VANCOUVER, B.C.– BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc. (TSX: BQE), a leader in the treatment of industrial waste water, will host a conference call on Thursday March 18, 2010 at 8:00 am Pacific time, 11:00 am Eastern time, to discuss the Company’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2009.  The financial results will be released after market close on Wednesday March 17.

David Kratochvil, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Paul Kim, Chief Financial Officer will be available to discuss BioteQ’s operating and financial results, and answer questions. To participate, please dial 1-888-789-9572 and enter reference number 5823214#.

A playback will be available until April 1, 2010, and can be accessed by dialing 1-800-408-3053, reference number 6266645#.

A recording of the conference call will be available within two days of the call on the BioteQ website at www.bqewater.com.

BioteQ Corporate Profile
BioteQ is a water treatment company that applies innovative technologies and operating expertise to solve challenging water treatment problems, reducing environmental liabilities while delivering lower life cycle costs for water treatment. The Company’s commercially proven technologies treat industrial wastewater contaminated with dissolved heavy metals and sulphate, producing saleable by-products and clean water that can be discharged safely to the environment. BioteQ has built 9 plants at sites in Canada, the US, China, Australia and Mexico, with additional projects in design and construction.

BioteQ has been named one of Canada’s Top 50 Most Socially Responsible Corporations by Jantzi Research and Maclean’s, and the company’s sustainable water treatment solutions have been recognized with the Canada Export Achievement Award, the Globe Award for Environmental Excellence, the PDAC Award for Environmental and Social Responsibility, the China Mining Environmental Protection Award, and the Mines & Money Sustainable Development Award. BioteQ is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and trades on the TSX under the symbol BQE. For additional information, please go to www.bqewater.com.

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On behalf of the Board of Directors

Brad Marchant