BioteQ Announces Further Increase in Production at Raglan Operation

Water Treatment Capacity Increased by Further 20%, Up 50% this Season

VANCOUVER, Sept. 19 /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
to reach a treatment capacity of approximately 625,000 cubic meters per year
based on a 5 month operating season and 97% operating availability. The plant
now has the capacity to treat up to 180 cubic meters of water per hour, a
further production increase of 20% compared to the recent increase to
150 cubic meters per hour announced in August, and an overall increase of 50%
this season compared with the initial production level of 120 cubic meters per
hour.
The increase in production is the result of modifications the company has
made as part of planned changes to the plant this year. During this further
ramp up in production the treated water quality has remained below 0.15 parts
per million nickel content, compared to the target treatment objective of   
0.5 parts per million. BioteQ's operating costs and the unit cost for
operating consumables have remained constant during the production increase.
BioteQ is paid monthly treatment fees based on the quantity of water treated.
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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The agitator repairs are scheduled for completion within 5 to 6 weeks at
the Bisbee operation in Arizona. Based on an assessment by the manufacturer
and the joint venture partners it was decided that construction of a new
agitator is required to provide a long term remedy and minimize the risk of
another failure in the future. The total downtime resulting from the agitator
failure will be 10 to 11 weeks. The joint venture partners are currently
exploring alternatives to provide an interim replacement agitator that could
provide for an earlier re-start of operations prior to completion and
installation of the new agitator.
The agitator type that failed in Bisbee is not installed on other BioteQ
plants.

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