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For Immediate Release - May, 2005

Minneapolis , Minnesota – Minneapolis based Environmental Information Limited released a new report, Overview of Hazardous Waste & Wastewater Market in Mississippi, the twenty-sixth in its series of reports analyzing commercial hazardous waste market opportunities. This report once again found that trends in overall hazardous waste management in the state was not reflective of trends in the demand for commercial hazardous waste management services.

As with many other states studied to-date, overall trends in the generation of hazardous waste in the state were significantly influenced by management of high volume wastewater. More specifically, in the case of Mississippi , reported volumes of hazardous waste dropped precipitously between 1997 and 1999 due to decreases in reported captive deepwell injection activity by two manufacturers. More recently, overall state volumes have increased dramatically once again – up nearly 400 thousand tons – due to resumed reporting of deepwell injection activity by one manufacturer.

According to the most recent data, estimated commercial waste management opportunities in Mississippi amounted to approximately 22,000 tons; a major increase over the five year period. Commercial energy and metal recovery were the services in highest demand. As with other states that have been researched to-date, a relatively small number of hazardous waste generators represented a major percentage of the state’s market opportunity in terms of waste volumes.

The EI Digest is a leading source of original market data and research on the management of hazardous waste and wastewater. The information in this information release is contained in the report Estimated Captive Hazardous Waste Energy Recovery Utilization in the United States. For further information on the EI Digest, log on Envirobiz.com or contact Environmental Information ( EI ) at (952) 831-2473.