Jul. 3, 2007 (KGO) - For the first time in years, Bay Area residents are being asked to conserve water. The Sonoma County Water Agency has gone as far as to issue mandatory water rationing. 7 On Your Side's Michael Finney has some tips on watering your lawn without wasting water.
A lot of water sprinklers claim to not waste any water. The Good Housekeeping Institute decided to put those claims to the test.
The institute placed cups with pennies in the center of the lawn. Then they turned on the sprinklers to see how much water filled each cup. Coming out on top for densely planted plots was the 'Tripod Sprinkler' by 'Rainforest.'
Kathleen Huddy, Good Housekeeping Institute: "We really like this sprinkler. It had a terrific distribution at over 600 feet and it has the adjustable legs so that you can place it over landscaping and not harm any plants. We didn't like the eco sprinkler from rainforest because it did not evenly distribute the water throughout the area."
The 'Noodlehead' sprinkler gets much better reviews because it can be adjusted to avoid overshooting.
Kathleen Huddy, Good Housekeeping Institute: "We really liked the 'Noodlehead' because it has 12 bendable tubes you can change and as your garden grows, you can customize it to the area you want to water."
And if you're tired of getting kinks in your garden hose, Good Housekeeping gave a thumbs up to the 'No-Crank Hose Reel.' It automatically winds your hose through a clever water-powered mechanism.
The inspiration for the 'Noodlehead' sprinkler came from investor Randy Cooper. He watched his wife put benders in her hair, instead of curlers. He then made the concept work in the yard too.
Copyright 2007, ABC7/KGO-TV/DT.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
USEPA Approves First Test Strip for Drinking Water Compliance
NEWS RELEASE
Published date: 07-03-2007 15:50 PM - CET
Industrial Test Systems, Inc., a water quality test strip manufacturer located in Rock Hill, SC, is pleased to announce that its SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check test strip is available for compliance testing as described in the Federal Register (Vol 72, No. 47, Monday, March 12, 2007, p.11204, ITS Method D99–003). SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check can now be treated as an equivalent to other free chlorine test kits. States will have the discretion to approve their use per authority at 40 CFR 141.74 (a) (2). The original recommendation letter (October 2003) from the EPA stated: "We (EPA) believe that the ITS test strips will provide the regulatory community with a valuable option for monitoring free chlorine levels in drinking water."
"Municipalities now have a rapid (40 seconds), accurate, and low-cost option for regulatory compliance monitoring without the worries of indicator "bleach-out" or monochloramine interferences. According to the EPA ; "The false positive and false negative rates were below 0-1%. Method precision and accuracy were characterized in multiple drinking water matrices at varying chlorine concentrations. For example, the validation studies showed that free chlorine recovery was approximately 100% and relative standard deviation (RSD) was generally below 20% for analysis of drinking water samples fortified with 0.1ppm of free chlorine or above; the chlorination level required by National Primary Drinking Water Regulations is 0.2ppm. Finally, results did not vary across different lots of ITS test strips."
As an alternative to DPD, SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check test strips avoid the errors inherent to currently available test methods. The patented design of the strip (US Pat. Nos. 5491094 & 6541269) makes this possible. All of the reagents needed to perform the test are embedded in a "solid state" in the reaction area of the aperture. In comparison to DPD, and according to the manufacturer "the problem with the use of reagent ‘pillows’ is that while the ‘pillows’ itself contains the precise amount of reagent needed to accurately test a defined amount of aqueous solution, the reagent from the open ‘pillows’ can come in contact with the operator's hands, can be spilled, or can have adulterants or contaminants accidentally added. This creates significant chance for error. If errors in the amount or condition of reagent occurs the test results, and the conclusions reached based on those results, are subject to error. These errors can result in unnecessary, and possibly dangerous, changes in water processing conditions predicated upon false readings. "
Sold in bottles of 50 test strips (part# 481026) and in 30 individually-wrapped packets with a color chart card (part# 481126), both with a detection range of 0.0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.2, 1.5, 2.0, 2.6, 4.0, 6.0 mg/l, SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water check is affordable; with a retail price for either packing option of only $17.99. That's only $0.36 per test (based on a bottle of 50 test strips).
Industrial Test Systems, Inc, has been setting standards in water quality testing and producing water quality test strips and test kits since 1989. ITS offers test strips for a wide variety of ions as well as water quality meters, instrumentation, labware and much more.
ITS manufactures accurate test kits for over 30 parameters. Our latest product, the eXact EZ waterproof photometer, eliminates common testing errors since there are no vials, liquids, and tablets to handle. EZ is EPA-Compliant for Chlorine testing, features 0.01 ppm resolution, and measures 18 different parameters. For more information, visit www.sensafe.com
Mike McBride,
Marketing Manager
mmcbride@sensafe.com
Industrial Test Systems, Inc. 1875 Langston Street Rock Hill, SC 29730
Toll Free: 800-861-9712
Local: 803-329-9712
Fax: 803-329-9743
www.sensafe.com/epafreechlorine.php
Published date: 07-03-2007 15:50 PM - CET
Industrial Test Systems, Inc., a water quality test strip manufacturer located in Rock Hill, SC, is pleased to announce that its SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check test strip is available for compliance testing as described in the Federal Register (Vol 72, No. 47, Monday, March 12, 2007, p.11204, ITS Method D99–003). SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check can now be treated as an equivalent to other free chlorine test kits. States will have the discretion to approve their use per authority at 40 CFR 141.74 (a) (2). The original recommendation letter (October 2003) from the EPA stated: "We (EPA) believe that the ITS test strips will provide the regulatory community with a valuable option for monitoring free chlorine levels in drinking water."
"Municipalities now have a rapid (40 seconds), accurate, and low-cost option for regulatory compliance monitoring without the worries of indicator "bleach-out" or monochloramine interferences. According to the EPA ; "The false positive and false negative rates were below 0-1%. Method precision and accuracy were characterized in multiple drinking water matrices at varying chlorine concentrations. For example, the validation studies showed that free chlorine recovery was approximately 100% and relative standard deviation (RSD) was generally below 20% for analysis of drinking water samples fortified with 0.1ppm of free chlorine or above; the chlorination level required by National Primary Drinking Water Regulations is 0.2ppm. Finally, results did not vary across different lots of ITS test strips."
As an alternative to DPD, SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water Check test strips avoid the errors inherent to currently available test methods. The patented design of the strip (US Pat. Nos. 5491094 & 6541269) makes this possible. All of the reagents needed to perform the test are embedded in a "solid state" in the reaction area of the aperture. In comparison to DPD, and according to the manufacturer "the problem with the use of reagent ‘pillows’ is that while the ‘pillows’ itself contains the precise amount of reagent needed to accurately test a defined amount of aqueous solution, the reagent from the open ‘pillows’ can come in contact with the operator's hands, can be spilled, or can have adulterants or contaminants accidentally added. This creates significant chance for error. If errors in the amount or condition of reagent occurs the test results, and the conclusions reached based on those results, are subject to error. These errors can result in unnecessary, and possibly dangerous, changes in water processing conditions predicated upon false readings. "
Sold in bottles of 50 test strips (part# 481026) and in 30 individually-wrapped packets with a color chart card (part# 481126), both with a detection range of 0.0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.2, 1.5, 2.0, 2.6, 4.0, 6.0 mg/l, SenSafe™ Free Chlorine Water check is affordable; with a retail price for either packing option of only $17.99. That's only $0.36 per test (based on a bottle of 50 test strips).
Industrial Test Systems, Inc, has been setting standards in water quality testing and producing water quality test strips and test kits since 1989. ITS offers test strips for a wide variety of ions as well as water quality meters, instrumentation, labware and much more.
ITS manufactures accurate test kits for over 30 parameters. Our latest product, the eXact EZ waterproof photometer, eliminates common testing errors since there are no vials, liquids, and tablets to handle. EZ is EPA-Compliant for Chlorine testing, features 0.01 ppm resolution, and measures 18 different parameters. For more information, visit www.sensafe.com
Mike McBride,
Marketing Manager
mmcbride@sensafe.com
Industrial Test Systems, Inc. 1875 Langston Street Rock Hill, SC 29730
Toll Free: 800-861-9712
Local: 803-329-9712
Fax: 803-329-9743
www.sensafe.com/epafreechlorine.php
Rollout of DX-12 at 650 Stores
BioQuest Technologies Announces ‘Great Success’ with 16 Store Test at Tire Kingdom
Company to Rollout DX-12 Degreaser in All 650 Tire Kingdom Stores
JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioQuest Technologies, Inc., (Pink Sheets:BQTG), a leading developer of innovative, environmentally safe antimicrobial products, today announced it has completed a 16 store test of its DX-12 degreaser product with Tire Kingdom, the largest independent tire and automotive services retailer in the U.S. The successful test has led Tire Kingdom to approve DX-12 for a nationwide rollout of all 650 Tire Kingdom stores coast to coast.
DX-12 driveway cleaner is a revolutionary new product which effectively cleans an extremely wide range of oils, greases, transmission fluids, and other troublesome contaminants from all driveway surfaces with minimal deleterious effects on the environments or the surfaces cleaned. DX-12 is water-based and contains no caustics, acids, petroleum solvents or phosphates.
“We have had great success with our test of DX-12 and the bay cleaning program at Tire Kingdom,” said Arne Rotne, President of BioQuest Technologies, Inc. “Our product is much safer for the Tire Kingdom staff since it is environmentally friendly and it has better cleaning properties providing a stronger, more intense deep cleaning of the store bays. The nationwide rollout of DX-12 by such a reputable retailer like Tire Kingdom is a testament to the proven effectiveness of our powerful water based cleaners and degreasers. We are aggressively pursuing other relationships similar to this one and anticipate we will be very successful in product placement.”
Chicago-based Schwarz Supply Source will offer the North American distribution for the Tire Kingdom program with the DX-12 product. Schwarz Supply Source has been a national leader for over 100 years in the distribution of packaging and other supply items for some of the biggest retailers in the U.S. Schwarz Supply Source serves over 30,000 unique locations nationwide.
About Tire Kingdom:
Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, Tire Kingdom began in 1972 and was eventually purchased in 2000 by Memphis-based TBC Corporation. TBC Corporation is one of the nation's largest marketers and distributors of tires for the automotive replacement market. TBC has continued to expand Tire Kingdom with additional locations in markets it currently serves as well as to extend its geographic coverage. In November 2005, Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA) acquired TBC Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary. SCOA is an investor and business partner in more than 40 subsidiary and affiliate companies.
Tire Kingdom sells quality name brand tires such as Michelin, Goodyear, General, BFGoodrich, Sigma, Toyo, Pirelli, Uniroyal, Yokohama, and more. Tire Kingdom's retail centers provide full-service tire replacement including tire balancing, wheel alignment, extended service programs and warranties. The centers also offer under-car / under-hood maintenance services including brake repairs, suspension system replacement, drive line repair, air conditioning service, cooling service, transmission service, fuel system service and oil change service. Tire Kingdom is committed to total customer satisfaction. Every tire purchased is covered by a 30-day ride guarantee. That means, a Tire Kingdom customer can try his/her new tires for up to 30 days and if not satisfied, bring them back for a full credit towards a new set. More information can be found at: www.tirekingdom.com.
About BioQuest Technologies, Inc.:
BioQuest Technologies Inc. develops innovative antimicrobial products that are environmentally safe protecting homes and businesses from dangerous mold, bacteria and fungi. The company’s best-selling and revolutionary new product is its patented BioShield 75 product which is EPA registered. BioShield 75 eliminates and inhibits further growth of bacteria, fungi, algae, mold and mildew. In addition, BioShield 75 is water based, odorless and colorless, protects a wide range of surfaces and has been accepted by the USDA for use on food contact surfaces. BioQuest’s ProShield 5000 provides antimicrobial protection in textiles such as jerseys, socks, towels, and various surfaces. BioQuest Technologies offers a variety of products that provide durable and effective antimicrobial protection against damaging microbes. For more information about BioQuest Technologies go to: www.BioQuestech.com. BioQuest Technologies makes no health claims when discussion results for its antimicrobial products.
Safe Harbor Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements are presented based on current information available to management and in consideration of assumptions concerning information available to management regarding future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause future events or results to differ materially from such statements. BioQuest Technology Inc. disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements and presents information herein solely for the intent of delivering general information regarding the company.
Contacts
For BioQuest Technologies, Inc., Jupiter
Cervelle Group
David Donlin, 407-475-9966
Email: info@thecervellegroup.com
Company to Rollout DX-12 Degreaser in All 650 Tire Kingdom Stores
JUPITER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioQuest Technologies, Inc., (Pink Sheets:BQTG), a leading developer of innovative, environmentally safe antimicrobial products, today announced it has completed a 16 store test of its DX-12 degreaser product with Tire Kingdom, the largest independent tire and automotive services retailer in the U.S. The successful test has led Tire Kingdom to approve DX-12 for a nationwide rollout of all 650 Tire Kingdom stores coast to coast.
DX-12 driveway cleaner is a revolutionary new product which effectively cleans an extremely wide range of oils, greases, transmission fluids, and other troublesome contaminants from all driveway surfaces with minimal deleterious effects on the environments or the surfaces cleaned. DX-12 is water-based and contains no caustics, acids, petroleum solvents or phosphates.
“We have had great success with our test of DX-12 and the bay cleaning program at Tire Kingdom,” said Arne Rotne, President of BioQuest Technologies, Inc. “Our product is much safer for the Tire Kingdom staff since it is environmentally friendly and it has better cleaning properties providing a stronger, more intense deep cleaning of the store bays. The nationwide rollout of DX-12 by such a reputable retailer like Tire Kingdom is a testament to the proven effectiveness of our powerful water based cleaners and degreasers. We are aggressively pursuing other relationships similar to this one and anticipate we will be very successful in product placement.”
Chicago-based Schwarz Supply Source will offer the North American distribution for the Tire Kingdom program with the DX-12 product. Schwarz Supply Source has been a national leader for over 100 years in the distribution of packaging and other supply items for some of the biggest retailers in the U.S. Schwarz Supply Source serves over 30,000 unique locations nationwide.
About Tire Kingdom:
Headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida, Tire Kingdom began in 1972 and was eventually purchased in 2000 by Memphis-based TBC Corporation. TBC Corporation is one of the nation's largest marketers and distributors of tires for the automotive replacement market. TBC has continued to expand Tire Kingdom with additional locations in markets it currently serves as well as to extend its geographic coverage. In November 2005, Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA) acquired TBC Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary. SCOA is an investor and business partner in more than 40 subsidiary and affiliate companies.
Tire Kingdom sells quality name brand tires such as Michelin, Goodyear, General, BFGoodrich, Sigma, Toyo, Pirelli, Uniroyal, Yokohama, and more. Tire Kingdom's retail centers provide full-service tire replacement including tire balancing, wheel alignment, extended service programs and warranties. The centers also offer under-car / under-hood maintenance services including brake repairs, suspension system replacement, drive line repair, air conditioning service, cooling service, transmission service, fuel system service and oil change service. Tire Kingdom is committed to total customer satisfaction. Every tire purchased is covered by a 30-day ride guarantee. That means, a Tire Kingdom customer can try his/her new tires for up to 30 days and if not satisfied, bring them back for a full credit towards a new set. More information can be found at: www.tirekingdom.com.
About BioQuest Technologies, Inc.:
BioQuest Technologies Inc. develops innovative antimicrobial products that are environmentally safe protecting homes and businesses from dangerous mold, bacteria and fungi. The company’s best-selling and revolutionary new product is its patented BioShield 75 product which is EPA registered. BioShield 75 eliminates and inhibits further growth of bacteria, fungi, algae, mold and mildew. In addition, BioShield 75 is water based, odorless and colorless, protects a wide range of surfaces and has been accepted by the USDA for use on food contact surfaces. BioQuest’s ProShield 5000 provides antimicrobial protection in textiles such as jerseys, socks, towels, and various surfaces. BioQuest Technologies offers a variety of products that provide durable and effective antimicrobial protection against damaging microbes. For more information about BioQuest Technologies go to: www.BioQuestech.com. BioQuest Technologies makes no health claims when discussion results for its antimicrobial products.
Safe Harbor Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements are presented based on current information available to management and in consideration of assumptions concerning information available to management regarding future events. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause future events or results to differ materially from such statements. BioQuest Technology Inc. disclaims any intent or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements and presents information herein solely for the intent of delivering general information regarding the company.
Contacts
For BioQuest Technologies, Inc., Jupiter
Cervelle Group
David Donlin, 407-475-9966
Email: info@thecervellegroup.com
Cargill’s BiOH Polyols Technology Wins Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from U.S. EPA
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
By: Furniture World Magazine
Cargill’s BiOH brand polyols, the first commercially successful biobased polyols used in polyurethane foam cushioning for upholstered furniture and bedding, has won the 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. Cargill, winner in the Designing Greener Chemicals category, is one of five recipients to be honored tonight (Tues., June 26) in a ceremony at the National Academy of Sciences.
Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Presidential Green Chemistry Award promotes innovative chemical technologies that reduce negative impacts on human health and the environment compared to the current state-of-the-art. An independent panel, selected by the American Chemical Society, judges the nominations.
“This brings well-deserved recognition to the incredible work done by our team in taking the concept from a blank sheet of paper to commercial sales in just 26 months,” said Ron Christenson, Cargill corporate vice president and chief technology officer. “The team continues to work in tandem with customers to expand the applications of and develop high-performing additions to the product line. It is one of the great success stories of industrial bioproduct development, and I accept the award with great pride on behalf of Cargill.”
This is the third time in two years that Cargill’s BiOH polyols have achieved significant third-party recognition. In 2006 it earned a Technology Innovation Award from the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry. In March of this year, it won a Sustainability Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers.
In addition, this is the second time a Cargill business has landed a Presidential Green Chemistry Award. In 2002, Cargill’s corn-based polymers business, NatureWorks (then known as Cargill Dow), won in the Greener Reaction Conditions category.
Derived from natural vegetable oils such as soybean oil, BiOH polyols help our furnishing industry partners reduce their environmental footprint and market their responsible choice to downstream customers. Several manufacturers are currently using BiOH polyols inn their furnishing products.
A preliminary life cycle analysis indicates that replacement of petroleum-based polyols with BiOH polyols results in 36% less global warming emissions, a 61% reduction in non-renewable energy use, and a 23% reduction in the total energy demand. For every million pounds of BiOH polyol produced to replace petroleum- based polyols, about 2,200 barrels (nearly 700,000 pounds) of crude oil are saved.
About Cargill: Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 153,000 employees in 66 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. For more information, visit www.cargill.com .
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By: Furniture World Magazine
Cargill’s BiOH brand polyols, the first commercially successful biobased polyols used in polyurethane foam cushioning for upholstered furniture and bedding, has won the 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. Cargill, winner in the Designing Greener Chemicals category, is one of five recipients to be honored tonight (Tues., June 26) in a ceremony at the National Academy of Sciences.
Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Presidential Green Chemistry Award promotes innovative chemical technologies that reduce negative impacts on human health and the environment compared to the current state-of-the-art. An independent panel, selected by the American Chemical Society, judges the nominations.
“This brings well-deserved recognition to the incredible work done by our team in taking the concept from a blank sheet of paper to commercial sales in just 26 months,” said Ron Christenson, Cargill corporate vice president and chief technology officer. “The team continues to work in tandem with customers to expand the applications of and develop high-performing additions to the product line. It is one of the great success stories of industrial bioproduct development, and I accept the award with great pride on behalf of Cargill.”
This is the third time in two years that Cargill’s BiOH polyols have achieved significant third-party recognition. In 2006 it earned a Technology Innovation Award from the Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry. In March of this year, it won a Sustainability Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers.
In addition, this is the second time a Cargill business has landed a Presidential Green Chemistry Award. In 2002, Cargill’s corn-based polymers business, NatureWorks (then known as Cargill Dow), won in the Greener Reaction Conditions category.
Derived from natural vegetable oils such as soybean oil, BiOH polyols help our furnishing industry partners reduce their environmental footprint and market their responsible choice to downstream customers. Several manufacturers are currently using BiOH polyols inn their furnishing products.
A preliminary life cycle analysis indicates that replacement of petroleum-based polyols with BiOH polyols results in 36% less global warming emissions, a 61% reduction in non-renewable energy use, and a 23% reduction in the total energy demand. For every million pounds of BiOH polyol produced to replace petroleum- based polyols, about 2,200 barrels (nearly 700,000 pounds) of crude oil are saved.
About Cargill: Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 153,000 employees in 66 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. For more information, visit www.cargill.com .
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Trunz water systems available from Novasys
Half the world’s population does not have access to a clean, safe supply of drinking water, with disease and death the result. Unfortunately, some areas of Australia fall into this category, permanently or as a result of natural disasters.
Swiss made Trunz Water Systems provide clean drinking water and generate electricity using solar and wind power, for disaster relief and for remote regions without electric power and a clean water supply.
The modular systems are supplied complete and ready to deploy. Easily installed, the Trunz Water Systems are ready to operate in less than an hour after arrival on-site.
Each system produces up to 20,000 litres per day of potable water from polluted bores, lakes, rivers and lagoons. Systems are easily relocated and their small size and weight can be carried by trailer, truck, boat or helicopter into virtually any area.
A number of modules operating together can provide enough drinking water for schools, tourist resorts and small communities, especially in remote areas and as well produce 220 Volt electric power for example refrigerators, TV, computers and lighting. Small wind turbines and solar photovoltaic arrays provide power 24 hours a day either direct or via batteries.
Trunz also supply solar and/or wind powered desalination systems that will provide up to 7000 litres per day of drinking water from any brackish or salt water source. These too can be combined to supply larger communities with both potable water and electric power.
Operating costs are low and maintenance simple and inexpensive; it even cleans its own filters. On-site personnel can be easily trained to operate and maintain the systems.
Trunz Water Systems are being used to supply clean drinking water to developing countries in Africa, South America and Asia and for disaster relief following earthquakes, tsunamis and floods.
These Trunz Water Systems are available from The Novasys Group.
Swiss made Trunz Water Systems provide clean drinking water and generate electricity using solar and wind power, for disaster relief and for remote regions without electric power and a clean water supply.
The modular systems are supplied complete and ready to deploy. Easily installed, the Trunz Water Systems are ready to operate in less than an hour after arrival on-site.
Each system produces up to 20,000 litres per day of potable water from polluted bores, lakes, rivers and lagoons. Systems are easily relocated and their small size and weight can be carried by trailer, truck, boat or helicopter into virtually any area.
A number of modules operating together can provide enough drinking water for schools, tourist resorts and small communities, especially in remote areas and as well produce 220 Volt electric power for example refrigerators, TV, computers and lighting. Small wind turbines and solar photovoltaic arrays provide power 24 hours a day either direct or via batteries.
Trunz also supply solar and/or wind powered desalination systems that will provide up to 7000 litres per day of drinking water from any brackish or salt water source. These too can be combined to supply larger communities with both potable water and electric power.
Operating costs are low and maintenance simple and inexpensive; it even cleans its own filters. On-site personnel can be easily trained to operate and maintain the systems.
Trunz Water Systems are being used to supply clean drinking water to developing countries in Africa, South America and Asia and for disaster relief following earthquakes, tsunamis and floods.
These Trunz Water Systems are available from The Novasys Group.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
The Ultimate Green Car Fuels on Air
An engine which uses air as fuel
Tata Motors and technology inventor, MDI of France, sign agreement
France, India (rushprnews) June 25, 2007- Tata Motors, in keeping with its role as the leading company in India for automotive R&D, has signed an agreement, in yet another exciting engineering and development effort, with MDI of France for application in India of MDI’s path-breaking technology for engines powered by air.
The MDI Group is headed by Mr. Guy Negre, who founded the company in the 1990s in pursuit of his dream to pioneer an engine using just compressed air as fuel – which may be the ultimate environment-friendly engine yet. Besides, the engine is efficient, cost-effective, scalable, and capable of other applications like power generation.
The agreement between Tata Motors and MDI envisages Tata’s supporting further development and refinement of the technology, and its application and licensing for India.
Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Guy Negre has said, “MDI has for many years been engaged in developing environment-friendly engines. MDI is happy to conclude this agreement with Tata Motors and work together with this important and experienced industrial group to develop a new and cost-saving technology for various applications for the Indian market that meets with severe regulations for environmental protection. We are continuing the development with our own business concept of licensing car manufacturers in other parts of the world where the production is located close to the markets. We have also developed this new technology for other applications where cost competitiveness combined with respect for environmental questions has our priority.”
About MDI
MDI is a small, family-controlled company located at Carros, near Nice (Southern France) where Mr. Guy Negre and Mr. Cyril N̬gre, together with their technical team, have developed a new engine technology with the purpose of economising energy and respect severe ecological requirements Рat competitive costs.
About Tata Motors
Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company, with revenues of US$ 5.5 billion in 2005-06. With over 4 million Tata vehicles plying in India, it is the leader in commercial vehicles and the second largest in passenger vehicles. It is also the world’s fifth largest medium and heavy truck manufacturer and the second largest heavy bus manufacturer. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and South East Asia and in Australia. Tata Motors and Fiat Auto have announced the formation of an industrial joint venture in India to manufacture passenger cars, engines and transmissions for the Indian and overseas markets. Tata Motors already distributes Fiat-branded cars in India. The company’s international footprint include Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. in South Korea; Hispano Carrocera, a bus and coach manufacturer of Spain in which the company has a 21% stake; a joint venture with Marcopolo, the Brazil-based body-builder of buses and coaches; and a joint venture with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Company of Thailand to manufacture and market pickup vehicles in Thailand. Tata Motors has research centres in India, the UK, and in its subsidiary and associate companies in South Korea and Spain.
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For further information, please contact
MDI Group
Mr. Cyril Negre
cyril.negre@mdi.lu
www.mdi.lu
Tata Motors
Debasis Ray
Head (Corporate Communications)
Tata Motors Limited
Phone: 00 91 22 66657209; E-Mail: debasis.ray@tatamotors.com
www.tatamotors.com
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Tata Motors and technology inventor, MDI of France, sign agreement
France, India (rushprnews) June 25, 2007- Tata Motors, in keeping with its role as the leading company in India for automotive R&D, has signed an agreement, in yet another exciting engineering and development effort, with MDI of France for application in India of MDI’s path-breaking technology for engines powered by air.
The MDI Group is headed by Mr. Guy Negre, who founded the company in the 1990s in pursuit of his dream to pioneer an engine using just compressed air as fuel – which may be the ultimate environment-friendly engine yet. Besides, the engine is efficient, cost-effective, scalable, and capable of other applications like power generation.
The agreement between Tata Motors and MDI envisages Tata’s supporting further development and refinement of the technology, and its application and licensing for India.
Commenting on the agreement, Mr. Guy Negre has said, “MDI has for many years been engaged in developing environment-friendly engines. MDI is happy to conclude this agreement with Tata Motors and work together with this important and experienced industrial group to develop a new and cost-saving technology for various applications for the Indian market that meets with severe regulations for environmental protection. We are continuing the development with our own business concept of licensing car manufacturers in other parts of the world where the production is located close to the markets. We have also developed this new technology for other applications where cost competitiveness combined with respect for environmental questions has our priority.”
About MDI
MDI is a small, family-controlled company located at Carros, near Nice (Southern France) where Mr. Guy Negre and Mr. Cyril N̬gre, together with their technical team, have developed a new engine technology with the purpose of economising energy and respect severe ecological requirements Рat competitive costs.
About Tata Motors
Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company, with revenues of US$ 5.5 billion in 2005-06. With over 4 million Tata vehicles plying in India, it is the leader in commercial vehicles and the second largest in passenger vehicles. It is also the world’s fifth largest medium and heavy truck manufacturer and the second largest heavy bus manufacturer. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and South East Asia and in Australia. Tata Motors and Fiat Auto have announced the formation of an industrial joint venture in India to manufacture passenger cars, engines and transmissions for the Indian and overseas markets. Tata Motors already distributes Fiat-branded cars in India. The company’s international footprint include Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. in South Korea; Hispano Carrocera, a bus and coach manufacturer of Spain in which the company has a 21% stake; a joint venture with Marcopolo, the Brazil-based body-builder of buses and coaches; and a joint venture with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Company of Thailand to manufacture and market pickup vehicles in Thailand. Tata Motors has research centres in India, the UK, and in its subsidiary and associate companies in South Korea and Spain.
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For further information, please contact
MDI Group
Mr. Cyril Negre
cyril.negre@mdi.lu
www.mdi.lu
Tata Motors
Debasis Ray
Head (Corporate Communications)
Tata Motors Limited
Phone: 00 91 22 66657209; E-Mail: debasis.ray@tatamotors.com
www.tatamotors.com
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Itronics Inc. CEO Updates the Wall Street Reporter Investor Community On His Company's Profitable Green Technology, Growth Prospects, and Exposure to
NEWS RELEASE
NEW YORK, June 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Wall Street Reporter Magazine has just published an exclusive interview with Dr. John Whitney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Itronics Inc. (OTCBB:ITRO), describing how he's generating multiple revenue streams from the company's unique silver halide recycling technology.
"Itronics is a photochemical recycling company; we've created technology that takes the liquids used to develop print and x-rays and converts those into a line of high quality fertilizers," he tells Wall Street Reporter senior analyst Todd Santorelli. "The liquids are hazardous because of the silver content and so our technology removes all of the silver, which we refine and sell."
The 9-minute interview is now available at http://wallstreetreporter.com in streaming audio, MP3, and text format -- all free of charge.
Highlights include detailed discussions of the following topics:
-- How the company's premium fertilizers (2-3 times more effective
than existing formulations) play into the Itronics strategy. "Our
driver for the next few years will be the fertilizers
themselves," Dr. Whitney tells WSR. "The reduction in the amount
of fertilizer that's needed is a big bonus for the environment.
It's huge."
-- The continued importance of photochemical handling and treatment
solutions given growth in photographic print markets. Even though
filmless technologies have replaced analog cameras, Dr. Whitney
says, prints still require halide processing. "We're seeing
growth of about 5-7% in that area."
-- The long collective tenure of the Itronics management team, many
members of which have worked together for over a decade to first
develop and then commercialize the technology.
-- Guidance on the company's ability to continue to operate
profitably and build its revenue streams. "Last year, we reported
our first gross profit since we started the fertilizer division,"
Dr. Whitney says. "That's the first time we've made a gross
profit in the first quarter of any year, and that's continuing.
As our sales increase -- we're expecting to double sales this
year -- our profitability will increase."
"As far as we know, we're the only company in the world that has this technology," he explains. "It's a green story. The generators of the photographic liquids benefit from our technology. The farmers that use the fertilizer also benefit from our technology."
About Wall Street Reporter
Wall Street Reporter (Est. 1843) helps smart investors connect with exciting companies, through our website, magazines and conferences. We're probably best known for our exclusive interviews with industry-leading CEOs and the world's top investment experts.
Wall Street Reporter produces in-depth, unbiased, unfiltered interviews that deliver a first-hand, straight-from-the-source perspective. This enables our audience to make intelligent and informed investment decisions.
About Itronics Inc.
Itronics, through its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., is the only company in the world with a "Beneficial Use Photochemical, Silver, and Water Recycling" facility that extracts more than 99 percent of the silver and virtually all the other toxic heavy metals from used photoliquids and converts the resulting liquids into environmentally beneficial, chelated, multinutrient liquid fertilizer products sold under the GOLD'n GRO trademark, and 5 troy ounce, 0.999 pure, Silver Nevada Miner numismatic bars. The environmentally friendly liquid fertilizers can be used for lawns and houseplants, and are available, along with GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer injectors, at the Company's "e-store" catalog at www.goldngro.com. The popular Silver Nevada Miner bars are available at the Company's "e-store" catalog at www.itromet.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments, and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, risk factors inherent in doing business. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "forecasts," "potential," or "continue," or similar terms or the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Wall Street Reporter Magazine
Jack Marks, CEO & Publisher
212-363-2600 ext 260
www.wallstreetreporter.com
Itronics Inc.
Dr. John Whitney, CEO & President
775-689-7696
www.itronics.com
NEW YORK, June 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Wall Street Reporter Magazine has just published an exclusive interview with Dr. John Whitney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Itronics Inc. (OTCBB:ITRO), describing how he's generating multiple revenue streams from the company's unique silver halide recycling technology.
"Itronics is a photochemical recycling company; we've created technology that takes the liquids used to develop print and x-rays and converts those into a line of high quality fertilizers," he tells Wall Street Reporter senior analyst Todd Santorelli. "The liquids are hazardous because of the silver content and so our technology removes all of the silver, which we refine and sell."
The 9-minute interview is now available at http://wallstreetreporter.com in streaming audio, MP3, and text format -- all free of charge.
Highlights include detailed discussions of the following topics:
-- How the company's premium fertilizers (2-3 times more effective
than existing formulations) play into the Itronics strategy. "Our
driver for the next few years will be the fertilizers
themselves," Dr. Whitney tells WSR. "The reduction in the amount
of fertilizer that's needed is a big bonus for the environment.
It's huge."
-- The continued importance of photochemical handling and treatment
solutions given growth in photographic print markets. Even though
filmless technologies have replaced analog cameras, Dr. Whitney
says, prints still require halide processing. "We're seeing
growth of about 5-7% in that area."
-- The long collective tenure of the Itronics management team, many
members of which have worked together for over a decade to first
develop and then commercialize the technology.
-- Guidance on the company's ability to continue to operate
profitably and build its revenue streams. "Last year, we reported
our first gross profit since we started the fertilizer division,"
Dr. Whitney says. "That's the first time we've made a gross
profit in the first quarter of any year, and that's continuing.
As our sales increase -- we're expecting to double sales this
year -- our profitability will increase."
"As far as we know, we're the only company in the world that has this technology," he explains. "It's a green story. The generators of the photographic liquids benefit from our technology. The farmers that use the fertilizer also benefit from our technology."
About Wall Street Reporter
Wall Street Reporter (Est. 1843) helps smart investors connect with exciting companies, through our website, magazines and conferences. We're probably best known for our exclusive interviews with industry-leading CEOs and the world's top investment experts.
Wall Street Reporter produces in-depth, unbiased, unfiltered interviews that deliver a first-hand, straight-from-the-source perspective. This enables our audience to make intelligent and informed investment decisions.
About Itronics Inc.
Itronics, through its subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., is the only company in the world with a "Beneficial Use Photochemical, Silver, and Water Recycling" facility that extracts more than 99 percent of the silver and virtually all the other toxic heavy metals from used photoliquids and converts the resulting liquids into environmentally beneficial, chelated, multinutrient liquid fertilizer products sold under the GOLD'n GRO trademark, and 5 troy ounce, 0.999 pure, Silver Nevada Miner numismatic bars. The environmentally friendly liquid fertilizers can be used for lawns and houseplants, and are available, along with GOLD'n GRO liquid fertilizer injectors, at the Company's "e-store" catalog at www.goldngro.com. The popular Silver Nevada Miner bars are available at the Company's "e-store" catalog at www.itromet.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release relating to plans, strategies, economic performance and trends, projections of results of specific activities or investments, and other statements that are not descriptions of historical facts may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking information is inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to, risk factors inherent in doing business. Forward-looking statements may be identified by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "forecasts," "potential," or "continue," or similar terms or the negative of these terms. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Wall Street Reporter Magazine
Jack Marks, CEO & Publisher
212-363-2600 ext 260
www.wallstreetreporter.com
Itronics Inc.
Dr. John Whitney, CEO & President
775-689-7696
www.itronics.com
Go green and get rich
Saving the planet is good for everyone
There's a maxim used around the offices of General Electric to describe the corporation's loving embrace of eco-friendliness: "green is green."
In other words, being kind to the environment isn't just for the alpaca-poncho-and-sandal crowd - business can rake in huge piles of money at it.
The GE brass are convinced that unless we clean up our act, the world is headed in the opposite direction and the global economy will go straight down the high-flow toilet. And if GE can reach new levels of profitability helping out, all the better.
"It feels good," admitted Jeff Fulgham, chief marketing manager for GE Water and Process Technologies, who was in town last week for a conference.
Everybody wins, he explained. When GE sells a customer green technology, the customer saves money through efficiency, the environment stays a little greener, and GE gets a little richer.
In fact, the corporation's green technology - from fuel-efficient jet engines to wind-generated power - was worth $10 billion in sales in 2005. But the biggest area of opportunity for the corporation, Fulgham said, is connected to a commodity that most Canadians take for granted: water.
Canada is home to 0.5% of the world's population, but 9% of the world's fresh water supply, so it's easy to assume that we have nothing to worry about.
But there's a growing crisis around the globe, and it's slowly making its way here. In the southern U.S., about a third of the nation is in the grip of a protracted drought that has forced cities to take brutal conservation measures like forbidding children to play with hoses at home on hot days.
For the past decade, the drought has been creeping northward. Presently, two billion people around the globe - one third of humanity - are affected by water scarcity, and that figure is expected to climb dramatically.
And with oilsands companies sucking up ever-increasing quantities of water in northern Alberta to keep their plants humming to feed the world's ravenous appetite for fuel, it won't be long until we reach what Fulgham calls the "tipping point" where there simply isn't enough water available to keep up with demand and we're faced with a full-blown ecological catastrophe.
No water, critical to the oilsands extraction process, means our economy, and ultimately the entire Canadian economy, will grind to a halt.
The solution, Fulgham says, is to reuse the contaminated wastewater wallowing in the oilsands projects' massive tailings ponds, rather than continue draining the Athabasca and Peace basins.
ECONOMICAL
The technology is available and it's getting cheaper. It won't be long, he says, before it's more economical to treat old wastewater than to draw fresh water and pollute it.
And the oilsands are a drop in the environmental bucket for companies like GE.
China alone plans $125 billion worth of water treatment projects in the next decade.
Massive developments in parched parts of the world, such as Dubai, are going to have to make every drop of water count.
And even in water-rich places like Canada, water is going to become increasingly expensive. As it stands now, Canadians pay about one tenth of the rates that consumers in places like Germany do to get water out of their taps.
Corporations, governments and even individual homeowners will be forced to be as efficient and green as possible.
And GE, which sold $2.3 billion worth of water conserving technology last year, will be there to help.
Who knew there was so much profit to be made by doing the right thing?
There's a maxim used around the offices of General Electric to describe the corporation's loving embrace of eco-friendliness: "green is green."
In other words, being kind to the environment isn't just for the alpaca-poncho-and-sandal crowd - business can rake in huge piles of money at it.
The GE brass are convinced that unless we clean up our act, the world is headed in the opposite direction and the global economy will go straight down the high-flow toilet. And if GE can reach new levels of profitability helping out, all the better.
"It feels good," admitted Jeff Fulgham, chief marketing manager for GE Water and Process Technologies, who was in town last week for a conference.
Everybody wins, he explained. When GE sells a customer green technology, the customer saves money through efficiency, the environment stays a little greener, and GE gets a little richer.
In fact, the corporation's green technology - from fuel-efficient jet engines to wind-generated power - was worth $10 billion in sales in 2005. But the biggest area of opportunity for the corporation, Fulgham said, is connected to a commodity that most Canadians take for granted: water.
Canada is home to 0.5% of the world's population, but 9% of the world's fresh water supply, so it's easy to assume that we have nothing to worry about.
But there's a growing crisis around the globe, and it's slowly making its way here. In the southern U.S., about a third of the nation is in the grip of a protracted drought that has forced cities to take brutal conservation measures like forbidding children to play with hoses at home on hot days.
For the past decade, the drought has been creeping northward. Presently, two billion people around the globe - one third of humanity - are affected by water scarcity, and that figure is expected to climb dramatically.
And with oilsands companies sucking up ever-increasing quantities of water in northern Alberta to keep their plants humming to feed the world's ravenous appetite for fuel, it won't be long until we reach what Fulgham calls the "tipping point" where there simply isn't enough water available to keep up with demand and we're faced with a full-blown ecological catastrophe.
No water, critical to the oilsands extraction process, means our economy, and ultimately the entire Canadian economy, will grind to a halt.
The solution, Fulgham says, is to reuse the contaminated wastewater wallowing in the oilsands projects' massive tailings ponds, rather than continue draining the Athabasca and Peace basins.
ECONOMICAL
The technology is available and it's getting cheaper. It won't be long, he says, before it's more economical to treat old wastewater than to draw fresh water and pollute it.
And the oilsands are a drop in the environmental bucket for companies like GE.
China alone plans $125 billion worth of water treatment projects in the next decade.
Massive developments in parched parts of the world, such as Dubai, are going to have to make every drop of water count.
And even in water-rich places like Canada, water is going to become increasingly expensive. As it stands now, Canadians pay about one tenth of the rates that consumers in places like Germany do to get water out of their taps.
Corporations, governments and even individual homeowners will be forced to be as efficient and green as possible.
And GE, which sold $2.3 billion worth of water conserving technology last year, will be there to help.
Who knew there was so much profit to be made by doing the right thing?
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