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To: lapiastre who wrote (22201)	7/28/2000 9:21:48 AM
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EARTH Announces Bilge Water System Breakthrough Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2000--EARTH (Canada) Corporation (CDNX:EAR.V) is pleased to announce the introduction of the RPA(R) Bilge Water treatment system (BWS), a cutting-edge fully automated application system that removes oil and grease from bilge water discharged into seas and oceans. Designed for ocean-going vessels, the RPA Bilge Water system can reduce discharge content to below regulatory levels and is engineered specifically to treat high flows. Using RPA technology, filters within the system can be reused 100+ times and will require no disposal upon return to shore. This cutting edge solution is revolutionary because no other system can clean to 5 PPM and be re-used using the same absorbent. The BWS solution addresses the tightening regulations being enforced as witnessed with a record US$18,000,000 fine to the world's largest cruise liner for discharging oily bilge water from its ships. According to US Coast guard estimates, 1.25 billion lbs of oil enters the marine environment annually. "This application represents a milestone," comments Mr. E. Akkawi (President & CEO), "as this Canadian solution was designed all in-house and fills a niche in our product line." He continues, "The potential of this technology is very exciting, as the BWS solution achieves a cleansing level not attainable by other technologies. It is flexible in dealing with entire spectrum of bilge water, and potentially less expensive then the competition." The BWS is gaining international interest and has attracted attention from Governmental Marine Agencies and ship builders and is expected to be of particular interest to port authorities, Ship-liners and Cruise-liners. This innovative technology can help keep our waters clean and help boat owners avoid pollution fines associated with oily bilge water discharge. RPA(R) is manufactured by Environmental Applied Research Technology House - EARTH (Canada) Corporation of Montreal (CDNX:EAR - news) EARTH's RPA patented technology is unique because: -- No waste is created and none needs to be disposed of -- It allows full recovery of sorbed oil, including emulsified oils -- Through centrifugation, it is the only reusable hydrocarbon absorbent, making it economically and environmentally friendly to use --30--ALW/se* CONTACT: For EARTH (Canada) Corporation Charlie Lee, Investor Relations, 514/522-5550 or 877/4RPA-TECH www.earthcanada.com KEYWORD: WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENVIRONMENT PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com Jul-27-2000 22:47 GMT Symbols: CA;EAR Source BW Business Wire