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To: - with a K who wrote (4623)	2/19/2004 1:00:20 PM
From: - with a K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23958

P.S. on BEL's US opportunities: per their annual report, the EPA has estimated contaminated sites in the U.S. to be in excess of $187 bil. EPA identified sites, which require immediate cleanup, are estimated to be over $7 bil. Of this, BEL estimates the U.S. soils market to be about $2.8 bil. Canadian totals are considered to be approx. 10% of U.S. "Several Fortune 500 companies are planning large clean up projects and we intend to actively market our services..." (All figures are U.S $) The business seems to me to be hard to replicate and hard to get approval for, but once you're set up it's a matter of execution, bidding and winning, hauling and cleaning dirt. Boring but appealing to me!

To: - with a K who wrote (4623)	2/19/2004 1:04:38 PM
From: Cary C	Respond to of 23958

I agree with you on BEL. I think the recent acquisition and broadening of their services will help position them for the growth in the future. I missed the appointment of the former Michigan Governor. Thank you. "broadened our service offering to include PCB contaminated construction debris, metal, wood and PCB ballasts and transformers. Our recent acquisition of ELI Ecologic International Inc. on November 30, 2003 will again broaden our services to include the non-thermal treatment of ozone depleting gases and hazardous liquids as we continue our commitment to finding alternative solutions for the elimination of hazardous products from the environment."