GUELPH, ON, Feb. 1 /CNW/ - Dr. Gene Shelp, President of Enpar Technologies Inc., is pleased to announce that ENPAR's DesEL System removes potentially harmful levels of arsenic from potable water sources. A collaborative testing program with the Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua (IMTA) in Mexico has demonstrated that this technology is extremely effective and potentially more economical than conventional technologies. The current study is examining the efficacy of the DesEL System to treat potable water sources in Mexico, which contain up to 2.35 ppm (parts per million) arsenic. These levels far exceed the maximum permissible limit of 0.025 ppm set for year 2005 by the Official Mexican Norm (NOM-127-SSA1-1994). It is estimated that 500,000 people live in rural areas in which the drinking water supply contains arsenic levels exceeding 0.05 ppm. To date, testing has focused on the town of Huautla, Morelos, Mexico. The treated water contains less than 0.005 ppm as total arsenic, with both arsenic removal and water recovery being about 97%. To support the ongoing program, IMTA has purchased a portable DesEL-400 unit to enable onsite testing at remote locations. ENPAR is encouraged by the very positive results of the testing program and is confident that the collaborative testing program will assist greatly in introducing the highly effective DesEL Water Treatment Technology to the Mexican market. Arsenic, a human carcinogen, is reported to exist at concentrations greater than the US Environmental Protection Agency Guideline Value of 0.010 ppm, in drinking water at various sites in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Chile, China, Hungary, India, Mexico, Peru, Thailand, and the United States of America. 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 not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this 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.