"PFOA," the petition states, "is a highly controversial substance that
studies have documented causes liver, pancreatic , and testicular cancer in
animals.

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The formula was 100 percent effective in killing crawling
insects , including ants, human lice and cockroaches. Gerard said, "We
are forming a broad based coalition to defend workers and the public from
irresponsible actions by private industries that may expose us and future
generations to environmental and personal harm.
An EPA scientific advisory board this month recommended EPA classify it as a
"likely" to be carcinogenic to humans.

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Tests on
head lice yielded a similar result. Although this phenomenon has been known for many years
and insect repellents have been made using these oils, BioPesTech's
technology enables it to predict and measure both the binding
efficiency of the oils to the insect's receptors and the downstream
signalling events that happen inside the cell. Its most
advanced businesses are AgCert International, LLC, a company involved
in the creation of carbon emission credits from agriculture, and
BioPesTech, LLC, which is developing a new class of non-toxic
pesticides made from safe, natural oils. DuPont paid the
largest civil administrative penalty ever levied by the EPA of $16.

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Using their biochemical expertise,
BioPesTech, in partnership with Dr. BioPesTech has shown that selected GRAS
(generally regarded as safe) natural oils bind tightly to insect
chemoreceptors. For more information, please visit our web sites:
http://www.

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This has allowed
BioPesTech to discover natural oil combinations or mixes that produce
a large synergistic effect on specific insects. "BioPesTech is another example of the effectiveness of the
XL model that is designed to create companies which offer unique
solutions for significant unmet needs in their marketplace.BioPesTech."
If PFOA is listed as a carcinogen under Proposition 65, businesses would
be prohibited from knowingly discharging the chemical into sources of drinking
water and be required to provide warnings before knowingly exposing anyone to
PFOA unless they could show that the exposures create no significant risk of
cancer.
"California residents voted to enact Prop 65 so their public officials
will be on the cutting edge in addressing possible threats to their health,"
Dan Jacobson, Legislative Director of Environment California, said. "It's thus
disappointing that the state agency has not acted proactively but instead
seems to be waiting on the Bush Administration and US EPA to make up its mind.
Hopefully, today's petition will trigger some action quickly and not more
government foot-dragging while this risky substance continues to enter our
environment.

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All the lice eggs and adult lice
were killed in less than five minutes, more than three times faster
than the currently used treatments.

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"We believe people have a right
to know what we're being exposed to and that companies have a duty to warn the
public about exposure to PFOA."
The coalition believes, as the petition states that "by acting quickly to
list, the debate over the levels of risk presented by PFOA can take place as
Proposition 65 intended -- with the burden of proof on the company responsible
for exposure to establish that the risks are insignificant and that the public
right to know is unnecessary.

Sites concerning the issues of environmental health.

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Additionally, the BioPesTech
formula was shown to be as effective in repelling mosquitoes as DEET
(N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide), the most common anti-mosquito chemical used
today , but without the potentially harmful side effects.S.5 million
for not telling regulators about the drinking water contamination, as well as
other information related to the health risks of PFOA.

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Steelworkers Environmental Consumer Groups Urge California to List Teflon Chemical as a Carcinogen

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+ LONDON ----XL
TechGroup, which specializes in developing technology companies and
bringing new technologies to market, today announced that one of its
portfolio companies, BioPesTech, LLC ("BioPesTech"), a developer of
highly effective non-toxic insecticides, has received data from a
series of independent tests showing that its uniquely developed
natural insecticides are significantly more effective in killing
insects than the chemical alternatives currently on the market.
BioPesTech's natural insecticide technology works by targeting the
chemoreceptors of insects.

Environmental Health - Definition .

(From the Pew Environmental Health Commission)

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The European Union has recently banned hundreds of chemicals that
are the active ingredients in most 'traditional' pesticides, resulting
in an immediate need for new, non-toxic insecticides such as the
BioPesTech formula."

Contact:
April Dreeke, USW strategic campaigns, (o) 412-562-2382,
(cell) 818-795-2267

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"
BioPesTech is currently in the advanced development phase for the
insecticide formula and is involved in licensing and distribution
discussions with a number of global consumer product companies . We've found that almost everyone is exposed to
this chemical, including unborn babies.

Environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by interactions with physical, chemical, biological and social factors in the environment.

It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling and preventing those factors in the environment that may adversely affect the health of present and future generations.

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Public Interest Research Group (PIRG ), Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Environmental Working Group (EWG) filed a
petition to have PFOA listed as "a chemical that is known to the state to
cause cancer" under California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
of 1986, commonly referred to as Proposition 65.

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These
results also demonstrate the success and efficacy of BioPesTech's
technology platform which has been designed to create a new category
of both effective and safe insecticides.

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"These early results highlight the potential of BioPesTech's
insecticide technology and are a good indication of the commercial
opportunity that lies ahead," said Rick Brenner, President,
BioPesTech.

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Through the creation,
development and scaling-up of a number of such businesses, XL
TechGroup aims to generate multiple returns for its investors from a
single investment.

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BioPesTech Announces Breakthrough in Natural Insecticides; New Non-Toxic Insecticide Technology is Highly Effective and Harmless to Humans

Business Editors/Environment Writers/Chemicals Writers

MELBOURNE, Fla.com

Various stain and grease
repellents applied to textiles, carpeting and paper food packaging may also
break down into PFOA."
During a teleconference Wednesday, USW President Leo W."

EPA has been researching the toxicity of PFOA for at least three years.

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Listing would trigger California 's "Right to Know" law

PITTSBURGH, On Wednesday, a coalition consisting
of the United Steelworkers (USW), Sierra Club, Environmental Law Foundation,
Environment California, U.
"We must hold companies accountable for their toxic trespasses," Richard
Wiles of the Environmental Working Group said.

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The tests on the BioPesTech insecticide formula were designed to
highlight the efficacy and safety of the products on a range of
insects. The global market for insecticides and pesticides
is currently estimated to be worth more than US $30 billion per annum. That's not just common sense.

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The EPA has not said whether it will
take the recommendation or not.

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Blocking these important chemoreceptors (a
complex group of proteins that determine insect behaviour and
survival ) deregulates the intracellular signalling, thereby either
repelling or killing the insects. The cancer risks to consumers
and workers from PFOA are preventable and entirely unnecessary.

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Essam Enan, a renowned biochemist
and toxicologist at Vanderbilt University's School of Medicine, has
cloned these insect receptors and has developed a proprietary
screening methodology.

Further information:

About XL Tech Group

XLTechGroup, Inc.
PFOA, also called perfluorooctanoic acid or C8, is used to make Teflon
cookware and other consumer and industrial products. DuPont also
settled for $107 million with 80,000 residents around its Parkersburg, WV
plant after polluting their drinking water for over 20 years. It's also the basic premise
of our right to know laws in California.

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Although
cockroaches are among the most difficult insects to kill, the
BioPesTech formula killed 100% of the cockroaches within five minutes,
significantly faster than toxic chemicals widely used today . Formulations can be
optimized to target specific species of insects, resulting in products
with superior efficacy. (AIM:XLT), based in Melbourne, Florida, is a
unique company creation and development business focused on
identifying unmet market needs, matching dynamic new technology
solutions , and building successful businesses that transform markets,
primarily in the life sciences and technology sectors.

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DuPont is the only
industrial producer of PFOA in the United States. Numerous studies have shown that non-occupational exposure to PFOA
occurs daily, in people of all ages, from infants to the elderly, and that the
chemicals may persist in human blood for years.
USW cited other states where PFOA water pollution already exists at DuPont
facilities, including in Circleville, OH. and Fayetteville, NC."
Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, added, "The potential
for such widespread exposure demands that governments err on the side of
caution and make sure families have the information they need to make smart
and safe choices.