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ENPAR obtains contract for remediation of arsenic-contaminated water from abandoned mine
ENPAR obtains contract for remediation of arsenic-contaminated water from abandoned mine.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nGUELPH, ON, Sept. 27 /CNW/ - Dr. Gene Shelp, President of ENPAR\nTechnologies Inc., is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a\nservice contract with the Department of Indian and Northern Development\n(DIAND) to complete Phase 1 laboratory testing of the DesEL System to\nremediate arsenic-contaminated water from an abandoned mine.\nIn the late 1990s, DIAND assumed ownership of several abandoned mines,\nsome of which have issues related to arsenic in water. ENPAR hopes to become\nthe \"Company of Choice\" to treat all these sites.\nPhase I will continue for two months and culminate in a report that\ndescribes the results and provides an overview of a full-scale water treatment\nplant, as well as in a presentation to a Technical Advisory Committee in\nOttawa in early November.\nFollowing a successful Phase I, management anticipates that follow-up\nPhase II on-site pilot testing will occur at a DIAND-owned mine site, and that\na successful Phase II will result in a commercial full scale installation.\nENPAR believes that its DesEL System is cost effective and superior to\nany other known treatment for arsenic-contaminated water, and has the\npotential to yield many contracts for the remediation of arsenic-contaminated\nwater at mine sites worldwide.\nAs previously reported (February 01, 2006 Press Release), research\nconducted by Dr. Sofia Garrido of the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del\nAgua (IMTA), a research arm of the Mexican Federal Government, demonstrated\nthat the DesEL System is extremely effective for treating ground water\ncontaining arsenic.\nThat success was confirmed in April 2006 during an independent\nthird-party evaluation process conducted by Dr. F. Bilek of\nGrundwasserforschungsinstitut GmbH Dresden of Dresden Germany.\nDr. Bilek reported that the DesEL system reduces arsenic in surface\nwaters from an initial concentration of 450 parts per billion to less than 10\nparts per billion (low analytical detection limit), which corresponds to\ngreater than 98% removal of arsenic. The ongoing independent study is testing\nthe effectiveness of the DesEL System to treat various waste waters.\n\nENPAR is a \"Technology Company\" applying its patented and proprietary\n\"Electrochemical Technologies\" to the treatment of waste water and drinking\nwater contaminated by metals or nutrients i.e., ...