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Fluid
Bed Reactor Technology
Envirogen Announces
$1.1 M Remediation Systems Orders
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Oct. 1
/PRNewswire/ -- Envirogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENVG) announced that it has
been awarded two contracts with a combined value of $1.1 million to
supply Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) systems for groundwater
remediation. Both orders are for U.S. Department of Defense
installations, one at an Army installation in California and the
other at a Navy facility in Texas. In each case the Army, Navy and
their contractors required quick response from Envirogen to meet an
immediate need for treating contaminated groundwater.
Each
contract requires Envirogen to design, build, supervise installation
and start up a FBR to treat groundwater. Envirogen's proprietary FBR
technology utilizes specialized microorganisms attached to fluidized
media contained in a biological reactor to degrade contaminants as
groundwater is pumped through the system.
Envirogen has had a long and mutually
productive relationship with the Department of Defense. The
Department has been a key supporter of many of the emerging
technologies pioneered by Envirogen, and the Company is particularly
pleased to further extend this relationship with the delivery of
leading edge commercial systems to address some of the Department's
more pressing environmental needs.
Envirogen's full range of microbial
and process engineering expertise enabled the Company to offer a
timely, cost-effective solution to these problems. Common
groundwater contaminants for which FBR systems offer cost- effective
solutions include ammonia, ammonium perchlorate, MTBE, benzene,
toluene, nitrate, nitrobenzene, and aniline. As compared to
alternative treatment methods, Envirogen's FBR systems offer lower
operating costs with high treatment efficiencies and consistent
operation with variable feed.
Envirogen is a broad-based
environmental systems and services company providing its customers
with the maximum benefit per dollar spent for environmental
protection. Through the application of its industry leading
technologies, Envirogen provides cost-effective means to remove
pollution from the air, water and soil.
For further information, contact:
Mr. William J. Guarini Envirogen, Inc.
Princeton Research Center
4100 Quakerbridge Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Telephone: 609-936-9300
Web site: http://www.envirogen.com/
Completion
by 2005
Groundwater Replenishment
System Completes First Construction Task
Nation's largest water purification
project breaks ground.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. - The Orange
County Water District recently completed the first scheduled
construction task for the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System. A
2,200 foot, 66-inch-diameter pipeline was installed on the west side
of the Santa Ana River under the parking lot of the Theodore Lacy
Jail in Orange, Calif. This portion was installed well before the
remaining 11 miles of pipeline to enable the completion of a new
parking lot for the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
The
GWR System is a water purification project jointly sponsored by
Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District
that will provide a new source of high quality water for Orange
County residents beginning in 2005. Initially, the System will
purify approximately 70 million gallons per day of highly treated
sewer water through high-tech membrane treatment processes that
include 100 percent processing by reverse osmosis, resulting in
near-distilled quality water.
Some of the purified water will be
injected underground near the coast to keep ocean salt water from
contaminating the fresh water in Orange County's groundwater basin.
The remaining water will be transported through a 13-mile pipeline
to a percolation pond in northern Orange County. There the water
will be filtered again as it seeps into the ground and enters Orange
County's deep groundwater aquifers to become part of our future
supply of drinking water. The purified water will help lower the
overall salinity and hardness of Orange County's groundwater.
Construction of the Lacy portion of
the pipeline began in June and ended last week when the last section
of pipe was put into the ground. Made of cement and a mortar-lined,
coated steel, each pipe is 40 feet long and weighs 23,000 pounds.
The pipeline is a key component of the Groundwater Replenishment
System. One of the early decisions involved whether to use cement
lining on the pipe, and add a small amount of minerals to the water
at the plant before the water entered the pipe, or to use expensive
epoxy lining. Because the water produced by the membrane systems is
so pure, putting it into a conventional concrete pipe would have
resulted in the water dissolving the pipe by leaching the minerals
out of the concrete. Using the coated steel pipe and adding minerals
to the water will not only maintain the quality of the water, but
will be more cost effective to the project.
Future construction of the GWR System
will include demolition of the existing world-famous Water Factory
21 water purification facility in Fountain Valley; construction of a
new high-tech membrane water purification facility; drilling new
injection wells and construction of a pump station to move the water
up the 13-mile pipeline to Orange County's aquifer recharge
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Rapid
Screening
Toxicity Testing System Guards
Drinking Water Supply
NEWARK, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct.
1, 2001--Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: SDIX) - a leading
provider of antibody products and analytical test kits for the food
safety and water quality markets, announced today the closing of the
acquisition of AZUR Environmental. At the AZUR special shareholders
meeting held to vote on the proposal, an overwhelming 96% of the
AZUR shareholders voted in favor of the acquisition. The purchase
price for the acquisition is 700,000 shares of Series C Preferred
Stock, convertible to common shares on a one-for-one basis.
The
cornerstone product of AZUR Environmental is the Microtox(R)
Toxicity Test System. It provides rapid screening and confirmation
results, which are cost-effective and easy to perform. With more
than 500 peer-reviewed scientific articles and more than 1,700
instruments sold worldwide, the Microtox(R) Toxicity Test System has
been approved in regulations or standards in Canada, eight (8)
European countries, and has been submitted to the EPA for approval.
SDI believes the Microtox(R) Toxicity Test System is becoming the
test system of choice with drinking water utilities across the
country in evaluating their vulnerability to contamination. In
addition to increased security measures, water utilities are testing
their supply streams more frequently to guard against tampering with
drinking water supplies and distribution systems.
"We purchased the Microtox
500(R) to augment the analytical capabilities of our laboratory as
part of our water quality program to protect consumers of our water,
including the U.S. Pentagon," commented Elizabeth Turner,
Laboratory Manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington
Aqueduct.
Microtox(R) technology is a
biosensor-based measurement system for toxicity and provides an
effective way to monitor for either accidental or deliberate
contamination of water supplies. Microtox(R) systems can rapidly
detect increases in toxicity caused by a wide range of organic or
inorganic contaminants and are considered more useful than
traditional methods because test results are available in near real
time allowing for continuous monitoring of drinking water delivery
systems. Microtox(R) systems have been successfully used to monitor
drinking water supplies and distribution systems for evidence of
tampering. Microtox(R) systems were used by many major U.S. cities
during the Gulf War in 1991, the Olympic games in Los Angeles and
Atlanta and during the Democratic National Convention in 2000, held
in Los Angeles.
According to the US EPA, there are
more than 350 Public Water Utilities that serve populations greater
than 100,000 and more than 3,400 that serve areas with more than
10,000 in the United States. Many of the country's major cities get
their drinking water from open reservoirs and easily accessed rivers
and lakes. These systems provide drinking water to 81% of the
population of the country.
"We are pleased that our
Microtox(R) systems can play a crucial role in the overall security
of our drinking water supply by providing a means for rapid
detection of any deliberate addition of chemicals into the drinking
water supply," commented Richard C. Birkmeyer, President and
CEO. "We have increased our production of the components that
make up the Microtox(R) Toxicity Testing system in response to
recent events and can offer municipalities a low cost, easy-to-use
test. The Microtox(R) systems can serve in this important
application to help deter the risk of deliberate contamination, and
maintain the safety of our drinking water supply. The advanced
capabilities and strengths of this technology was one of the
motivating factors for us to acquire AZUR Environmental."
About Strategic Diagnostics Inc.
SDI is a leading provider of
biotechnology-based diagnostic tests for a broad range of
agricultural, industrial, and water treatment applications.
For more information contact:: Strategic Diagnostics Inc.
Mr. Arthur A. Koch
Telephone: 302-456-6789
Web site: http://www.sdix.com/
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WEF
News
William Bertera New
WEF Executive Director
New Leader Brings Expertise in Both
Infrastructure Challenges and Association Management to Federation
(Alexandria,
Va.) - The Water Environment Federation (WEF) today announced the
selection of William J. Bertera as its new Executive Director.
Bertera will provide overall management for the Federation,
overseeing a $19 million budget and working closely with volunteer
leadership and a staff of 116 to accomplish the organization's
vision and objectives. He will officially begin his new post on
November 1, 2001, replacing Quincalee Brown, who is retiring after
15 years at WEF's helm.
Bertera, currently the executive
director of the 13,000-member Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM),
has a consistent record of accomplishment in administration,
financial management, international development, and membership
service programs. Achievements during his three-year tenure at SNM
include guiding the organization through implementation of its first
strategic plan, and developing an international membership marketing
and service program that resulted in partnership agreements with
sister associations around the world. In three years, he increased
SNM's organizational net worth by $1.8 million, and grant funding by
$250,000.
Bertera's long history of senior
executive positions with professional and trade associations
includes experience as executive director of the American Public
Works Association (APWA) from 1993 to 1998. This position provided
him with an understanding of many issues important to WEF members,
particularly the infrastructure challenges facing the water and
wastewater field. While at APWA, Bertera directed an overhaul of
management, information services, and financial reporting systems;
expanded national/state advocacy and public affairs programs; and
established membership development programs that reversed a
multi-year decline. He also was executive director of the Rebuild
America Coalition, a national infrastructure advocacy organization,
during his time at APWA.
"More than any other candidate,
Bill demonstrated knowledge of leadership principles and the ability
to apply them, " said Search Committee Chair Richard
Kuchenrither, a WEF past president and senior vice president, Black
& Veatch Corporation (Kansas City, Mo.). "We fully expect
that under Bill, WEF will continue to grow and prosper in a
challenging and changing environment."
"Bill comes with an outstanding
list of credentials that are very well suited for our
organization," said WEF President Joe Stowe, Jr., a vice
president and area manager for CH2M Hill (Charlotte, N.C.) and a
member of the Search Committee. "When asked why he was
interested in the position, Bill unhesitatingly said he believed in
what WEF stood for and the work our members perform."
Bertera received a B.S. in business
administration from American International College (Springfield,
Mass.) and an M.P.A. in urban affairs from American University
(Washington, D.C.). He served as a commissioned officer in the
United States Army, Transportation Corps from 1966 to 1969. In
addition to other positions held in the public and private sectors,
Bertera served as managing director of the National Solid Wastes
Management Association from 1980 to 1993. He is a resident of
Northern Virginia.
Founded in 1928, the Water
Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and
educational organization with members from varied disciplines who
work toward the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the
global water environment. The WEF network includes more than 100,000
water quality professionals from 77 Member Associations in 31
countries.
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GWR System is a water purification project jointly sponsored by
Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District
that will provide a new source of high quality water for Orange
County residents beginning in 2005. Initially, the System will
purify approximately 70 million gallons per day of highly treated
sewer water through high-tech membrane treatment processes that
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near-distilled quality water.
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(Alexandria,
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selection of William J. Bertera as its new Executive Director.
Bertera will provide overall management for the Federation,
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leadership and a staff of 116 to accomplish the organization's
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