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ENPAR Awarded Ontario Government Funding to Establish Demonstration Installation of its Unique Ammonia Treatment System
GUELPH, ON, Aug. 25, 2011 /CNW/ - Dr. Gene Shelp, President and CEO of ENPAR Technologies Inc...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nGUELPH, ON, Aug. 25, 2011 /CNW/ - Dr. Gene Shelp, President and CEO of\n ENPAR Technologies Inc. (TSX:ENP) (\"ENPAR\" or \"the Company\"), is very\n pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded funding in the\n amount of $341,644 by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation\n to conduct final tests of its AmmEL System at the City of Guelph's\n Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). The City of Guelph Waste Water\n Services is supporting the project as the official Demonstration\n Partner. Acknowledged for its leadership through environmental\n stewardship initiatives, the City is committed to the long term\n protection of precious water resources.\n\n\n\"Protecting and managing our water supplies is a key priority for\n Ontario and countries round the world,\" said Glen Murray, Minister of\n Research and Innovation. \"Ontario is proud to help our water technology\n companies grow and expand, providing clean, reliable water and creating\n jobs.\"\n\n\nDesign, manufacturing, and assembly of the AmmEL System will be\n conducted at ENPAR's facilities in Guelph and Cambridge, Ontario.\n Planned to begin in late autumn of this year, the operational and\n analysis phases of the project will continue until the Spring, 2012.\n The patented, modular demonstration unit will be designed to treat\n approximately 100,000 litres of waste water per day and convert ammonia\n in municipal wastewater to environmentally friendly nitrogen gas.\n\n\nConventional ammonia treatment methods convert ammonia, an acute toxin,\n to nitrate. Nitrate, which is categorized as a chronic toxin, is\n typically discharged into water bodies adjacent to treatment\n facilities. Contamination by nitrate is implicated in the formation of\n carcinogenic compounds known as nitrosamines which represent a direct\n threat to public health and have been identified as toxic to livestock\n and animals in the wild.\n\n\nThe cost effective AmmEL System represents a viable, year-round\n treatment system for ammonia in municipal and industrial waste waters.\n The technology removes ammonia to levels below those mandated by the\n provincial and federal governments, thereby fulfilling municipal and\n industrial waste water treatment requirements. Operating cost\n reductions are also anticipated.\n\n\nA major advantage of the AmmEL System is that its operation...