Enpar reviews DesEL test results
2006-11-20 11:38 ET - News Release
Dr. Gene Shelp reports
SUCCESSFUL LABORATORY TESTING OF ARSENIC-CONTAMINATED WATER FROM ABANDONED MINE
Enpar Technologies Inc. has released the results from laboratory testing, under contract with the Department of Indian and Northern Development (DIAND), of the DesEL system. The technology 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, says that single-stage treatment removes 99.5 per cent of the arsenic, from a high of 2.6 parts per million to a low of 0.01 part 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 pretreatment, and recovers up to 99 per cent of the water with a power requirement of only 0.7 kilowatt hour or approximately six cents per cubic metre 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.
