BE) announces that it
has completed
work on modifying its VX hydrolysate destruction process for
mobile on-site use. There are a variety
of factors, which could cause
future outcomes to differ materially from those described in this release
,
including without limitation, future economic conditions, industry conditions,
regulatory restrictions
, the ability of the Company to apply and market such a
technology, changes to the agreements under
the Chemical Weapons Convention,
ability to obtain a patent on this new process or new technological
changes
that occur after the date hereof.
disposal linn
Forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, information
concerning the statement that our technology is far safer, much more
environmentally friendly, is adaptable to other chemical weapons, reduces our
customer's capital
and operating costs, and shortens permitting times and can
play a critical role to countries that
are a party to the Chemical Weapons
Convention.containment sawyer
Another packaging product for exhibition in
Tucson is MHF-LS' new HexPack
packaging product. It is UN/USDOT approved, 4G packaging available
in five
gallon to 55 gallon capacities, and designed for use in laboratories or
medical facilities
where small quantities of hazardous materials must be
prepared for removal and disposal.
The
company handles intermodal and bulk transfers for its North American
clients at facilities in Louisiana
, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Tennessee and
Utah, along with a network of other short-term or temporary
transload sites. Conventional
alternatives for the destruction of VX by-product include dilution
,
incineration and super-critical water oxidation. The process operates at ambient temperature and
pressure and
destroys any remaining VX and VX by-product compounds. "Thanks to the commitment of
Dan Onorato, and the hard
work of state Health Secretary Dr.toxic xylene
The annual Waste Management Conference
is the nuclear waste management
industry's premier event. We believe the technology will be a powerful
catalyst for our clients' ability to improve operational efficiencies," said
Rick Zink, MHF-LS
executive vice president.containment novato
(MHF-LS), a leading provider of packaging, transportation and technical
services for generators and shippers of radioactive, hazardous and non-
hazardous waste and materials
, said today that it will offer live, real-time
demonstrations of its new remote tracking and cargo
monitoring service at the
Waste Management Conference (http://www. (http://www.
MEDIA
CONTACT
For More Information:
John Buckman
Buckman Communications
412.
VX nerve agent is an organic-phosphorus compound formerly produced by the
United States
and other countries as a chemical weapon. Centofanti.
lancs reducing
MHF-LS has long been a financial and
program
supporter of the conference.
MHF Logistical Solutions Inc. While the Company believes
the expectations reflected in
this news release are reasonable, it can give no assurance such expectations
will prove to be correct. Rendell
today joined Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato in announcing
that the
county is ready to begin renovations to a former office building at 1520 Penn
Ave.waste funnels
The new remote railcar tracking and cargo monitoring service incorporates
MHF-LS-operated railcars
equipped with long-life, battery-operated wireless
devices and monitoring equipment.mhfls. MHF-LS
is particularly noted for
its expertise in transporting hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW
)
materials, and for its ability to develop programs that are safe, economical
and reliable. With
the addition of this new lab, Pennsylvania will
have a BSL-3 lab in the east and the west, in both
of its major population
centers.
"This is a win-win situation for the health and safety of
our citizens.toxic hants
wmsym.9800, or info@mhfls.2900
jbuckman@buckman. Environmentally Safe Process Operates
at Ambient Temperatures and Pressures,
Eliminates Need for Water Discharge and Eliminates Transportation
Concerns
ATLANTA, Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc.
We believe that the new design
features will achieve, for our customers,
reduced capital and operating cost, shorter permitting
times and an
environmentally superior system, as compared to current alternatives. In addition,
most chemical weapons
producing countries, including the United States, have signed an international
treaty requiring the destruction of these weapons and their by-products by
April 2007, with no
extensions allowed past April 2012. is a national environmental
services company, providing unique
mixed waste and industrial waste management
services. The Company makes no commitment to disclose
any revisions to forward-looking statements, or any facts, events, or
circumstances after the
date hereof that bear upon forward-looking statements.com .formalin solvent
com) designs and implements
engineered
packaging and transportation solutions for clients in a wide range
of industries and governmental
agencies. This new breakthrough process operates at ambient
temperatures, results in zero liquid
release to the local community and
eliminates all transportation concerns due to its proposed on
-site processing.scideas dt
772. (Nasdaq: PESI) (BSE: PESI) (Germany: PES.
Dr. By adapting
our proven
technology to on-site use, we have also eliminated any concerns
surrounding the transportation of
agents and their by-products. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the
safe
harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
Please visit us on the World Wide Web at http://www. Johnson and County Department of
Health Director
Dr.These sites are from companies that deal primarily with laboratory waste management solutions, hazardous
as well as non-hazardous, radioactive and non-radioactive, toxic and non-toxic, biological, and animal
waste.
hants bury
The company may be reached at 724. The product is a complex mixture of various phosphonates
,
amines and sulfur compounds.
Being able to perform tests in Western Pennsylvania means quicker
test results
on specimen from that area.formalin disposal
We were pioneers in making
rail a viable option for the
safe and economical transportation of radioactive
materials. Those weapons stored within the U.
The breakthrough process utilizes chemical
oxidation of the components and then converts phosphorus
-bearing materials
into mineralized metal salts. The treated water is then recycled back into
the
process.
The process has been demonstrated by Perma-Fix on actual VX by-product. Bruce Dixon
, Allegheny County will be home to a new,
state-of-the-art BSL-3 lab.reducing funnels
MHF-LS is based in the
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suburb of Cranberry
Township.sawyer containment
The service enables MHF-LS and its clients
to track exact locations and operating status of railcars in use across North
America, as well
as the condition of their contents."
"It is estimated that there are more than 70,000 tons of
nerve agents
globally, the majority of which are in the U.
The process has also been demonstrated
to meet chemical weapons treatment
standards, as currently in place.
Once completed, the Allegheny
County lab will serve as a "backup" to the
current State Health Laboratory in Lionville, Chester
County, which is a
certified Bio-Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) lab equipped to conduct secure testing of
biohazardous materials.
"One of our primary goals is to strengthen the ability of our current
state public health laboratory to rapidly test for biological and chemical
hazards," Rendell said
.astec infectious
MHF-LS manufactures lining systems to fit the new container.
ABOUT MHF LOGISTICAL SOLUTIONS
INC.
The company utilizes a fleet of private railcars and intermodal equipment,
including
more than 1,700 railcars and associated equipment, and more than
3,000 intermodal containers, as
well as other specialized equipment. The proprietary process combines chemical destruction and
biological
treatments. that will house the state's second Bio-Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory.waste linn
MHF Logistical
Solutions To Offer Live Demonstrations of Remote Tracking Monitoring of New Smart Railcars
Company
Also To Showcase New Packaging Products at Waste Management '06
PITTSBURGH, MHF Logistical
Solutions Inc.biz
The process
versatility allows it to be adapted to other chemical
weapons as well.PA Governor Rendell Applauds Allegheny County for Establishing the State's Second Bioterrorism
Lab
disposal funnels
newscom. The Nuclear Segment provides radioactive and mixed waste treatment
services to hospitals
, research laboratories and institutions, numerous
federal agencies including the Departments of Energy
and Defense and nuclear
utilities.hants xylene
"We're excited to be offering our new asset-tracking capabilities
at the
Waste Management Conference.Perma-Fix Announces Breakthrough Process for On-site Destruction
of VX Nerve Agent By-Product
S. The only remaining
product is a non-toxic, non-hazardous solid
that can be safely disposed of
with no related health risks or risks to the environment. Calvin B
. These labs contain microorganisms and toxins by controlling
access to the facility, air handling
, waste disposal and analytical testing so
that scientists, citizens and the environment are protected
.bury wipe
The wireless devices
incorporate global positioning satellite (GPS) technology linked to MHF-LS
'
systems.
Participants at the Waste Management Conference will be able to watch
actual
deployment of the remote tracking and diagnostic systems."
MHF-LS' packaging unit, meanwhile
, will be exhibiting new packaging and
container options now available for low-level radioactive materials
. The company provides transportation
services for all types of bulk solid, bulk liquid, packaged
material and
cargo, combining rail, truck and marine conveyance systems as necessary, from
any
origin to any destination in the world.S. and Russia, and only 10,500
have been treated to date.
The Company operates eleven major waste treatment facilities across
the country.distillation solvent
org) meeting in
Tucson, Arizona, next
week (February 26 - March 2). "It's especially appropriate to
spotlight
the smart railcars service in Tucson. Louis F.toxic hazardous
MHF-LS
also manufactures various rigid and flexible
packaging systems for all types
of materials.
MHF-LS also offers extensive transportation-related
technical services through
a dedicated business unit. pose a
tremendous risk to our national security
. We believe this
technology can play a critical role in the United States, Russia and the other
165 countries around the world that are a party to the Chemical Weapons
Convention," concluded
Dr. The biological step converts organic components
into carbon dioxide and water.
Perma
-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. In addition, the Allegheny County Health
Department will get the
new facility that it has long needed for its daily,
routine testing for infectious diseases.wastes novato
(Logo: http://www.381.
CONTACT: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor,
+1-717-783-1116.
containment radioactive
One new product to be displayed is a 20-foot, IP-1 heavy-duty, side-
loading
container designed for facilities without cranes or loading ramps.com. Patents on the process were
applied for in
early 2004 and additional applications are being submitted to further solidify
the
Company's intellectual property protection. Through their leadership, this project has turned
a shortcoming
in our emergency preparedness into a seamless bioterrorism
response system that will serve the people
of the Commonwealth.laboratories toxic
com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030505/PHM061LOGO)
The company said it will also showcase
the most recent additions to its
extensive line of packaging products for radioactive waste and other
types of
hazardous and non-hazardous waste and materials. Now, through innovation, we're adding to
the attractiveness of rail
for a wide range of shippers. It can be modified to accommodate various
blocking and
bracing systems, as well as various engineered hold-down or lock-down systems. Centofanti
, Chairman and CEO, states, "We believe that our
new technology will be far safer and much more environmentally
friendly than
conventional alternatives; and unlike other methods, it operates at room
temperature
and there is no liquid discharge into the community.
VX hydrolysate is produced by the neutralization
of VX nerve agent with
sodium hydroxide.perma-fix. PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania Gov."
BSL
-3 labs are specially designed for handling select agents of
bioterrorism.scideas formalin
The
container -- now
in use at a Department of Energy facility in the Southwest to
load and ship TRU-characteristic waste
stored in drums -- can be easily loaded
by a small forklift. The Industrial Segment provides hazardous
and non-hazardous waste
treatment services for a diverse group of customers including Fortune 500
companies, numerous federal, state and local agencies and thousands of smaller
clients.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" which are based
largely on the Company
's expectations and are subject to various business
risks and uncertainties, certain of which are
beyond the Company's control. Edward G.linn waste
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