For Release: 07-31-2006

DataChem Acquires CCI Analytical Laboratories

CCI, an Everett, Wash. Soil and Groundwater Testing Laboratory Becomes Part of DataChem, one of the Nation’s Largest and Oldest Laboratories for Measuring Hazardous Chemicals in the Environment

SALT LAKE CITY and EVERETT, WA (July 31, 2006) – DataChem Laboratories of Salt Lake City, Utah, today announced that it has purchased CCI Analytical Laboratories (CCI) of Everett, Wash. Under terms of the agreement, DataChem acquired CCI for $2.3 million in cash. The combined entity will employ approximately 185 people.

CCI provides analytical services to government agencies and private clients within the Puget Sound area and specializes in soil and groundwater testing for chemical and toxic contaminants. With the acquisition, CCI now becomes a part of DataChem, a company that helped pioneer today's multi-billion dollar environmental testing industry and provides a wide array of analytical services to government, corporate and other private organizations. DataChem now has laboratories in Utah, Washington state, Ohio and Colorado.

“We are pleased that CCI has become a part of the DataChem family,” said Ken Olson, president and CEO of DataChem. “The financial strength and diversity of the combined DataChem will allow both CCI and DataChem to flourish and provide its clients with an even higher level of service and scientific excellence.”

TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group of Boulder, Colo., advised CCI on the transaction.

About DataChem Laboratories
DataChem Laboratories (www.datachem.com) is one of the nation's largest and most trusted analytical testing laboratories, with locations in Salt Lake City, Utah; Ft. Collins, Colorado; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Everett, Washington. DataChem is the premier provider of testing services for industrial hygiene, radiochemistry, environmental and microbiology/mycology organizations throughout the world. The company is one of the original laboratories accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association, and is known for high-quality, legally defensible data. DataChem promotes human health and environmental preservation by providing leading-edge testing services. DataChem performs analyses of soil, air, water, surface wipes and biological materials to identify pollutants and contaminants of concern for clients ranging from homeowners, small businesses and individual state governments to man Fortune 500 companies and federal U.S. government agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy.

About CCI Analytical Laboratories
CCI Analytical Laboratories (www.ccilabs.com) is an analytical testing laboratory that has been designed to analyze air, water, wastewater, soil, sludge, solids, waste oil, solvents and hazardous waste samples associated with a variety of chemical and toxic contaminants for state and local governmental agencies, consulting firms and private industry. CCI is accredited by Washington State Department of Ecology and participates in EPA and other government agency performance evaluation programs.