ISOLYSER PRESENTS PAPER AT FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; FIRST INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCTION OF OREX DEGRADABLES.

NORCROSS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1995--Isolyser Company, Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:OREX) announced today that it presented a paper, OREX(R)-based Point-of-Generation Low-Level Radioactive Waste Reduction Program, to the Fifth International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation (ICEM '95) in Berlin, Germany, sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International.

The conference format emphasizes a global information exchange, featuring engineering and scientific solutions to radioactive waste management and environmental remediation problems. Representatives comprised of more than 700 scientists, engineers, managers, project directors, business representatives, equipment vendors and government officials from over 40 countries are in attendance. The conference and exhibition offers an opportunity to exchange ideas with peers relating to new research, initiating and managing environmental projects, establishing national and international regulations, and implementing new methods and equipment.

Robert L. Taylor, president and chief executive officer of Isolyser Company, Inc., said, "We are pleased to have had the opportunity to introduce OREX Degradables internationally. We are honored to present this important paper to such a distinguished representation of the nuclear industry. The purpose of the paper presented in the Waste Minimization, Avoidance, and Recycling in Nuclear Power Plants session was to convey the concept of volumetric waste reduction based upon utilization of OREX Degradables(TM) product systems for the nuclear industry. The OREX product is a hot water soluble, biodegradable, polyvinyl alcohol ("PVA") based material that has been manufactured into a line of protective garments, particle barriers, maintenance equipment and utility supplies."

Nuclear facilities, both commercial and government operated, generate material called Dry Active Waste ("DAW"). DAW is a by- product of maintenance and operation of the facility~s process systems which contain radioactive material. About 85% of all DAW at a typical facility is comprised of anti-contamination clothing and protective barrier material.

Field trials of OREX Degradables products are currently being performed to validate the viability of a program which would allow a facility to dispose of DAW at the location where it is generated and thereby reduce the costs associated with transportation, handling and storage of DAW. Isolyser expects to complete field testing by the end of 1995 and to begin commercial sales during 1996.

The paper was presented by William G. Papciak, vice president corporate development and marketing of Isolyser Company, Inc., and Brian Haynes, president of Terran Technologies, Inc., a company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, which has been consulting with Isolyser Company during the past 18 months to develop a technology used in conjunction with OREX Degradables products in nuclear applications.

Isolyser has also developed and manufactures a line of healthcare OREX Degradables products for hospitals and surgery centers. The Company believes these products provide protection to the hospital staff, patient and environment while providing cost- effective solutions to the problems associated with waste reduction and disposal. These products can be dissolved after use, in hot water in a specially designed OREX processor similar to a commercial washing machine, for safe disposal through municipal sewer systems. Isolyser believes it is the first company to address the healthcare industry's fundamental needs of patient care, safety, cost reduction and solid waste reduction by taking a life cycle approach, from initial product development through final disposal, to disposable products used in the hospital.

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