TORONTO, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Laboratory testing, under contract with the Department of Indian and Northern Development (DIAND), reveals that the DesEL system is extremely effective in remediating arsenic-contaminated water from an abandoned mine in the Northwest Territories. In the late 1990s, DIAND assumed ownership of several abandoned mines, some of which have issues related to arsenic in water. Dr. Gene Shelp, President of ENPAR Technologies Inc., is pleased to announce that single-stage treatment removes 99.5% of the arsenic, from a high of 2.6 parts per million to a low of 0.010 parts per million. Two-stage treatment further reduces the arsenic to half that level. Also, the DesEL System is highly effective in removing both As(III) and As(V), eliminating the requirement for oxidative pre-treatment, and recovers up to 99% of the water with a power requirement of only 0.70 kWh or approximately $0.06 per cubic meter of water treated. ENPAR anticipates that the project will proceed to Phase II - on site pilot scale testing. A decision is expected in the immediate future. Shareholders will be appraised as subsequent events unfold. The DIAND study is the third of its kind, and supports ENPAR's contention that the DesEL System is cost effective and superior to other methods for remediating arsenic-contaminated drinking water and waste water. ENPAR and its management clearly believe that the DesEL System will yield many arsenic related contracts worldwide. 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.