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Environmental Control Corporation Announces Conclusion of Testing of Catalytic Muffler at Environment Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--June 13, 2006--Environmental Control Corporation ("ECC") (OTCBB:EVCC) is pleased to announce that testing has concluded at Environment Canada's Emissions Research and Measurement Division (ERMD) in Ottawa, Ontario. The preliminary, non-official report has been released, and the management at ECC are pleased with the results thus far. The preliminary report indicates that ECC's catalytic muffler reduced emissions of Total Hydrocarbons + Oxides of Nitrogen by 98.9% on a two-stroke engine.

ECC's catalytic muffler was fitted to a two-stroke 185cc class 1 non-handheld engine provided by a multi-national corporation. A six-mode test (in accordance with US EPA and CARB regulations) using 20LPM of air injection in the catalyst was conducted by officials at Environment Canada, and the preliminary (non-official) report showed the following emission reductions in comparison with the Original Engine Manufactured (OEM) muffler:

        Emissions          OEM Standard    ECC Catalytic  Reduction
                               Muffler        Muffler
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Total CO (g/kw-hr)                    834           216          75.6%
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Total Nox (g/kw-hr)                  0.35          0.23          34.3%
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Total HC (g/kw-hr)                  253.6           2.5          99.0%
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Total HC + Nox (g/kw-hr)            253.9          2.72          98.9%
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The 2008 emission standards for this class of engine as set by CARB and the US EPA are 610 g/kw-hr, and 16.1 g/kw-hr for CO and Total HC+ NOx respectively meaning that ECC appears to have exceeded the upcoming emission standards for certification. Glenn Knight, Chief Scientific Officer of ECC, says, "To achieve such promising reductions on this dirty two-stroke engine is very encouraging. We anticipate achieving similar reductions on four-stroke engines."

ECC must now undergo additional testing to prove the durability of the catalytic muffler (demonstrating that the unit can withstand the estimated useful life of the engine while staying within the above emission parameters). Pending proof of durability, ECC will become the first company to ever achieve certification of this engine. The durability test is expected to take place towards the end of June or early July.

"This latest test represents the endorsement that ECC requires to aggressively move forward in its marketing plan to solidify prospective revenue relationships with a host of suitors." -- Terence Mugford, Chief Operations Officer of ECC.

The official technical report is currently being prepared by Environment Canada's ERMD, and will be made available to interested parties within the next three weeks.