Pollution Research and Control Corp. Announces Update on Recent Corporate Developments and Completion of Phase 1 Testing

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Pollution Research and Control Corp. Announces Update on Recent Corporate Developments and Completion of Phase 1 Testing

CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -/E-Wire/-- Pollution Research and Control Corporation (Nasdaq: PRCC) would like to update shareholders on the progress of recent developments. The previously announced spin-off is nearing final consummation. The pro-rata shares of Dasibi Environmental Corp. have been delivered to an escrow agent who is expected to make distribution to the shareholders of record on October 3,2001 in the near future.

In connection with the Company's previously announced exclusive licensing of Dasibi Environmental Corp.'s Series 7001 Air monitoring system, PRCC conducted extensive testing of the series 7001 to determine it's effectiveness in detecting airborne biological particles.

PRCC's staff confirmed it's ability to capture and retain airborne biological particles in the ambient air. The biological particles used in the tests was a bacterium known as Bacillus globigii ("BG') which is listed by the Center for Disease Control as a "Class 1" organism. It is commonly used as a simulant for Bacillus anthracis(Anthrax).

About the Test The 7001 was run for 52 hours with samples of particulate levels collected every sixty minutes. This was done to establish a "background" level prior to releasing any particles. The levels in each collection ranged from a low of 0.037mg/m3 of particulates in the ambient air to a high of 0.144mg/m3 with an average reading of 0.078mg/m3. During a first test, 2.2 grams of BG was aerosolized in the test environment. Readings were taken every sixty minutes. In the first reading 0.355mg/m3 of Particulates were measured.This is more than 4 times the average for the 52 hours measured before the test and over twice the previous high in that period. The level was gradually reduced to background levels after four hours. In a second trial , also using 2.2 grams, the Particulate level jumped to 0.943mg/m3 also before returning to pre-release background levels over the subsequent four hour period.

Using a light microscope, researchers analyzed the 7001's moving collection tape and found that in each test, BG spores were present on the tape during the four hours of elevated particulate levels, thereby demonstrating the ability of the device to capture and retain airborne biological particles in the ambient air.

"We're pleased with the results of our phase 1 testing and we look forward to moving ahead. Other tests of the 7001 as well as other licensed series are planned in the near future," says PRCC CEO, Jacques Tizabi.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual results in the future to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, product price volatility, product demand, market competition and risk inherent in the operations of a company.

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