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NEWS for LOCH: great humanitarian play... (COMTEX) B: CROATIA INCLUDES LOCH'S 'ELF' IN NATIONAL MINE CLEARANCE B: CROATIA INCLUDES LOCH'S 'ELF' IN NATIONAL MINE CLEARANCE PLAN AUSTIN, Texas, Jun 4, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Rodney Boone, CEO of Chemical Detection Technology, Inc. (ChemTech) and its parent, Loch Harris, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LOCH), has received a letter confirming that Loch's ELF landmine detector and locator technology will be included in a national mine clearance plan presented to the Croatian government later this month. "According to Dr. Milan Bajic, Deputy President of the Scientific Council of the Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC), the report concludes a year-long study of the extent of Croatia's problem and a strategy to demine the nation," said Boone. "Thirty nations are engaged in similar national studies as a mandate from the December, 1997, Ottawa Agreement, in which 122 nations signed a global treaty banning anti-personnel landmines." In April 1998, Croatia created CROMAC, turned the resolution into law, and set a timetable to come up with a game plan. "It was a tremendous task," said Boone, "because of the nature of Croatia's 1991 civil war, during which an estimated 1.2 million landmines -- most of which were undocumented -- were planted by everyone from loosely organized militia groups to farmers." Each of these national studies will be exchanged within the group of 30 nations in September, said Boone. "We are pleased to have this added vote of confidence in the ELF technology, and we are happy that its inclusion in Croatia's national strategy will be shared with all the others." The gravity of Croatia's report is staggering and sad, said Boone. "But we are elated over the thought that, once field proven, our ELF technology could revolutionize the world's ability to find and eradicate this menace." The problem is not limited to these 30 concerned nations, Boone noted. "It is a global problem that will challenge our resolve and resources overthe next 12 months." ChemTech and its parent, Loch Harris, Inc., are studying several organizational shifts to ensure that they meet that challenge, he said. Boone and Dr. Henry Blair, noted physicist who developed the ELF technology, visited Croatia two weeks ago, where they secured an agreement with the state-owned Ruder Boskovic Institute to collaborate in "live" field tests in the heavily mined nation of Croatia by February, 2000. Blair will present a paper on the ELF technology to an international nuclear conference in Crete later this month. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements which are not historical facts contained inthis press release are forward-looking statements that involve certain risksand uncertainties including but not limited to risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, regulatory approval processes, the impact of competitive products or other uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Loch Harris, Inc. (C) 1999 PR Newswire. All rights reserved. prnewswire.com -0- CONTACT: Mark Baker, CFO of Loch Harris, Inc., 512-328-7808, or fax, 512-341-7721 WEB PAGE: lochharris.com GEOGRAPHY: Texas Croatia INDUSTRY CODE: CHM CPR ARO SUBJECT COD