, which is the first stage of
planned changes to the plant this year. During the ramp up in production the
treated water quality has remained below 0.1 parts per million nickel content,
compared to the target treatment objective of 0.5 parts per million. BioteQ
operating personnel and the unit cost for consumables have remained constant
during the production increase. BioteQ is paid monthly treatment fees based on
the quantity of water treated.
BioteQ is currently working on further production increases at the Raglan
plant through planned plant modifications.
The Raglan water treatment plant is a unique nickel treatment process to
selectively recover nickel from low grade wastewater. The treated water
quality produced in the BioteQ plant can be released directly into a pristine
environment, such as the Canadian Arctic, and does not produce any by-product
sludge for long term storage. Patent application is in progress for the BioteQ
process that was developed between 2001 and 2003 for the Raglan site, and can
be applied to other nickel-bearing waste streams.

Bisbee Update
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Water treatment at the Bisbee plant has been temporarily suspended to
complete repairs to an agitator mechanism. A manufacturers representative has
been consulted and repairs have been initiated.

Corporate Profile
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BioteQ is establishing itself as a leader in the treatment of acid
contaminated water through the use of its patented BioSulphide(R) Process.
Focused on the mining industry, BioteQ has partnered with leading metal
producers including Phelps Dodge, Breakwater and Falconbridge as well as
utilities operator EPCOR Water Services, to finance, design, build and operate
mine site water treatment plants which recover saleable metals in addition to
meeting ever stricter environmental regulations.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Brad Marchant