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PE business Mergers & Acquisitions In July, Dallas-based Trinity Consultants announced its merger with Albuquerquebased consulting firm, Environmental Services Inc. (ESI). The merger will provide Arkal Filtration Systems, Mooresville, N.C., and PEP Filters have joined forces to better serve the growing filtration demands of the global market. Three facilities located in Israel, North Carolina and China will provide regional support for the companies’ distribution network and thousands of customers worldwide. Visit www.arkal-filters.com and www.pepfilters.com. expanded resources to assist industrial facilities in New Mexico, combining Trinity’s broad, multi-sector experience and ESI’s deep, local knowledge. Visit www.trinityconsultants.com. AquaSensors LLC, Brookfield, Wis., a start-up company founded in 2003 by former Great Lakes Instruments employees, has been acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Mass. Antoine Frérot & Muhammad the GWI Global Water Awards 2008 event, held in London. The company was nominated winner through votes cast by members of the International Desalination Association, the International Private Water Association, and Global Water Intelligence magazine for the international water market. The award was handed to Antoine Frérot, company CEO, by Mohammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Winner. Prizes were awarded on the basis of innovation and the commitment of companies and organizations working to guarantee water resources for all future generations. Visit www.veoliawater.com. Stack Tech Gets a Boost A Portland, Ore.-based air pollution control company, BioReaction Industries recently announced a biological process for wood product companies that treats hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generated from production processes. The process is special in that it also reduces greenhouse gas emissions of CO2 and NOX by thousands of tons per year. Visit www.bioreaction.com. AquaSensors will be integrated into Thermo’s Water Analysis Instruments business of the Environmental Instruments Division. Visit www.thermofisher.com. Landmarks Veolia Water, based near Paris, was recently chosen Water Company of the Year at Tr u c k s and SUV vehicles have a reputation of being gas-guzzlers and emitters of large volumes of CO2, which environmentalists argue are significantly causing global climate changes. However, it was noted that famous vehicles such as Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce or Maserati have large engines that can put out more emissions that an SUV or small truck. The makers of these luxury cars argue that their products serve a small segment of the population and are normally driven much less than other cars and should be exempt from the emissions rules proposed by the E.U. They also make the claim that their products are a rare art form that needs protecting. “As a high-luxury brand we are representing Europe to the world,” Lamborghini Chief Executive Stephan Winkelmann told Reuters news agency. “We are a species to protect.” Most of the executives believe that hydrogen fuels will not be a viable alternative for many years to come. Electrically powered cars will not have mass appeal. Also, there is a lot of concern over aesthetics. These types of vehicles not only do not emit any CO2 but they are silent. Customers expect the throaty sound that currently comes for the tailpipes and would reject the silent running of an electric sports car. SEPTEMBER2008 www.pollutionengineering.com 17 http://www.trinityconsultants.com http://www.arkal-filters.com http://www.pepfilters.com http://www.trinityconsultants.com http://www.thermofisher.com http://www.bioreaction.com http://www.veoliawater.com http://www.thermofisher.com http://www.airgas.com http://www.pollutionengineering.com

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Pollution Engineering - September 2008 Contents The Editor’s Desk Reader Comments EnviroNews PE Events Legal Lookout Environmental Management The Green Files Guest Dialog 500-Year Storm Control How Do You Clean Up 100 Years of Pollution? SPCC: Don’t Wait and See The Next Wave in Air Purification An Invitation to the Windy City Flood Control Infrastructure Saves ‘Green’ Puts a New Spin on Pest Control Instrumentation Products Material Safety and Storage Equipment PE Products Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index State Rules

Pollution Engineering - September 2008

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