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[Schwarzermilan]

Hi @ all,

wie schon im Hydroflo Thread angemerkt wäre es sinnvoll auf Fakten belegte Daten und Informationen zu Hydroflo zusammen zustellen. Bitte kein Puschen oder Baschen und keine Diskussionen sonst wird es zu unübersichtlich.


Branche: Hydroflo agiert in einem der Wachstumsmärkte der kommenden Jahre…. Wasser. Hydroflo hat 5 Tochter-unternehmen, die alle im Bereich Wasseraufbereitung, Wasseranalyse und Wasseranlagenbau tätig sind. Die CodeBlue Filter filtern Arsen aus dem Trinkwasser

Homepage: http://www.hydroflo.us

Kürzel: OTC BB: HYRF

WKN: 912644

Link zu Yahoo zu Daten und Meldungen von Hydroflo

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HYRF.OB

Realtimekurse USA:

http://www.otcbbtrader.com/portal/goto.dll?cat=1100&ticker=H…


Neartime USA: http://www.d-traderz.com/

Tochterunternehmen

MARTI (1Jetzt kommt es aber Tochter von Hydro) hat Anfang August folgende Vereinbarung mit einem existierenden Kunden aus Asien geschlossen:

http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/050815/093063.html

HydroFlo Portfolio Company Customer Receives Letter of Intent for $210 Million Purchase
Monday August 15, 8:00 am ET
Wholly Owned Subsidiary MARTI Agrees to Provide Water Pitcher Filtration Systems to Meet Increasing Demand
RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Aug 15, 2005 -- HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRF.OB - News) today announced portfolio company Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI) received an agreement amendment with Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. (EYI) to provide the corporation with an undisclosed amount of water pitcher filtration systems to meet the demand received from recent transactions in China. The total value of the order is expected to exceed $210 million. As the demand for MARTI products grows, the contract will be reevaluated to ensure adequate product supply.
Under the terms of the LOI, Guangzhou CEIEC will acquire agency rights from EYI Industries to distribute the Code Blue(TM) filtration system throughout China, and will commit to the purchase of $210 million worth of product as per the following schedule:
Fiscal 2006 (US$42,000,000)
Quarter (Q1) = $700,000
Q2 = $2,800,000
Q3 = $14,000,000
Q4 = $24,500,000

Fiscal 2007 (US$168,000,000)
Q1 = $31,500,000
Q2 = $38,500,000
Q3 = $45,500,000
Q4 = $52,500,000

Infos zur MARTI Technologie

K.J. Reddy (Entdecker) Dieser Mann hält regelmäßig Vorträge vor Fachpublikum über
die arti-64 Technologie.

http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/RenewableResources/range/reddy.htm…

http://crops.confex.com/crops/2005am/techprogram/S1562.HTM


Weiteres Tochterunternehmen:


Safety Scan Technology hat eine Technologie patentiert, die es erlaubt Wasser in verschiedenen Behältnissen zu analysieren, ohne dass es notwendig ist, diese zu öffnen und aufwendige Proben zu nehmen.

Hierzu die Meldung mit der Kooperation:

http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/050707/090329.html

Safety Scan Technology Works With NASA Outreach Program to Assist in Aquacorder Development
Thursday July 7, 8:45 am ET
RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Jul 7, 2005 -- Safety Scan Technology, Inc. (SSTI) a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRF.OB - News) today announced the assistance of NASA-funded Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) to help streamline their revolutionary technology, the Aquacorder.
The technology, Swept Frequency Acoustic Interferometry (SFAI), was originally created by Dr. Dipen N. Sinha with Los Alamos National Laboratories. It utilizes high frequency sound waves to analyze and detect pre-programmed contaminants in water systems through metal, glass, ceramic, and plastic barriers.
" This technology will allow our customers the ability to analyze their water supply immediately and without opening the container," said Mike Doss, Safety Scan Technology`s Chief Operating Officer.
SSTI approached SATOP for assistance in consolidating the electronics associated with SFAI into a smaller, potentially hand-held sized unit, in contrast to the bulkier equipment currently in use. " This new technology is light-years ahead of anything else on the market right now and should revolutionize the way water is controlled and analyzed," said Christophe Gilfriche, SATOP Florida senior program engineer.
" My research concluded that the SFAI device can be miniaturized to the size of a commercially available handheld device using commercially available components," Kovach said.



Beteiligung von utek corp an Hydroflo: Zu sehen in der Insider-Info :

http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp


Vertrieb China: EYI INDS INC Link zu den auf Yahoo aufgeführten Daten:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=EYII.OB

Produkte: http://www.StopDrinkingPoison.com

http://www.justgojesus.com/pur-filter.html

Interview mit Jay Sargent von EYII

http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/050928/86925.html

http://www.agoracom.com/nonmemforum/main.asp?pgnum=1&topic=E…




Mitteilungen, News:


Wichtigste Mitteilung im Moment

Quelle: http://biz.yahoo.com/e/050927/eyii.ob8-k.html

Form 8-K for EYI INDUSTRIES INC.


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27-Sep-2005

Entry into Material Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits



Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 23, 2005, Essentially Yours Industries (Hong Kong) Limited (" EYI HK" ),a wholly owned subsidiary of EYI Industries, Inc. (" EYI" ) entered itno an agency agreement (the " Agency Agreement" ) with Guangzhou Zhongdian Enterprises (Group) Co. Ltd. (" GZE" ) and China Electronics Import and Export South China Corporation (" CEIEC" ).Pursuant to the terms of the Agency Agreement, EYI HK granted to CEIEC and its wholly owned subsidiary GZE, the exclusive right to distribute EYI`s Code BlueTM water filtration systems (the " Water Filtration Systems" ) in China for a period of two years subject to, among other things, the following conditions:

(i) CEIEC purchasing a minimum of 4,000,000 Water Filtration Systems in each year commencing in 2006;

(ii) EYI HK issuing an exclusive agency certificate to CEIEC confirming the grant of agency rights;

(iii) EYI HK guaranteeing the safety of its products to be sold on the Chinese market and that the packaging specifications will meet the product safety standard and packaging standards as required in China;

(iv) CEIEC committing to the purchase of the amount of Water Filtration Systems outlined in the following purchase plan (the " Purchase Plan" ):

Year 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Total 2006 $700,000 $2,800,000 $14,000,000 $24,500,000 $42,000,000 2007 $31,500,000 $38,500,000 $45,500,000 $52,500,000 $168,000,000
(v) If, in any year CEIEC purchases fewer than 4,000,000 Water Filtration Systems in the Purchase Plan it will cease to have the exclusive agency rights to the Water Filtration Systems but continue to be non-exclusive agents of EYI HK;

(vi) If, in any year CEIEC purchases fewer than one-half of the Water Filtration Systems in the Purchase Plan, EYI HK may at its option adjust the price of the Water Filtration Systems supplied to CEIEC under the Purchase Plan; and

(vii) CEIEC agree to obtain all required regulatory approvals in China relating to the marketing and distribution of the Water Filtration Systems.

Pursuant to the terms of the Agency Agreement, CEIEC reserves the right, upon reasonable
notice to EYI HK, to increase, or decrease the number of Water Filtration System units that it purchases under the Purchase Plan, based on its evaluation of market demand in China, and agreed to commence purchases under the Purchase Plan in October 2005, and place subsequent purchase orders on a quarterly basis. The parties agreed that CEIEC may upon reasonable notice to EYI HK, assign its interest in the Agency Agreement to its nominee company, but remains a party to the agreement notwithstanding any such assignment.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agency Agreement and the September 26, 2005 press release announcing EYI`s entry into the Agency Agreement which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 99.1, respectively, to this Current Report.





ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

10.1 China Agency Agreement between Essentially Yours Industries (Hong Kong) Litmed, Guangzhou Zhongdian Enterprises (Group) Co. Ltd. and China Electronics Import and Export South China Corporation dated as of September 15, 2005.

99.1 News Release issued by EYI Industries, Inc. dated September 26, 2005.



Weitere Mitteilung vom 28.09.2005


HydroFlo Subsidiary Signs $42 Million Agreement with Chinese Distributor and Isonics Corporation to Increase Equity Stake in German Homeland Security Subsidiary
Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. (OTCBB: HYRF), recently announced the company will produce and supply Canadian Distribution Company, Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. (EYI) and China Electronics Import and Export South China Corporation (CEIEC) with $42 million worth of Water Pitchers and Filters. Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL), a leading, $1.4 billion Life Science and High Technology company, is pleased to introduce the SYBR Green Extract-N-Amp Tissue PCR Kit (Product Codes XNATSG, XNATG & XNATRG). This kit provides all of the reagents needed for rapid extraction, amplification and detection of genomic DNA from mouse tails and other animal tissues, buccal swabs, hair shafts and saliva. DNA is extracted in 15 minutes with no need for mechanical disruption, organic extraction, column purification or precipitation.


Isonics Corporation (NASDAQ: ISON9), committed to the development of next-generation technology for the homeland security and semiconductor markets, announced it intends to increase its equity stake in Institute fur Umwelttechnologien (IUT-Berlin), from 8.5% to 30% and to increase development activity on its neutron-based detection products as well as to initiate work to repackage IUT-Berlin`s proven ion mobility spectroscopy (IMS) technology into a hand-held, easily portable product for detection of explosives, chemical weapons and illegal drugs. Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) said late Monday it has multiple patents on its Roundup Ready soybeans in Brazil, despite reports in Brazilian media. Brazilian media reported that the National Industrial Property Institute and Nortex argue that Monsanto`s 20-year patent on the seed expired in August. Those organizations say farmers in that country no longer need to pay royalties to Monsanto Co. for some versions of Roundup Ready soybeans.
Source: FinancialNews (September 28, 2005 - 12:01 PM EDT)

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Weitere Meldung


MARTI Distributor Signs Guaranteed 2 Year $42 Million Agreement With Chinese Distribution Company


2005-09-27 13:35 ET - News Release

RALEIGH, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/27/05


http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/200404/179466_hflogo…

Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB: HYRF), today announced the company will produce and supply Canadian Distribution Company, Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. (EYI) and China Electronics Import and Export South China Corporation (CEIEC) with $42 million worth of Water Pitchers and Filters.

Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. will provide the Canadian Distribution Company with water pitcher and filters manufactured and produced by MARTI. CEIEC must purchase a minimum of $21,000,000 in product in each of the years 2006 and 2007. CEIEC, located in South China, is the largest exporter and importer of electronic products in China and was the first Chinese enterprise to establish sales and cooperative relations with foreign brand name enterprises such as Hitachi, Sharp, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Siemens, Casio, Philips, Hewlett-Packard, LG and Samsung. Currently, CEIEC is under the direction of the Chinese government and has extensive business relations with nearly 100 countries and regions and imports/exports over US$1 Billion in products every year.

HydroFlo (http://www.hydroflo.us) is a Business Development Company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, HydroFlo`s core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo, Inc. is to acquire and develop innovative technologies and businesses that will improve the quality of water throughout the world by means of detection, treatment, and removal of contaminants. By so doing, our most precious resource can be rendered safe and abundantly available for all future generations, and thereby, improve the quality of life on Earth.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are " forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such statements about the Company`s future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company`s actual results may differ materially from expected results.

Contact:
HydroFlo, Inc.
Rebecca Morgan
Investor Relations
Email Contact
919-772-9925

Source: HydroFlo, Inc.



Eine Interessante Bewertung zum Deal:

Hallo , hier nochmal eine andere interessante Berechnung zum Deal und zur Bewertung von Hydroflo aus Raging Bull:


Those were great news for HYRF and the stock jumped 22% yesterday. HYRF`s CEO said his company will get 70% of the deal with CEIEC, so, the price of each product being $20, HYRF will receive from EYII $14 for each Code Blue Water Filtration System sold to CEIEC.

HYRF then has the production costs, which we still don`t know how much they will be, but the move the company made changing production from Switzerland to China will without a doubt increase HYRF`s profit margin.

This is for the deal with CEIEC alone. CEIEC has a big quantity discount from EYII, so the profit margin is lower in this case for EYII. But for other costumers EYII sells the product at prices ranging from $40 to $70.
If you thinking of selling this is must read... The opportunity risk.. is yours...

Exerpt taken from David Randolph post...
Let`s imagine HYRF will be able to produce Code Blues at $7 each (probably they will be able to do it at a lower cost, but let`s be conservative). They make a profit of $7 on each unit sold.

CEIEC must purchase a minimum of 4,000,000 filters in 2006 and another 4,000,000 in 2007, but this number can rise to more than 30,000,000. Anyway, 4,000,000*$7 = $28,000,000 in profits from this deal alone for HYRF.OB in 2006 and 2007. The market cap of the company is $35.4M, so the very conservative P/E Ratio of the company for 2006 is 1.26

There`s no doubt, HYRF.OB will continue to sky rocket in the coming days and weeks.

My take on this...
I`m with David. This is just for CODE BLUE which is MARTI !HYRF has a few other companies..

Grüße

Das war es fürs erste von mir.

Viele Grüße

Milan

[lenny007]

sehr gut, erste Anmerkung von mir:

Der Deal mit ceiec wurde über Hydroflows kanadischen Distributor EYI Industries (EYII) abgeschlossen.

EYI hat das Exclusivrecht des code-blue Tischfilters, welcher mit der patentierten Technologie von Hydroflo (MARTI) ausgestattet ist.
Dieser Filter ist in der Lage, Schwermetalle, Bakterien und insb. Arsen aus dem Wasser fast rückstandslos zu filtern.

Hydroflo (MARTI) erhält aus diesem Vertrag lt. CEO Mast
ca. 70% aus der garantierten Mindestabnahme von jeweils
21 Mio.USD in den kommenden 2 Jahren.
Das Volumen kann, orientiert am Markt, noch deutlich nach
oben gehen.

Ceiec ist ein milliardenschweres, führendes Handelsunternehmen in China unter staatlicher Kontrolle.

Die chinesiche Regierung hat in den letzten Wochen intensive Bemühungen angeordnet um die Wasserqualität und
die Versorgung der Bevölkerung mit Trikwasser zu gewährleisten.

Vor diesem Hintergrund ist dieser Vertrag für Hydroflo von
enormer Bedeutung und gleichzeitig der Markteintritt in Asien.

Hydroflo hat inzwischen hohe Produktionskapazitäten in China sicher gestellt um alle Aufträge erfüllen zu können.

[rataplan]

Hier die Info zu der Sicherstellung der Produktion von MARTI:

RALEIGH, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/06/2005 -- Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB: HYRF), today announced a new contractual agreement with a major international plastics injection molding firm for production of MARTI pitcher and filtration units. These units will initially be manufactured in a highly automated, 100,000 square meter facility located near Shanghai, in amounts of up to 1,200 pitchers and 4,000 filters daily.

This manufacturer will help MARTI fulfill the large backlog of orders recently received through MARTI`s current distribution channel. They will also ensure ongoing production capacity to meet projected orders through 2007 and beyond. The Chinese manufacturing facility is also favorably located logistically to cost effectively meet the growing Indo-China market and recently identified distributors throughout the Pacific Rim. ....

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=9450…

[lenny007]

zu den Produktionskapazitäten gab es noch eine
zweite Meldung:

http://www.hydroflo.us/Press%20Release%20Pages/09-07-05%20MA…

Yesterday’s release of information also declared initial production estimates in amounts of up to
1,200 pitchers and 4,000 filters daily; however, after further negotiation and discussion with the
manufacturer, these numbers have increased by more than 5 times their original projections. The
company today announced that approximately 8,000 pitchers and 25,000 filters with begin the initial daily production goal. The new manufacturer will produce over 2 million pitchers and 6 million
filters per year; providing the company more opportunity for order fulfillment than ever before.
MARTI also announced that contracts are complete with a textile firm in Eastern North Carolina to
manufacture the ARTI-64™ media for their filtration units. The company will provide an abundant
supply of inserts for each of the water filtration units with the patented arsenic and bacterial removal
technology.

[132427]

Hallo

eine neue Adhoc

HydroFlo Files Extension for Filing of Annual Report to Allow for New Asset Valuation in Wake of $42 Million MARTI Agreement
Friday September 30, 8:30 am ET


RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 30, 2005 -- HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRF.OB - News) CEO Dennis Mast today issued a comment regarding the Company`s Notice of a Late Filing of Form 10-K filed on September 28, 2005. As a result of the recent two-year $42 million agreement that portfolio company Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI) received from a Chinese distribution company, HydroFlo`s Board of Directors believes that the Company should seek a new independent valuation of the Company`s portfolio assets.
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"An agreement of this magnitude, which we have valued at over $210 million over the next two years, is so significant that the Board feels that an independent valuation of our portfolio assets is in order before our Annual Report is filed," stated Mr. Mast. "While it is clear that the contract will significantly increase the value of MARTI, the Board would like an independent verification before we calculate how much our per share net asset value has grown."

"The Notice of a Late Filing gives the Company an additional 15 days to submit the 10-K without consequence, and we expect to have the valuation completed in time to include in this Annual Report," added Mr. Mast.

About HydroFlo

HydroFlo (http://www.hydroflo.us) is a Business Development Company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, HydroFlo`s core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo is to locate, develop, and fund innovative technologies and businesses and utilize these acquisitions to make pure water available to the world by means of disinfection, purification, and removal of contaminants. It is our belief that water can overcome hunger, disease, poverty, and improve the overall quality of life on earth.

Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such statements about the Company`s future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company`s actual results may differ materially from expected results.

[lenny007]

Diese ganz wichtige Meldung kam vor wenigen Tagen.
Chinas Regierung tut alles für sauberes Trinkwasser.
Da ist ceiec genau der richtige Partner für Hydroflo.


China`s State Council has urged local governments at all levels to ensure the supply of clean drinking water.

http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/2238/2005-9-24/[e-mail]

[lenny007]

Chancen für Hydroflo auch im Katastrophengebiet.
MARTI hat ausserdem 5000 Filter kostenlos geliefert.

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09/28/2005 09:23:40 AM EDT
M2 PRESSWIRE

RDATE:28092005

Clear Lake, TX - Just as Katrina and Rita has effected millions of lives along the Gulf Coast, the storms have also effected businesses. However, some companies` business models are geared towards providing specific solutions to newfound problems. For example, Allied Energy (OTC: ALNG), which merged with FloodSmart via a reverse merger at the beginning of the month. FloodSmart`s Hydraulic Lift Systems is a new patented proprietary technology, which is designed to elevate structures above the defined flood plain certification for repetitive flood loss structures process and calls for the installation of "dynamically controlled hydraulic concrete pistons and cylinders" at strategic engineered points to raise the home to a predetermined "safety zone," at rates which typically meet the cost-benefit analysis ratios set by FEMA, which has earmarked over $200 million in pre-disaster mitigation competitive grant program, falling into two categories: mitigation projects and mitigation planning. Other companies with unique solutions includes Hydroflo Inc (OTCBB: HYRF), National Storm Management Inc (OTC: NLST), Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc (NASDAQ: FUEL) and Zenex International Inc (OTCBB: ZENX).

Another solutions provider, The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has re-opened 18 of its Houston stores after Hurricane Rita Saturday afternoon. However some of its stores closest to the Gulf of Mexico, near the Texas-Louisiana border, where still closed Saturday. Home Depot prepared over 100 resupply trucks to help restock stores in the Houston market and other stores as they reopen.

This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The risks and uncertainties that may affect the operations, performance development and results of the Company`s business include but are not limited to fluctuations in financial results, availability and customer acceptance of products and services, the impact of competitive products, services and pricing, general market trends and conditions, and other risks detailed in the Company`s SEC reports. Always consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements included herein, and not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements in this release are made as of the date hereof and Blitz Trader undertakes no obligation to update such statements. Blitz Trader is not a registered broker/dealer and may not sell, offer to sell or offer to buy any security.

Blitz Trader does not own shares of any of the companies named in this report. Blitz Trader has been paid 1,000 dollars for this report by WSTPR. Brian Heckathorne, Blitz Trader and WSTPR will not buy or sell any shares at the time this report is disseminated, or for a few days before or after this report is disseminated.

CONTACT: Brian Heckathorne e-mail: [e-mail]

[lenny007]

weitere Infos zu Prof. K.J. Reddy und die zufällige Entdeckung der arti-64 Technologie

http://www.uwyo.edu/AgCollege/AGNEWS/Fall05.pdf

[lenny007]

[posting]18.100.094 von lenny007 am 30.09.05 18:51:48[/posting]Seite 2 und 3

[Dornentaenzer]

[posting]18.100.103 von lenny007 am 30.09.05 18:53:02[/posting]Hier mal direkt der Text:
http://www.uwyo.edu/AgCollege/AGNEWS/Fall05.pdf (S. 2-3)

Arsenic removal process promising

Professor K.J. Reddy’s break-through method of removing arsenic from drinking water is having world-wide ramifications.

Reddy, of the Department of Renewable Resources, says he discovered the process by accident while trying to remove selenium from drinking water. He found that laboratory-produced ARTI-64 particles can remove arsenic to below detectable levels. From that accidental discovery, a licensing agreement resulted between the university and Metal Arsenic Removal Technologies Inc.

Now, four major companies are marketing the product world-wide. “I want to acknowledge my students for their contributions and my colleagues,” he says. “There is a constant encouragement from my colleagues to go on to the next level.” Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water causes cancer of the skin, lungs, urinary, bladder,
and kidney, and other skin changes such as pigmentation and thickening, according to the U.S. National Research Council. The council recommended to the Environmental Protection Agency to lower current allowable arsenic levels
for drinking water from 50 micrograms per liter to 10
micrograms per liter. This will be effective January 2006.

Reddy says he had not been aware of the magnitude
of the problem of arsenic in drinking water. “People used to think arsenic was only a problem in Southeast Asia,” he says. “Then the entire U.S. was surveyed along with global arsenic concerns. It showed arsenic was not just a problem in Southeast Asia but all over. The discovery has societal, world-wide implications.” The magnitude of the invention surprises Reddy, who says he had spent seven years working on the selenium removal process and knew little about arsenic and its devastating health problems.
“I’ve learned quite a bit in the last two years from the research. I’m not an expert in arsenic. I work in trace metals. But I am learning. I love to take this into the classroom and show the students that ‘don’t think everybody knows everything about something.’ Now, I know more about arsenic, but I’m still in the process of learning more about it.” The novelty of the invention is its simplicity, he says. The simple, cost-effective method will enable utilization by poorly developed countries. “People
are dying from drinking arsenic-rich groundwater and need a simple, effective, inexpensive method to remove arsenic,” he says. The process is now featured on the United Nations Environment Programme. The research also complements his work with natural minerals and the way metal oxides cycle trace metals in nature. Reddy says having scientists
and other researchers test the results is satisfying as is knowing one has created something that may benefit society.

“My wife died of cancer. I know the problem at the human level,” says Reddy. “If it can save even one life – fine. That will be satisfying.”

[lenny007]

oben rechts auf conferene calls und dann nach unten bis Nr. 18 und 19 im player scrollen.

http://www.stopdrinkingpoison.com/research.html

on that stopdrinkingpoison.com site, there is a conference call where you can also listen to the radio ads for code blue (#18 from june 23th)

its a 55 minute conversion with all key players from hydroflo and eyii

MARTI filters work in brita + other pitchers
others filter dont work in MARTI pitchers

this explains why ceiec is only buying the 30 million filters for 7 dollars a piece....they could be creating a cheaper pitcher

p.s. if you have an hour, listen to it....it has conversion from the arti-64 creator and solves any question you have on this stuff

[lenny007]

unglaublich...

http://www.wasser-wissen.de/abwassernews/2005/august2005.htm

Trinkwasser tötet 5 Millionen Menschen

taz, 24.8.2005

Effektive Wasserwirtschaft und sichere Trinkwasserversorgung: Auf der Stockholmer Weltwasser-Konferenz versuchen Wissenschaftler, " den wohl größten politischen und moralischen Skandal unserer Zeit" in den Blickpunkt zu rücken

AUS STOCKHOLM - REINHARD WOLFF

Alle reden vom Klima. Und vergessen dabei das Wasser. Meint jedenfalls ein Großteil der HydrologInnen, die sich jährlich Ende August mit Politik, Wirtschaft und Nichtregierungsorganisationen zur " Internationalen Stockholmer Wasserwoche" treffen. Die diesjährige ist die fünfzehnte; seit Montag steht die globale Wasserkrise im Zentrum. Beleuchtet aus unterschiedlichsten Blickwinkeln, vor allem aber mit den Schwerpunkten effektivere Wasserwirtschaft und sichere Trinkwasserversorgung für alle Menschen.

Die Zahlen sind erschreckend: Eine runde Milliarde Menschen hat keinen Zugang zu Trinkwasser, die Hälfte der Menschheit lebt, was Wasser- und Abwasserversorgung angeht, noch wie im europäischen Mittelalter. " Den wohl größten politischen und moralischen Skandal unserer Zeit" nennt das der Wasserwissenschaftler Anders Berntell vom " Stockholm International Water Institute" (SIWI). Die Folge des Skandals: Mehr als 5 Millionen Menschen sterben jährlich wasserbedingt. Erkrankungen wegen schlechten Wassers verursachen jährlich 325 Millionen Krankheitstage.

Größte Verursacherin der Wasserknappheit ist die Landwirtschaft. Die schluckt nämlich global 70 Prozent der Süßwasserreserven, in manchen Ländern aufgrund ineffektiver Bewässerungssysteme sogar bis 90 Prozent. Wasser war neben Düngemitteleinsatz hauptsächlich für die " grüne Revolution" der letzten Jahrzehnte verantwortlich, die enorme Ertragssteigerung in der Landwirtschaft. ... [weiter].

[lenny007]

die gesamte Bandbreite der Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, von
Haushalt über industrielle Anwendungen, feste und mobile
Lösungen, Systeme mit solar-Betrieb usw.

Die angesprochene MOEN ist eine Tochter der milliardenschweren furtunebrands.

http://www.moen.com/pressroom/factSheet.cfm

http://www.fortunebrands.com/

http://www.martiinc.com/PDF%20and%20word%20Files/MARTI%201st…

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http://www.ano.de/wasser/trink-w.htm

Trinkwasser als Ursache chronischer Vergiftungen
von Thomas Blasig-Jäger, HP

Katzbachstraße 14
10965 Berlin
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]


Wie die steigenden Absätze der Mineralwasserindustrie und der Hersteller von Wasseraufbereitungsanlagen zeigen, mißtraut eine zunehmende Zahl von Verbraucherinnen und Verbrauchern der Qualität des Wassers, welches aus ihrem häuslichen Wasserhahn fließt. Dem gegenüber stehen die Verlautbarungen öffentlicher Stellen, insbesondere der Wasserwerke, Wasser aus dem Wasserhahn könne unbedenklich getrunken werden. Aber ist es von öffentlicher Seite aus wirklich unbekannt, daß sich gesundheitlich bedenkliche Stoffe, Gifte und Keime im Wasser befinden können, oder wird der Verbraucher, warum auch immer, in diesem Punkt nicht richtig informiert, ja sogar irregeführt?
Wasser ist für den Menschen ein unersetzlicher Grundstoff, zur Aufrechterhaltung seiner Vitalfunktionen, der in relativ großer Menge benötigt wird. Deswegen können darin enthaltene Schadstoffe im Körper schnell akkumulieren. Es ist deswegen unabdingbar, daß zumindest unsere Trink- und Kochwasserversorgung mit ausreichend reinem, unbelasteten Wasser gewährleistet ist.
In einem 1997 erschienenen Artikel im “Deutschen Ärzteblatt” heißt es im Resümee: “Der Nachweis zahlreicher anthropogener Fremdstoffe im Rohwasser und im Trinkwasser rechtfertigt Besorgnisse um die chemische Qualität des Trinkwassers.” (DÄ)
Das Problem von seiten der Wasserwerke ist, daß nur ca.5% des von ihnen gelieferten Wassers als Trinkwasser genutzt werden, die restlichen 95% aber als Brauchwasser zum Duschen, Spülen, etc. genutzt werden. Wasserwerke müssen aber das ganze von ihnen gelieferte Wasser in der gleichen Qualität zu Verfügung stellen und dabei wirtschaftlich arbeiten. Jede zusätzliche oder bessere Filtration ab Klär-, bzw. Wasserwerk und jede Modernisierung der Rohrleitungen kosten viel Geld, das in der Regel nicht vorhanden ist. Um die Wasserversorgung aufrecht erhalten zu können, arbeiteten deshalb bereits direkt nach Einführung der neuen Trinkwasserverordnung (1990) zahlreiche Wasserwerke mit Ausnahmegenehmigung, da in dem von ihnen gelieferten Wasser, die vorgeschriebenen Grenzwerte nicht eingehalten werden konnten (Kat). Es mußten bereits viele Wasserwerke und Brunnen geschlossen werden, da sie der Giftflut nicht mehr Herr wurden. Das führt dazu, daß das Rohwasser aus immer tieferen Schichten und weit entfernten Regionen herangeschafft werden muß.
Probleme bereitet den Wasserwerken auch der sinkende pH-Wert des Wassers, durch den sauren Regen. Das Trinkwasser wird dadurch zunehmend saurer. Dadurch werden verstärkt Rohre angegriffen und insbesondere Blei, Kupfer und Asbestfasern aus ihnen gelöst. Auch im Boden enthaltene Schadstoffe werden vom sauren Regen vermehrt gelöst und ins Grund- bzw Oberflächenwasser ausgeschwemmt. Die Folgen des sauren Regens sind bundesweit von den Wasserwerken kaum in den Griff zu bekommen, da Entsäuerungsanlagen ausgesprochen teuer sind.
Als einzige, derzeit wirtschaftlich sinnvolle und machbare Alternative erscheint dem Autor deshalb die private Lösung, d.h., daß in den Haushalten selbst dafür gesorgt wird, daß die Qualität der Trinkwasserversorgung gewährleistet ist. In anderen Ländern, insbesondere in Amerika, ist dies seit Jahren eine Selbstverständlichkeit. Dort werden die vorhandenen Probleme und ihre Lösungsmöglichkeiten öffentlich im Fernsehen diskutiert.

Dieser Text informiert zu folgenden Fragen:
# welche Fremdstoffe im Trinkwasser vorkommen können.
# welche gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen diese Fremdstoffe haben können.
# welche Möglichkeiten es im häuslichen Bereich gibt, eine Versorgung mit ausreichend reinem Wasser zu gewährleisten.

1. Welche Fremdstoffe können aus dem Wasserhahn kommen?
Es gibt eine Vielzahl von Fremdstoffen und Umweltgiften die den Weg ins Trinkwasser finden können. Im Folgenden werden die wichtigsten aufgeführt.

1.0 Blei und Kupfer aus den Rohrleitungen der Hausinstallation.
1.1 Asbestfasern aus den Hauptleitungen ab Wasserwerk.
1.2 Pestizide, Nitrat/Nitrit und Phosphate aus der Landwirtschaft.
1.3 Weibliche Geschlechtshormone aus der “Pille”.
1.4 Arzneimittelwirkstoffe aus Schlankheitsmitteln und Cholesterinsenkern.
1.5 Tenside aus Farb- und Waschmitteln.
1.6 Phtalate (Weichmacher aus Kunststoffen).
1.7 Trihalomethane, die als Reaktionsprodukte bei Chlorierung des Trinkwassers entstehen können, sowie Chlor selbst.
1.8 Keime aus dem Rohrleitungssystem,
Giardia lamblia (Hundekotbakterie) und Erreger wie Cryptosporidium.
1.9 Organische Verbindungen der Chlorchemie, wie PCB`s

Die aufgeführten Schadstoffe können zum Teil von den Wasserwerken nicht oder nur unvollständig ausgefiltert werden, bzw. gelangen erst nach dem Wasserwerk ins Wasser. Einige, wie Giardia lamblia oder Hormone, werden gar nicht erst untersucht, da für diese keine Grenzwerte vorgeschrieben sind.

“Die Bilanz ist klar. In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat die Qualität unseres Trinkwassers rapide abgenommen.” (DO)

2. Gesundheitliche Wirkungen von Wasserschadstoffen


2.0 Blei
Zu Blei, drei Zitate des Deutschen Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit:
– In Bleileitungen überschreitet die Bleikonzentration den Grenzwert der Trinkwasserverordnung, und zwar bei den meisten Wässern schon nach sehr kurzer Verweilzeit (Stagnation) von weniger als 1 Stunde.
– Akute Bleivergiftungen sind bei sauren Wässern, insbesondere nach einer Verweilzeit (Stagnation) des Wassers in Rohren aus Blei, nicht auszuschließen.
– ein Gesundheitsrisiko durch chronische Belastung besteht regelmäßig in Häusern mit Bleiinstallationen durch die ständige Aufnahme kleiner Bleimengen. (BfG)

Der bisherige Grenzwert für Blei im Trinkwasser liegt bei 40µg/Liter. Der neue EG Grenzwert liegt bei 10µg/Liter und muß in 15 Jahren Übergangsfrist realisiert werden. In Deutschland liegen im Mittel 5% der Wasserproben über dem Grenzwert von 40µg/l in einigen Regionen sogar 35% (STW).
Allein in Hamburg haben nach Angaben der dortigen Wasserwerke noch 41.000 Häuser Bleirohre (HÄ). Bundesweit sind ca. 5 Millionen Haushalte betroffen.
Die giftige Wirkung von Blei ist medizinisch/toxikologisch hinlänglich bekannt. Es kann zu Minderung der Intelligenz, hyperkinetischem Syndrom, Bauchkrämpfen, Kopfschmerzen, Blutbildungsstörungen, Bluthochdruck, Störungen des Immunsystems, Leber- und Nierenschäden und anderen führen. Am meisten gefährdet sind Säuglinge und Kinder im Mutterleib, bei denen Blei zu “Entwicklungsstörungen des sich ausbildenden Gehirns” (Kat) führen kann.
Angesichts der gesundheitlichen Wirkungen schreibt der deutsche Bundestag über den neuen Grenzwert von 10µg/l : “Daher liegt der jetzt vorgeschlagene Wert für den Parameter Blei an der oberen hinnehmbaren Grenze für
Säuglinge, die die am meisten gefährdete Gruppe darstellen.” (BT).
Kinder im Mutterleib, sowie Kinder bis zum 6. Lebensjahr stellen in der Tat die am meisten gefährdete Risikogruppe dar, da diese oral aufgenommenes Blei stärker im Darm resorbieren können (bis 50%) als Erwachsene (5-10%) und die Blut-Hirn-Schranke noch nicht voll ausgebildet ist (HÄ).

Verzinkte Eisenrohre enthalten in der Zinkschicht ebenfalls Blei (bis 0.8%). Wasser aus diesen Rohren überschreitet ebenfalls regelmäßig den Grenzwert von 40µg/l, wenn auch nicht so stark wie bei reinen Bleirohren.

Blei aus Installationsmaterialien ist neben Nitrat aus der Landwirtschaft das schwerwiegendste Problem das wir haben. (Prof. Hermann Dieter, Umweltbundesamt (SWT)). Ebenfalls vom Umweltbundesamt, Prof. Andreas Grohmann: “Seit Jahrzehnten warnen wir vor Bleirohren, aber nichts passiert.”(STW)

2.1 Kupfer
Kupfer ist inzwischen das Rohrmaterial der Wahl. Kupferrohre sind leicht zu verlegen und dabei preisgünstig. Probleme bereitet die Abgabe von Kupferionen an das Trinkwasser, insbesondere bei saurem Wasser. Die Kupferkonzentration bei saurem Wasser kann bis zu 17.400 µg/l betragen (UBA). Wird mit einem derart belasteten Wasser Säuglingsnahrung zubereitet, überschreitet das die Ausscheidungskapazität des Säuglings um ein Vielfaches (MO). Die Folge kann dann, bei länger andauernder Exposition, der Tod des Säuglings durch Leberzirrhose sein. Bis 1991 wurden 22 Fälle von Leberzirrhose bei Säuglingen durch Kupferintoxikation über das Trinkwasser bekannt, von denen 13 tödlich verliefen (Kat) - die Dunkelziffer dürfte erheblich höher liegen. Gefährlich ist dabei, daß die Laborwerte (Leberwerte) im Normalbereich bleiben, bis es zu spät ist.
Andere Risikogruppen sind Menschen mit Leberstoffwechselstörungen (Morbus Wilson, primäre biliäre Zirrhose, etc.) und Menschen mit einer angeborenen Stoffwechselstörung (Glucose-6-phosphatdehydrogenase-Mangel). Aber auch für normal/gesunde Menschen trägt eine übermäßige Kupferzufuhr zur Grundbelastung bei. Kupfer ist ein Krampfgift, dessen chronische Wirkungen zu Migräne und Epilepsie, chronischen Durchfällen und diffusen Bauchkrämpfen/Schmerzen führen können.
“chronische Intoxikationen durch Kupfer können nach längerer Exposition bei Kindern und Erwachsenen ohne Vorschädigung der Leber auftreten.”(MO)

Zu warnen ist auch vor Mischinstallationen mit Blei- und Kupferrohren. Durch Batterieeffekte können dann verstärkt Metallionen ans Wasser abgegeben werden.

Der Vollständigkeit seien noch Rohre aus Kunststoff und Edelstahl erwähnt. Kunststoffrohre verkeimen leicht und geben diese Keime dann schlagartig ans Wasser ab. Sie können auch Monomere ans Wasser abgeben (z.B. Formaldehyde). Edelstahlrohre konnen Spuren von Metallen ans Wasser abgeben, je nach Legierung. Sie gelten als die besten, allerdings auch als die mit Abstand teuersten Rohre, weswegen sie kaum Verwendung finden. Die Abgegebenen Spuren von Metallen stellen aber u.U. für Allergiker (z.B. Nickelallergiker) ein Problem dar.

2.2 Arsen
Arsen ist ein ubiquitär verbreitetes Schwermetall, das je nach geologischen Verhältnissen in einzelnen Regionen auch im Trinkwasser auftauchen kann. Da Arsen insbesondere zu Hautkrebs, aber auch zu Bronchial- und Blasenkrebs führen kann, wurde der Grenzwert für Arsen im Trinkwasser von 40µg/Liter auf 10µg/Liter abgesenkt. Auch bei diesem niedrigeren Grenzwert verbleibt ein erhöhtes Restrisiko für Hautkrebs (DÄ).

2.3 Asbestfasern
Asbestfasern gelangen aus Asbestzementrohren ins Trinkwasser. 1992 gab es bundesweit noch 31.126 km Rohrleitungen aus Asbestzement. Das sind 23.5% des Gesamtnetzes (DO) Es können dann mehrere Millionen Asbestfasern pro Liter Wasser enthalten sein.
Die Wirkungen von Asbestfasern im Trinkwasser werden in internationalen Studien zurückhaltend beurteilt. Das liegt daran, daß Krebs durch Asbestfasern im Mittel eine Latenzzeit von 37 Jahren hat, die wirklichen Auswirkungen also erst im Jahre 2010 abzuschätzen sein werden. Eine Reihe von Studien kommt aber bereits jetzt zu dem Ergebnis, daß Wasser aus Asbestzementrohren zu einer erhöhten Krebshäufigkeit führt (DI)
Eindeutig gefährlich kann asbestbelastetes Wasser dann werden, wenn es in Luftbefeuchtern, in Klimaanlagen, in der Sauna, beim Duschen und Baden benutzt wird, da die Fasern dann in die Raumluft gelangen. Auch Wäsche, die mit asbestbelastetem Wasser gewaschen wurde, gibt die Fasern nach dem Trocknen ab. Der Zusammenhang von eingeatmeten Asbestfasern und Krebs ist unstrittig. Es wurde nachgewiesen, daß bereits eine einzige Asbestfaser Krebs auslösen kann. Haushalte, die mit Wasser aus Asbestzementrohren versorgt werden, haben die ca. 300 fache Raumluftbelastung mit Asbestfasern, als Haushalte, deren Wasser aus anderen Rohrmaterialien stammt. Die Raumluftkonzentration steigt durch Anreicherungseffekte auch mit der Zeit immer mehr an, was zu einem immer höheren Gesundheitsrisiko führt. Das Problem Asbest im Trinkwasser läßt sich mit einem Satz des ehemaligen Bundesgesundheitsamts zusammenfassen:
“Asbestfasern aus Rohren gehören nicht ins Trinkwasser” (BGA)

2.4 Pestizide
Pestizide, Herbizide, Fungizide, etc. sind Ackergifte, die im Wasser überhaupt nichts zu suchen haben. Der Grenzwert von Pestiziden beträgt 0.1µg/Liter und insgesamt maximal 0.5µg/Liter. Es gibt allerdings Initiativen von seiten der Hersteller, mit dem Bestreben, die Grenzwerte auf den bis zu 1000 fachen Wert anzuheben. Ihre Wirkung auf den Menschen ist sehr unterschiedlich. Viele von Ihnen sind Nervengifte, krebserregend oder können zu Zeugungsunfähigkeit führen. Der Grenzwert für Pestizide wird an 13 - 33% aller Grundwasser-meßstellen überschritten. So wurde z.B. der Grenzwert für Atrazin bei insgesamt 27.359 Proben 6828 Mal überschritten, davon 3197 Mal im Trinkwasser. Bei dem bekannten Lindan (HCH - Hexachlorcyclohexan) fanden Grenzwert-überschreitungen in 5150 Fällen statt, davon 2681 Mal im Trinkwasser (UBA).

2.5 Nitrat/Nitrit
Nitrat wird mit Kunstdünger und tierischem Dünger in großen Mengen durch die Intensivlandwirtschaft auf die Felder ausgebracht und gelangt durch Versickerung ins Grund- und Trinkwasser. Nitrat ist der minder giftige Vorläufer von Nitrit und kann, je nach Region, in erheblichen Mengen im Trinkwasser auftreten. Nitrit kann durch Bodenbakterien in das erheblich giftigere Nitrit umgewandelt werden.
Nitrat hat mit Jod im Organismus kompetitive Wirkung und kann daher sekundär zu einem Jodmangelkropf führen, trotz ausreichender Jodversorgung. Im Tierversuch konnten bereits Frühformen der Struma ab 40µg/Liter Nitrat bei Ratten nachgewiesen werden. Ähnliche Wirkungen hat auch Huminsäure, wenn sie im Wasser enthaltenen ist. Diese bindet dann Spurenelemente wie Jod an sich, wodurch sie für den Körper nicht mehr zur Verfügung stehen (UBA).

Nitrit kommt im Leitungswasser meist nur in Spuren vor. Bei neu verlegten, verzinkten Eisenrohren kann jedoch das Zink Nitrat in Nitrit umwandeln. Dasselbe kann auch passieren, wenn das Wasser länger in der Leitung steht (VZ1). Nitrat kann auch im Körper kursieren, mit dem Speichel an die Mundhöhle abgegeben und dann von den Bakterien der Mundflora zu Nitrit umgewandelt werden. Nitrit kann bei Säuglingen bis zum 6. Lebensmonat zur Blausucht (Methhämoglobinämie) führen und Nitrit kann sich im Körper mit Eiweißen (Aminen) zu krebserregenden Nitrosaminen verbinden.

2.6 Hormonähnlich wirkende Substanzen
Eine Reihe von Substanzen, die im Trink- und Rohwasser vorkommen können, haben Wirkungen, die denen weiblicher Geschlechtshormone (Östrogene) entsprechen (Hormone, Phtalate, Pestizide, PCB, etc.). In vielen Flüssen werden deswegen zunehmend weibliche Fische geboren (In der Berliner Havel bereits 70% weibliche Fische). Die Klär- und Wasserwerke können diese Substanzen nicht, oder nur unvollständig ausfiltern, da das einzige hierzu geeignete Filtermedium, Aktivkohle, normalerweise aus preislichen Gründen nicht verwendet wird.

2.7 Arzneimittel
Viele Arzneimittelwirkstoffe, z.B. aus Mitteln zur Senkung des Cholesterinspiegels, können von Kläranlagen nur unzureichend oder gar nicht eliminiert werden. Ihre biologische Abbaubarkeit ist gering, weswegen sie auch bundesweit im Trinkwasser auftauchen (SP). Untersuchungen auf Medikamente finden nicht routinemäßig statt, da sie nicht vorgeschrieben sind. Oft ist die Entdeckung eines Arzneimittelwirkstoffes daher auch ein Zufallsbefund. Amerikanische Untersuchungen ergaben Werte von bis zu 100µg/Liter Salicylsäure (aus Schmerzmitteln) und 10µg/Liter Clofibrinsäure (Clofibrinsäure stammt aus cholesterinsenkende Medikamente). Messungen der Berliner Wasserwerke ergaben Werte bis 0.18 µg/Liter Clofibrinsäure. Andere Meßwerte im Trinkwasser sind (in µg/Liter): 0.4 Diazepam (Psychopharmaka); 0.009 (Bleomycin Zytostatika), 1,6 Carbamazepin (Antiepileptika). Im Oberflächenwasser und im Ablauf von Klärwerken fanden sich zusätzlich Antibiotika, Sulfonamide, Hypnotika, Analgetika (UBA). Eine direkte medikamentöse Wirkung haben diese Arzneimittelwirkstoffe aufgrund ihrer relativ geringen Konzentration vermutlich nicht. Es ist jedoch auch bei niedrig konzentrierten Wirkstoffen und chronischer Aufnahme von Umweltgiften zu beachten, daß diese synergistische Wirkungen haben können, zur Grundbelastung des Menschen beitragen und daß chronische Giftwirkungen kleiner Mengen bislang wenig erforscht sind.

2.8 Tenside
Waschaktive Substanzen (Tenside) werden zwar regelmäßig auf ihr Vorkommen im Trinkwasser kontrolliert, nicht jedoch ihre z.T. erheblich giftigeren Abbauprodukte (Kat). Die gesundheitlichen Wirkungen von Tensiden sind bislang kaum erforscht.

2.9 Trihalomethane und Chlor
Chlor wird Wasser zugesetzt um es zu desinfizieren. Mit organischen Substanzen im Wasser bilden sich krebserregende Trihalomethane. Durch Chlor selbst ergab sich in amerikanischen Metaanalyen epidemiologischer Studien, ein gehäuftes Risiko an Blasen- und Rektumkarzinomen zu erkranken (DÄ).

2.10 Giardia lamblia
Dr. Seuffer informierte in einer Fernsehsendung über Gefahren durch Hundekotbakterien im Trinkwasser (STV). “Die Hundekotbakterien können fast überall aus dem Wasserhahn kommen, auch wenn es korrekt chloriert ist.” und “Es gibt keinen sicheren Schutz durch die Wasserwerke” Die gesundheitlichen Folgen können Durchfälle, Magenbeschwerden und schlechte Aufnahme von Nährstoffen (Malabsorptionssyndrom) sein.

Anmerkungen:
• Schadstoffanalysen erfassen immer nur einen kleinen Teil der tatsächlich enthaltenen Stoffe.
• Schadstoffanalysen sind grundsätzlich nur stichprobenhaft, da die Schadstoffgehalte stark schwanken können.
3. Welche Möglichkeiten der Abhilfe gibt es?
3.1. Schutzmaßnahmen
Bis heute wird immer noch empfohlen, das Wasser vor Entnahme ablaufen zu lassen. Das ist jedoch aus vielen Gründen wenig sinnvoll.
• “Das vielfach empfohlene Ablaufenlassen vor dem Benutzen senkt zwar die Belastung, ist aber keine echte Alternative. Je nach Länge der Leitungen sind oft unzumutbar lange Zeiträume dafür erforderlich und schon nach kurzer Stagnation können die Werte erneut erhöht sein.” (Prof. Hermann Dieter / Umweltbundesamt (STW)) Auch vorher duschen hilft da nicht, da die Küche meist eine andere Steigleitung hat.
• Früher dachte man, daß Kalkablagerungen in den Rohren vor Blei schützen, “das hat sich als folgenschwerer Irrtum herausgestellt“ (Prof. Hermann Dieter (STW))
• Langes Ablaufenlassen ist Wasserverschwendung und deswegen ökologisch unvertretbar.
• Ablaufenlassen hilft nur gegen Metalle, die von den Hausleitungen abgegeben werden. Alle anderen Schadstoffe bleiben dabei im Wasser.
Dasselbe gilt auch bei dem Austausch der Rohrleitungen, so sinnvoll es natürlich ist, Bleirohre durch ungefährlichere Materialien zu ersetzen.

3.2 Mineralwasser
Mineralwasser zeichnet sich dadurch aus, daß ein Mindestgehalt an Mineralstoffen (1 Gramm) pro Liter gelöst sein muß. Ob Mineralwässer allerdings unbedingt besser sind als Leitungswasser ist zumindest fraglich.
• Das Magazin “Natur” ließ 240 Mineralwassermarken auf Nitrat, Nitrit, Natrium und Arsen testen. 121 Marken lagen dabei über den Richtwerten der Trinkwasserverordnung (Nat).
• Mineralwässer können radioaktiv mit Radium und Strontium belastet sein, wie aus einer Untersuchung des Bundesgesundheitsamt (VZ2) hervorgeht. Die Werte lagen bei weniger als 1 mBq/l bis zu 1780 mBq/l.
• Die verwendeten Flaschen werden mit viel Wasser und Energie hergestellt, gereinigt und oft sehr lange Wege transportiert. Unter ökologischen Gesichtspunkten ist das nicht vertretbar.

Mineralwasser unterliegt der Mineralwasserverordnung. Diese entspricht nicht der Trinkwasserverordnung. Es müssen für Mineralwasser erheblich weniger Werte kontrolliert werden (so sind z.B. Untersuchungen auf Pestizide und Nitrat gar nicht vorgeschrieben) und es sind z.T. höhere Grenzwerte als bei Trinkwasser erlaubt. So darf Trinkwasser höchstens 10µg/Liter Blei und Arsen enthalten, während Mineralwasser bis 50µg Arsen und 40 µg Blei pro Liter enthalten darf.
Bei stillen Flaschenwässern kann es, besonders bei Kunststoffflaschen, zu erheblicher Verkeimung kommen. Bei einer Untersuchung im Auftrag von RTL-Extra im Oktober 1995 hat Prof. F. Daschner vom Institut für Um-weltmedizin und Krankenhaushygiene in Freiburg in 30% der getesteten stillen Wässer unter anderem Erreger von Hirnhaut-, Harnwegs- und Lungenentzündungen gefunden (MW). Die Ver-braucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V. empfiehlt wegen Verkeimungsproblemen in ihrer Broschüre "Mineralwasser" (VZ3) bei der Verwendung von Mineralwasser und insbesondere von stillen Wassern für die Zubereitung von Säuglingsnahrung: "Kochen Sie das Wasser unmittelbar vor der Zubereitung von Säuglingsnahrung ab."

• Flaschenwasser wird zum Durstlöschen benutzt. Es wird aber meist übersehen, daß belastetes Trinkwasser weiterhin für die Zubereitung von Getränken (Kaffee, Tee, Säfte) und als Kochwasser verwendet wird.

Resümee: Als Übergangslösung bei stark belastetem Wasser, für unterwegs und zum gelegentlichen Gebrauch kann Wasser aus der Flasche sinnvoll sein. Als Dauerlösung ist es unter den oben genannten Gesichtspunkten kritisch zu betrachten.

3.3 Möglichkeiten der Wasseraufbereitung
Betrachtet man die verschiedenen Geräte/Systeme der Wasseraufbereitung, sollte man zunächst Mindestanforderungen definieren.
• Der Filter sollte das Wasser qualitativ verbessern.
• Die enthaltenen Schadstoffe sollten möglichst vollständig entfernt werden.
• Der Filter selbst sollte keine Schadstoffe an das Wasser abgeben und nicht verkeimen oder verpilzen.
• Die Schadstoffreduktion sollte für die gesamte Lebensdauer des Filters geprüft und garantiert sein.
• Mineralstoffe sollten nicht mit entfernt werden.
• Das Wasser sollte fließend, frisch und wohlschmeckend sein.


3.3.1 Kohlegranulatfilter / Ionenaustauscher
Die am häufigsten verwendeten Filter sind Tisch-Wasserfilter aus Kohlegranulat, meist in Verbindung mit einem Ionenaustauscher. Die Filterleistung im Bezug auf Metalle ist gering und unzuverlässig. Es werden darüber hinaus Silberionen an das Wasser abgegeben, da das Granulat in der Regel mit kolloidalem Silber bedampft wird, um es am systembedingten Nachverkeimen zu hindern. Nach einer gewissen Zeit / Literzahl gibt es trotzdem kein Halten mehr. Das Granulat, als idealer Nährboden, kann dann verkeimen und verpilzen, da die Erreger resistent gegen das Silber werden (Prof. Franz Daschner in ÖT1). Das Silber wird vom Filter an das Wasser abgegeben. Es können dabei Konzentrationen zwischen 70-230 µg/l erreicht werden (ÖT3). Auch wenn das toxikologisch nach bisherigem Wissensstand unbedenklich ist, besteht kein Grund sich unnötig mit Silber zu belasten.
Gefährlich ist auch das mögliche “Durchbrechen” der Filter. Es werden dabei schlagartig große Mengen der von der Kohle absorbierten Schadstoffe unbemerkt wieder an das Wasser abgegeben.

Der meist mit dem Granulatfilter kombinierte Ionenaustauscher, nimmt Calciumionen aus dem Wasser und vertauscht diese gegen Natriumionen. Der einzige Vorteil ist die fehlende Haut auf dem Tee, der Nachteil ist ein Wasser mit erhöhtem Natriumgehalt. Öko Test: “Die meisten Tisch-Wasserfilter sind dazu gedacht, den Geschmack, z.B. von Tee und Gemüse zu verbessern. Nur dafür sollten sie, wenn überhaupt, auch benutzt werden.” (ÖT1)

3.3.2 Dampfdestillation
Bei der Dampfdestillation wird Wasser gekocht und der entstehende Dampf dann wieder zu Wasser abgekühlt (kondensiert). Wenn die Kühlspirale dabei aus Quarzglas besteht, bekommt man ein weitgehend unbelastetes aber demineralisiertes Wasser. Bei vielen Destilliergeräten besteht diese aber aus einer Chrom - Nickel Legierung oder aus Aluminium. Ob dadurch eine Metallionenabgabe an das Wasser stattfindet, sollte dann im Einzelfall untersucht werden. Es können bei der Dampfdestillation nur relativ kleine Mengen lauwarmes Wasser auf Vorrat entnommen werden. Der Vorratsbehälter muß häufig desinfiziert werden, da die Gefahr der Nachverkeimung besteht.
“So können humanopathogene Keime wie Pseudomonas aeroginosa in solchem Wasser rasch auf Konzentrationen um etwa 1 Million im Milliliter vermehren.” (WBL)
Zur Destillation wird relativ viel Strom verbraucht (ca. 1 kWh/Liter). Bedenklich ist auch der häufig nachgeschaltete Kohlegranulatfilter zur Geschmacksaufbesserung, da, wie oben besprochen, wieder die Gefahr der Nachverkeimung und Abgabe von Silberionen besteht.
Der Geschmack von destilliertem Wasser wird von vielen als unangenehm empfunden.
Zur gesundheitlichen Wirkung: “Die Einverleibung größerer Mengen an destilliertem Wasser ist gefährlich, da aufgrund osmotischer Effekte Zellschädigungen eintreten können.” (RÖ, und: “Lebensgefährlich ist der Genuß von destilliertem Wasser während einer Fastendiät.” (ÖT2)

3.3.3 Umkehrosmose
Ein weiteres System ist das in den USA sehr gängige System der Umkehrosmose. Bei diesem System wird, vereinfacht dargestellt, alles was nicht Wasser ist von einer Filtermembran abgestoßen, bzw. erst gar nicht durchgelassen. Die Wirksamkeit der Filtration nimmt allerdings mit der Zeit ab und entspricht auch in der Praxis nicht unbedingt der von den Herstellern angegebenen Rückhalterate von 99% (VZ3).
Die Filtermembran muß ständig von Wasser umspült werden um nicht zu verstopfen oder trockenzulaufen. Dieses Wasser fließt dann als Abwasser in die Kanalisation. Das Verhältnis von Abwasser zu Brauchwasser kann dabei so ungünstig sein, daß für einen Liter Trinkwasser 3-13 Liter Wasser verbraucht werden (Kons). Das Endprodukt ist ein demineralisiertes Wasser, mit den oben besprochenen Nachteilen. Der Filter produziert, wie Destilliergeräte, stehendes Wasser auf Vorrat, ebenfalls mit der Gefahr der Nachverkeimung und einem Vorratsbehälter der desinfiziert werden muß. Ein weiteres Problem ist auch hier wieder der nachgeschaltete, meist silberbedampfte Kohlegranulatfilter.
Ein kritischer Schwachpunkt der Umkehrosmoseanlagen ist auch die empfindliche Filtermembran. Diese kann Mikrorisse bekommen, was dann einen Schadstoffdurchbruch zur Folge hat, und: “Ähnlich wie bei der Aktivkohle bieten die organischen Membrane einen guten Nährboden für Mikroorganismen.”(Kat), sowie: “Dennoch wurden Keimzahlen gemessen, die um ein Vielfaches den von der Trinkwasserverordnung vorgegebenen 100 Keimen pro ml Wasser liegen, insbesondere wenn die Anlagen einige Tage unbenutzt waren.”(VZ3)
Das österreichische Testmagazin Konsument hat 1993 zwanzig verschiedene Umkehrosmoseanlagen untersucht. Das Ergebnis war, daß alle Anlagen schlechteres (verkeimteres) Wasser liefern als das Leitungswasser, bis auf eine Anlage, die das Wasser in nachhinein mit UV Licht desinfiziert, wodurch es aber mit Nitrit belastet und stark erwärmt war. Ein Gerät gab 8.2 mg Jod/Liter zu Desinfektionszwecken an das Wasser ab. “Ernährungsphysiologisch ein bedenklicher Wert”. Das Testergebnis war bei jeder Anlage: “Nicht zufriedenstellend” (Kons).
Umkehrosmoseanlagen sind teuer in der Anschaffung und in den Folgekosten. Eine Anlage kann leicht mehrere tausend Mark kosten und Folgekosten von einigen hundert Mark pro Jahr verursachen.

Die oben dargestellten Filtertechnologien, bzw. Aufbereitungsanlagen sind die, die bisher in Deutschland bekannt sind und vielfach negativ in der Fachpresse beurteilt wurden. Aus Amerika kommt jedoch ein weiteres, völlig anderes System, das erst seit kurzem auf dem deutschen Markt vertreten ist. Dieses Filtersystem wird im Folgenden ausführlicher dargestellt, da es in Deutschland bislang kaum bekannt ist, obwohl es in Amerika seit über 25 Jahren hergestellt wird.

3.3.4 MultiPure Kohleblockfilter
Bei der Kohleblocktechnologie handelt es sich um einen massiven Aktivkohleblock der amerikanischen Firma MultiPure, bei dem das Leitungswasser, vom Druck des Wassernetzes, mechanisch durch einen Aktivkohleblock gepreßt und gefiltert wird.
Das Tischmodell wird dabei mit einem Schlauch, an Stelle des Perlators, am Wasserhahn angeschlossen: Es wird dann mit einem Schalter zwischen Brauch- und Filterwasser umgeschaltet. D.h. der Filter liefert Wasser da wo und wie es gebraucht wird: fließend frisch am Wasserhahn in der Küche.
Die Filterwirkung von Aktivkohle auf organische Substanzen ist hinlänglich bekannt. Sie beruht auf Absorption der Giftstoffe und in diesem Fall und das ist das besondere daran, auch auf mechanischer Filtrierung, da der Filterblock massiv ist. Die Kohleblocktechnologie gibt es in Amerika seit etwa 25 Jahren. der Filter wurde, insbesondere von dem unabhängigen amerikanischen Wasserlabor NSF International, seit 1974 untersucht. NSF ist das von der Weltgesundheitsorganisation weltweit beauftragte Labor für Wasseranalytik und Wasseraufbereitung und hat im Auftrag des amerikanischen Gesundheitsministeriums die ANSI Normen für Wasserfilter entwickelt. Die Reduktionswerte wurden zusätzlich in Deutschland durch ein, von der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung akkreditiertes Labor, überprüft, bestätigt und beurkundet (Laboratorium Fechter, Berlin).
Die Filtrationsleistung liegt je nach Modell zwischen 1000 und 3500 Litern. Die Filtrationsrate von Blei, Kupfer, Pestiziden, Chlor, Giardia lamblia, etc. liegt bei fast hundert Prozent.
Wenn das Wasser stark mit Nitrat/Nitrit belastet ist, wird zusätzlich ein Ionenaustauscher vorgeschaltet.
Einen Härtetest im Landkreis Pinneberg (bei Hamburg) hat der Filter mit Bravour bestanden. Das Trinkwasser ist dort mit bis zu 1000 fach erhöhten Pestizidwerten belastet. Nach dem Filter war das Pestizid (1,2 Dichlorpropan) über den gesamten Filterbereich (1000 Liter) nicht mehr nachweisbar. Jeder in diesem Landkreis darf sein Wasser wieder als Trinkwasser benutzen, wenn er einen MultiPure Filter hat (FE).
Die lebenswichtigen Mineralstoffe (Calcium, Magnesium, Kalium) verbleiben im Wasser. Der Geschmack ist deswegen auch überzeugend und mit Quellwasser vergleichbar.
Der Filter ist nicht mit Silber bedampft und gibt keine Fremdstoffe ans Wasser ab. Die maximale Teilchengröße, die dieser Filter durchläßt ist 0.5µm. Keime die außen am Filter ankommen können, genauso wenig wie Pilzsporen, durch den Filter dringen.
Das Hygieneinstitut der Freien Universität Berlin (Leitung: Prof. Rüden) hat mehrere dieser Filter in einer Langzeitstudie untersucht und kam zu dem Ergebnis, daß diese Filter nicht verkeimen. “......Dieses Ergebnis ist als sehr gut zu bewerten, da viele Filtersysteme die mikrobiologische Qualität des zugeführten Wassers verschlechtern.” “Daher kann der Filtertyp MultiPure MP-SSCT für den normalen Haushalt und auch für Immungeschwächte empfohlen werden.” (FUB). Der Filter ist nicht mit Silber bedampft und gibt keine Schadstoffe ans Wasser ab. Es ist meines Wissens nach der bestuntersuchte Filter der Welt und in Kalifornien seit Jahren marktführend und regelmäßig Testsieger in Konsumentenzeitschriften.

“Trinkwasser kann heute am Ort des Verbrauchs durch den Einsatz von Filtern von gesundheitsschädlichen Stoffen ganz oder teilweise befreit werden. Durch die richtige Auswahl kann eine deutliche Qualitätsverbesserung des Trinkwassers erreicht werden.” (FO)

Resümee
Angesichts der, in diesem Artikel aufgeführten offiziellen Zitate und Stellungnahmen, ist es unverständlich, daß von Seiten der Wasserwerke, Presse und Verbraucherzentralen immer noch dem Verbraucher gegenüber behauptet wird, man könne Leitungswasser uneingeschränkt genießen. Allein auf Blei bezogen, müßte die offizielle Empfehlung bereits heißen: “Lassen Sie Ihr Wasser untersuchen!” Angesichts noch zahlreicher anderer anthropogener Fremdstoffe, scheint eine individuelle Lösung der Trinkwasserprobleme im Haushalt sinnvoll, da, wegen den leeren Kassen öffentlicher Einrichtungen, eine weitere Verbesserung des gelieferten Trinkwassers in absehbarer Zeit nicht bezahlbar ist. Den Autoren ist es unverständlich, daß das Problem, das offensichtlich da und bekannt ist, nicht öffentlich diskutiert wird. Die historisch beispiellose Verschmutzung und Zerstörung unserer Biosphäre ist ja keineswegs die Schuld der Wasserwerke, sondern die Folge jahrzehntelanger sorgloser, falscher Umweltpolitik und gesamtgesellschaftlicher Entwicklung.


Literaturliste
BGA Deutsche Presse Agentur, 221528, Februar 1989, aus DI
BfG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, Trinkwasser, Hausinstallationen und pH-Wert, 1993
BT Deutscher Bundestag, Beschlußempfehlung und Bericht
Drucksache 13/3953, 1996
DÄ Deutsches Ärzteblatt 1/97
DI Bernhard Diener, Wolfgang Wagner, Die unterschätzte Gefahr, Dokumentation zum Thema: Asbestbelastung des Trinkwassers, 1990
DO Dr. med. Arndt Dohmen / Dr.med. Günter Baitsch, Wasser in Gefahr, Stiftung Ökologie und Landbau
FE Ergebnisse zum Feldversuch “Rohwasserfiltration” Kreis Pinneberg 1994, Fa.Ökolimna GmbH, Ehlbeek 2, 30938 Burgwedel
FUB Freie Universität Berlin, Abschlußbericht zum Forschungsvorhaben “Mikrobiologie und einsatzgebiete von Trinkwasserfiltern” SANACELL MULTI PURE SSCT - im Dezember 1997
FO Fernlehrgang Naturkost, Forum Berufsbildung, e.V.
HÄ Hamburger Ärzteblatt, 1/97
Kat Katalyse e.V. Institut für angewandte Umweltforschung, Das Wasserbuch
Kons Wasseraufbereitungsgeräte, Konsument, 8/1996
MW “Mineral- und Heilwasser: Gesundbrunnen oder Hygienegefahr” Münchener medizinische Wochenschau 139, Nr.12, 1997
MO Michael Otto, Chronische Kupferintoxikationen durch Trinkwasser, Verl. f. Wiss. und Bildung, 1993
Nat Magazin Natur, 8/87
ÖT1 Tisch-Wasserfilter, Zeitschrift Öko-Test, 8/96
ÖT2 Gefragt-gesagt, Zeitschrift Öko-Test, 8/93
ÖT3 Ökotest 3/88
RÖ Römpp, Chemie Lexikon, 9.Aufl, Thieme, 1993
SP Der Spiegel, 26/1996
STV Stern Tv, Sendung vom 19.7.1996
STW Bleialarm, Stiftung Warentest, 9/96
TVO Trinkwasserverordnung
UBA Umweltbundesamt, Jahresbericht 1994
UFP Umweltmedizin in Forschung und Praxis 1/96 (Zeitschrift)
VZ1 Verbraucherzentrale, Nitrat in Wasser und Gemüse
VZ2 Verbraucherzentrale, Mineralwasser, 5.Aufl.1996
VZ3 Verbraucherzentrale, Ihr Trinkwasser, 1993
WBL Schriftwechsel Bundesminister für Gesundheit mit Institut für Wasser-, Boden-, und Lufthygiene, Erlaß 416-6460 vom 11.08.1992

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Viel Lesestoff für lange Winternächte. Ist halt wissenschaftliche Literatur

http://edocs.tu-berlin.de/diss/2005/karschunke_karsten.pdf

http://edocs.tu-berlin.de/diss/2004/ruhland_alexander.pdf

[lenny007]

und HWTI nicht vergessen, da hat HYRF nach diesen Infos ebenfalls einen großen technologischen Vorsprung.

http://www.meatnews.com/newProducts/newProducts.details.cfm?…


HydroFlo says its HDAF unit has been tested and compared side-by-side to a leading market competitor at a national poultry processing facility. While the competitor’s unit utilizes high volumes and high pressures to create flow, the HDAF improved upon these conventional DAF systems by creating a pump that requires less horsepower, greater operation, and better process efficiencies, the company says. HydroFlo’s high-density micro-bubble aeration device is coupled with a lower horsepower pump to reduce costs while maximizing solids removal, and revolutionizes the DAF process.

[lenny007]

http://www.waterandwastewater.com/www_services/news_center/p…


“HydroFlo portfolio companies continue to introduce exceptional and ground-breaking products and processes,” commented, Dennis Mast, CEO of HydroFlo, Inc. “The HDAF is the next level of performance in a market that has for far too long been conventional. We look forward to offering this and many more exciting products to our current and future customers.”

[lenny007]

und die ersten Erfolge gab es auch schon.


HydroFlo Water Treatment Begins OEM Sales of HDAF Units
July 5, 2005

HydroFlo Water Treatment, Inc. (HWTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc., has begun the sales of its new HydroFlo Dissolved Air Flotation (HDAF) unit to an undisclosed DAF manufacturer. The first system will be manufactured for retrofitting into an existing application in California. The HDAF unit has been proven to provide comparable removal efficiencies using a fraction of the recycled water normally required in DAF operations, thus allowing for lower horsepower costs per gallon treated.

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Hier nochmal was zur Arsenproblematik:

http://www.soil.tu-bs.de/lehre/BokuSem/WS2002/Mueller_Nett_A…

[lenny007]

super video:

http://www.healthworldnews.tv/

The Blackout of 2003 and the failure of our “3rd world country” power grid may have shed some light on another challenge facing this country. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), our nation`s water grid and waste water infrastructure is deteriorating due to gross under investment over the past few decades. One of the few companies with proven technology designed to address both the economic and environmental aspects of rebuilding the water grid is called HydroFlo.

[lenny007]

http://www.tvaproductions.com/pdf/PL1435.pdf

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An Innovative Approach To Updating America’s Water Grid
http://www.tvaproductions.com/pdf/PL1435.pdf

(TVA)—The Blackout of 2003
and the failure of the power grid
may have shed some light on
another challenge facing this nation.
The power grid failure came
without warning and cost the public
billions of dollars. Even more
disturbing is the fact that America’s
infrastructure problems don’t
end with the power grid.
The country’s water system—
much of it installed 100 years
ago—is crumbling, too.
Broken pipes flood subways,
sewage systems overflow during
rainstorms, in turn contaminating
rivers, lakes and underground
drinking-water supplies.
And thanks to ancient treatment
plants, pesticide runoff, and
the thoughtless dumping of home
chemicals down storm sewers, our
home tap water is murkier than
we’d like to believe, too.
The Environmental Protection
Agency, or EPA, estimates that
taxpayers will need to spend at
least $500 billion over the next 20
years to repair the water grid in
America. That breaks down to
$250 billion to replace pipes,
tanks, valves and treatment
plants in the water infrastructure,
and $250 billion more to upgrade
the sewage system. Waste water
treatment technology is also
reported to have become a major
EPA concern.
There are two major considerations
that need to be addressed as
the massive reconstruction of the
U.S. water grid gets underway.
Cost is certainly the overriding
issue, but the environment figures
heavily into the picture as well.
Experts say that we can expect
municipal water companies to
begin raising their rates to pay for
reconstructing the water grid.
One of the few companies with
proven technology designed to
address both the economic and
environmental aspects of rebuilding
the water grid is called
HydroFlo.
This Raleigh, North Carolinabased
firm has developed a patented
aeration technology that
increases the capacity of existing
wastewater treatment plants, and
eliminates the use of chemicals for
odor and corrosion control using
the pipeline infrastructure already
in place.
The treatment process is described
as natural and is said to
not damage the environment
because no chemicals are involved
in the treatment.
For hundreds of years, man
has known that oxygen was necessary
to help eliminate harmful
bacteria and noxious odors from
wastewater. However, since water
is rather resistant to oxygen
absorption under normal circumstances,
innovative methods of
infusing oxygen into water needed
to be developed.
In its broadest sense, aeration
is the process by which oxygen
from the surrounding air or an
oxygen supply is dissolved into
the water, either by natural methods
or mechanical devices.
The general idea behind aeration
is to bring the water into intimate
contact with the air, by
being discharged directly into free
air, or the air being forced into a
body of water.
Without oxygen, hydrogen sulfide
gases rapidly form in the
wastewater, emitting foul odors
and hastening pipeline corrosion.
Historically, the aeration process
has been attempted by novel systems
utilizing gravity, agitation,
special membranes, and forced air
induction.
HydroFlo’s patented treatment
process works on the premise that
wastewater needs to be infused in
a way so as to eliminate the
potential for air locks or pump
cavitation at either a pre-treatment
stage, or at the wastewater
basin stage.
For more information about
HydroFlo’s aeration technology,
or how its process is able to
improve the current status of
America’s water grid structure,
visit the company’s Web site at
www.hydroflo-inc.com.

[lenny007]

http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/rpc/images/kjreddyicobte.pdf

A Novel Method to Remove Arsenate and Arsenite from Water
K. J. Reddy1 and Viswatej Attili1
Published in Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, April 3-7, 2005, Symposium on Arsenic in the Environment: Biology and Chemistry, Adelaide, Australia
1Department of Renewable Resources, P.O. 3354, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA ([e-mail])
INTRODUCTION
The groundwater pollution caused by arsenic in a number of Asian countries has led to a major environmental crisis. Some recent estimates indicate that more than 35 million people in West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh are potentially at risk from drinking arsenic-contaminated water (Rahman, et al., 2001). Studies have reported that long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water in excess of 0.05 mg/L causes increased risk of skin, lung, bladder, and kidney cancer. It also leads to other skin-related problems such hyperkeratosis and changes in pigmentation. Consumption of arsenic also leads to disturbance of the cardiovascular and nervous system functions and can eventually lead to death (WHO, 1999). Awareness about the pollution of drinking water with arsenic and the significance of the crisis have increased significantly during the 1990’s due to accidental poisoning of several millions of people in south east Asia. It is now recognized that dealing with arsenic contamination in groundwater is a problem of global dimensions. Removal of arsenic species from water is complicated by the pH and other ions commonly found in water (e.g., sulfate and phosphate). The objective of this study was to evaluate effectiveness of ARTI-64 (proprietary material) developed in our Water Quality Laboratory, in removal of arsenic species from water.
METHODS
Fifty ml of different concentrations of arsenate and arsenite were reacted with different amounts (0.1-0.5grams) of ARTI-64 for 30 minutes. Samples were filtered with 0.45 micron filters and clear filtrates were analyzed for total arsenic using ICP Mass Spectrometry (analytical detection limit for arsenic is 0.1 μg/L). Additionally, natural water samples containing different competing ions were tested with ARTI-64 without adjusting the pH.
RESULTS
Effect of different amounts of ARTI-64 in removal of arsenate and arsenite from solutions is shown in Table 1. Even 0.1 grams of ARTI-64 was able to remove most of the arsenate and arsenite from solutions with in 30minutes. Results from the effect of 0.5 grams of ARTI-64 in removal of spiked arsenate and arsenite from natural waters are shown in Table 2. Since water samples we tested had low levels of dissolved arsenic (less than 10 μg/L), we spiked the samples with approximately 130 μg/L of arsenate and arsenite. These data suggest the ARTI-64 removed most of the arsenate and arsenite from samples. In some cases, it removed arsenic to below detection limit of 0.1 μg/L. It is also evident that high concentrations of sulfate did not affect the adsorption of arsenate and
arsenite by the ARTI-64. These results suggest that sulfate showed very little or no interference in adsorption of arsenic species by ARTI-64.
Table 1. Effect of different amounts of ARTI-64 in removal of arsenate and arsenite from solutions
Concentrations remained after the reaction

CONCLUSIONS
The ARTI-64 was very effective in removing both arsenic species from the water. It can purge highly poisonous arsenic species from water to less than 10 μg/L. These results are remarkable. This process is simple and rapid and does not require the pH adjustments. In addition, this process is not affected by the presence of most other components found in water and produces no harmful byproducts. This scientific advancement has great potential to address very serious health and environmental problems and significantly improve the health of many people by improving the quality of water upon which they rely.

[troi7]

Hier noch ein Link zur Übersicht zu HYRF

http://hyrflinks.blogspot.com/

und Interview mit Dennis Mast

http://www.macreport.net/featured/HYRF/company.asp

[lenny007]

Vielleicht kann jemand den Text reinstellen, geht mit meiner adobe version nicht.


http://www.brass-asiapacific.com/article5.pdf

Seite 30!!

der scanner macht Fortschritte.

Potenzial ist aus meiner Sicht rießig!!

und darum gehts:

Safety Scan Technology Inc. (SSTI) provides technology that can be used to noninvasively detect and inspect contents located inside sealed containers in a static or continuous flow state. This revolutionary technology utilizes resonance of high frequency sound waves (Swept Frequency Acoustic Interferometry – SFAI) to detect physical property changes in a water system. This process will offer clients real time notification of changes to pre-determined parameters in their water flow.

Exquisitely sensitive, quick, and easy to use, are only a few of SFAI’s technical advantages. The demonstrated ability of this new technology to operate through metal, glass, ceramic, and plastic barriers provides unprecedented flexibility of application. These benefits make SFAI ideally suited to play a critical role in the Total Quality Management arena where changes from an established norm or baseline must be monitored.

With the increasing need to depend on a verifiably clean water system, Safety Scan Technology is the company bringing contamination detection into the 21st century. The rights for this patented technology were acquired in a licensing agreement from the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

[Charto]

Kopieren ist beim Erstellen ausgeschlossen worden.
Charto

[lenny007]

das wird sicher der nächste Hammer spätestens in 2006.

NASA OUTREACH PROGRAM HELPS COMPANY MOVE AHEAD WITH COMPACT DETECTION DEVICE
Orlando -

TITUSVILLE – By streamlining the development of a revolutionary technology, a more compact scanner to detect and analyze contaminants in water systems is one step closer to reality, thanks to assistance from the NASA-funded Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP). SATOP is operated by the Technological Research and Development Authority (TRDA).

Safety Scan Technology, a HydroFlo Inc. (OTCBB: HYRF) portfolio company in Raleigh, N.C., is developing for the commercial market technology that was originally created by Dr. Dipen N. Sinha with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL).

Known as Swept Frequency Acoustic Interferometry (SFAI), the technology utilizes high frequency sound waves to analyze and detect pre-programmed contaminants in water systems through metal, glass, ceramic and plastic barriers. SFAI has been in use for seven years by the federal government as well as for internal purposes at LANL.

"This technology will allow our customers the ability to analyze their water supply immediately and without opening the container," said Mike Doss, Safety Scan Technology`s Chief Operating Officer. Potential clients for SFAI and the advanced scanner include desalinization plants, beverage bottling processes, and semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturers, which need to verify incoming water purity.

Safety Scan Technology approached SATOP for assistance in consolidating the electronics associated with SFAI into a smaller, potentially hand-held sized unit, in contrast to the bulkier equipment currently in use.

"This new technology is light-years ahead of anything else on the market right now and should revolutionize the way water is controlled and analyzed," said Christophe Gilfriche, SATOP Florida senior program engineer. "Safety Scan needed to know how the device could be miniaturized and the best way to do so."

Gilfriche tapped Dan Kovach, a senior scientist specialist at The Boeing Company at Kennedy Space Center, to help Safety Scan. "Dan`s expertise in instrumentation, computer aided design (CAD) and circuit/microprocessor design made him the logical choice for this technical challenge," Gilfriche said.

Kovach reviewed the technology by perusing the related patents and exchanging e-mails with Dr. Sinha and Doss. Once he had a thorough grasp of the concept, he was able to identify circuit configurations that could be implemented, confirm that the device could indeed be miniaturized, and provide suggestions on how to achieve the miniaturization.

"My research concluded that the SFAI device can be miniaturized to the size of a commercially available handheld device using commercially available components," Kovach said.

In addition, Kovach suggested re-arranging the components and provided a list of options for consideration, such as a wireless system or separate monitor. He also advised that Safety Scan Technology avoid components that contain lead due to potential bans on such components in various markets throughout the world. Lastly, Kovach provided suggestions for alternative methods for design and different graphical display options.

"Dan`s advice will help us bring our product to the prototype stage faster and we will be able to move more quickly to make the device smaller," Doss said. Development of a working prototype is under way, and once completed the company will perform extensive field testing.
"We were looking for guidance about our micro circuitry, with the goal of saving a step or two in development down the road," Doss said. "We certainly received that and more from Dan, not to mention the opportunity to be associated with a great program like SATOP."

About SATOP

The NASA-funded Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) provides small businesses with free technical assistance through the expertise of the U.S. Space Program, as well as aerospace contractors, NASA field centers, universities and colleges. These organizations join SATOP as Space Alliance Partners and donate time and expertise to help solve technical challenges for small businesses. Platinum level Space Alliance Partners include AJT & Associates, Lockheed Martin, TEAM Specialty Products, and The Boeing Company. For more information about SATOP, or to request technical assistance, please visit www.SpaceTechSolution

[Dornentaenzer]

[posting]18.116.137 von Charto am 03.10.05 11:59:27[/posting]Abtippen aber nicht

http://www.brass-asiapacific.com/article5.pdf
Seite 30, hier der Textabschnitt der uns betrifft:

Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program of Titusville, FL announced that a more compact scanner to detect and analyze contaminants in water systems is one step closer to reality. With assistance from the NASA, which is operated by the Technological Research and Development Authority, Safety Scan Technology, a HydroFlo Inc. portfolio company in Raleigh, NC is developing, for the commercial market, technology that was originally created by Dr. Dipen N Sinha with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL). Known as Swept Frequency Acoustic Interferometry (SFAI), the technology utilizes high frequency sound waves to analyze and detect pre-programmed contaminants in water systems through metal, glass, ceramic, and plastic barriers. SFAI has been in use for seven years by the federal government as well as for internal purposes at LANL.

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[posting]18.117.735 von Dornentaenzer am 03.10.05 13:41:03[/posting]Ok da hab ich doch glatt eine Zeile vergessen, hier nun nochmal und komplett.


Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program of Titusville, FL announced that a more compact scanner to detect and analyze contaminants in water systems is one step closer to reality. With assistance from the NASA funded Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program which is operated by the Technological Research and Development Authority, Safety Scan Technology, a HydroFlo Inc. portfolio company in Raleigh, NC is developing, for the commercial market, technology that was originally created by Dr. Dipen N Sinha with Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL). Known as Swept Frequency Acoustic Interferometry (SFAI), the technology utilizes high frequency sound waves to analyze and detect pre-programmed contaminants in water systems through metal, glass, ceramic, and plastic barriers. SFAI has been in use for seven years by the federal government as well as for internal purposes at LANL.

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Wie hoch waren die Umsaetze von Hydroflo im letzten Quartel ?

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Hallo

@derivatus

Bitte Diskusionen im Hauptthread führen,daß hier ist der Faktenthread,die Zahlen dürften in 2 Wochen raus kommen,akueller gehts nimmer.

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Press Release Source: EYI Industries Inc

EYI Industries Announces Opening of Hong Kong Office
Tuesday October 4, 9:09 am ET

BURNABY, British Columbia, Oct. 4, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- EYI Industries Inc. (``EYI``) (OTC BB:EYII.OB - News), (http://www.StopDrinkingPoison.com), a marketer of products that promote well-being and a healthy lifestyle, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Essentially Yours Industries (Hong Kong) Limited (``EYI HK``), has secured office space in Hong Kong to support the EYI HK infrastructure for sales and distribution within Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia.

The EYI HK office consists of the entire 15th floor and is located in a new, centrally located building at No. 1 Minden Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The office will be used to service distributors and provide a product pick up depot for Code Blue(tm), Calorad(r), Prosoteine(r) and the newest EYI product, Calorad Cream. The new office will also play a vital role in supporting the sales, distribution and logistics of the CEIEC agency agreement.

EYI HK will be employing the latest communication technology. More specifically, EYI will be installing a Voice Over Internet Protocol (``VOIP``) phone system to enhance communications efficiencies that will result in significant cost savings to the company. In addition, local Hong Kong phone calls will be automatically routed to the North American office.

Essentially Yours Industries (Hong Kong) President and CEO, Dori O`Neill stated, ``It is anticipated that our new offices will prove to be invaluable in our support of the initiative with CEIEC and our local distribution in Hong Kong.`` Mr. O`Neill added, ``The new VOIP system will allow our Hong Kong distributors to have direct contact with our North American offices, and we believe that this will result in superior communications and service to our local distributors while ultimately reducing our operating costs.``

This press release is available on the company`s official online investor relations site for investor commentary, feedback and questions. Investors are asked to visit the EYI Industries IR Hub located at http://www.agoracom.com/IR/EYI. Alternatively, investors can e-mail AGORA Investor Relations directly at [e-mail].

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manchmal geht es schneller als man denkt...

Wasserman Morris & Co. Initiates Coverage and Issues Research Report for HydroFlo With Price Target Upgrade to $2.10

Wasserman Morris & Co. Initiates Coverage and Issues Research Report for HydroFlo...
04.10.05 19:13

Wasserman Morris & Co. Initiates Coverage and Issues Research Report for
HydroFlo With Price Target Upgrade to $2.10
RALEIGH, NC, Oct 04 (MARKET WIRE) --
HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB: HYRF) today announced that New York-based Wasserman
Morris
& Company, an independent investment research firm, began its initial coverage
of
the Company.

Wasserman Morris & Company initiated coverage with a report that upgraded
the
previous price target from $0.47 to $2.10 well above its current trading price
while maintaining a " Speculative Buy." Their report is available for
viewing at http://www.wassermanmorris.com.

In the latest report Wasserman Morris & Company`s analysts explained, " We
raised the previous price target from $0.47to $2.10 per share and maintained
the Speculative Buy Rating of HYRF`s common stock. In our opinion, HYRF is
succeeding in building a portfolio of companies in the water market that will
enjoy cost and revenue synergies."

Wasserman Morris & Co. is an equity research firm providing un-biased
research for
significantly under-followed small cap companies. Wasserman Morris & Co.
distributes its research to a broad audience of institutional and individual
investors
seeking information on under-followed small cap stocks.

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ANALYST SUMMARY
As the covering analyst for over one-year, HYRF is now being resumed with Wasserman Morris. We reiterate the Speculative BUY rating on HYRF, but revise upward our price target to $2.10 following the developments concerning significant revenue potential derived from the recently signed agreement with Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. and China Electronics Import and South China Export Corporation.

The above-mentioned agreement is likely to provide HYRF with roughly $210 million in revenues for the next two years from the sale of water filters and pitchers in the Chinese market. Moreover, the collaboration with Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. could also bring HYRF up to $7.5 million in revenues from the sale of water filters, pitchers and FATS units in the U.S. and Canada markets during the next twelve months.

In addition, HYRF is actively involved in the restoration of basic sanitary living conditions in the hurricane-ravaged regions of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. We expect HYRF’s management to secure a portion of the $100 billion that are being made available for disaster relief, potentially expanding its revenue-generating base.

In order to sustain such impressive achievements, HYRF has shifted the water filters and pitchers production to China to obtain significant savings from production and logistics; established two other portfolio companies; enhanced its management team with additional executives, including a former manager from Nalco; and, moved its corporate offices to North Carolina.

The aforementioned developments significantly increased the fair value of HYRF’s assets. Based on our conservative estimates, the investment portfolio value has doubled during the last 6 month. As a result, we have revised upward our price target to $2.10/share.

However, investment in HYRF’s stock remains highly speculative due to the following reasons:
(1) Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. – is a distributor in the China deal – is a development stage company, has a limited operating history and a narrow experience in managing million-dollar agreements;
(2) HYRF has failed to file timely with SEC the FY05 annual report due to the fact that the company has not obtained yet an independent valuation of its portfolio companies.

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komplett:

http://www.wassermanmorris.com/other/dl_read.php?ul=U1&df=HY…

[lenny007]

Anmerkung zu dem Researchbericht:

Wassermann geht im Fiskaljahr 2006 (1.7.05 - 30.06.06) von
8 Mio. zusätzlichen Aktien also rund 45 Mio. aus.

CEO Mast hat betont, das genug Cash da ist für die nächsten
12 Monate, insofern halte ich die 8 Mio. zusätzliche Aktien
für eine sehr konservative Einschätzung, aber schaden kann
das ja nicht.

Wenn HYRF die gesteckten Umsatzziele erreichen kann wird
dieses Kursziel nur eine kleine Zwischenstation darstellen.


As a result, we expect HYRF to report:
- net unrealized gain on investments of about $15.7 million for FY06;
- diluted EPS for FY06 of $0.32;
- net assets value per share by the end of FY06 to exceed $0.45.

For the sake of a conservative approach, we have assumed the number of shares to increase during FY06 by 8 million.

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Kampf gegen Arsen und Armut

Seit über dreissig Jahren engagiert sich Jack Preger für die Armen in Asien. Nun erzählt er in Adliswil und Langnau wie und warum.

Die Menschen leben in provisorischen, illegal erstellten Hütten, in ständiger Angst vor der Polizei; das Wasser, das sie trinken, ist verseucht, die Körper sind mit offenen Wunden übersät, und die Kinder gehen nicht zur Schule – so sieht der Alltag in den Slums von Kalkutta aus. Seit über 30 Jahren arbeitet Jack Preger mit seinen Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern daran, dieses Leben erträglicher zu machen. Er bietet den Armen medizinische Hilfe an, setzt sich für Wasserfilter in Dörfern ein und baut Schulen auf. Preger hat dieses Jahr seinen 75. Geburtstag gefeiert, ist aber immer noch aktiv in den Projekten, die der von ihm gegründete Verein «Calcutta Rescue» betreut.
Obwohl ein Drittel der Spendengelder aus der Schweiz stammt, kommt Preger diese Woche zum ersten Mal in die Deutschschweiz, um seine Projekte vorzustellen. «Wir wollten dort anfangen, wo Calcutta Rescue schon ein bisschen bekannt ist», erklärt Isabelle Hug, warum Preger nun ausgerechnet das Sihltal als Erstes besucht. Isabelle Hug wohnt auf dem Albis und informiert seit knapp zehn Jahren bei diversen Gelegenheiten im Sihltal über Pregers Projekte in Kalkutta. Der wahre Grund, warum er ins Sihltal komme, sei allerdings das Wetter, schmunzelt der Brite Jack Preger mit Blick auf die nass-graue Suppe vor dem Fenster. In Kalkutta, wo Preger immer noch lebt, scheint meistens die Sonne.

Hoffentlich nur angenehme Fragen

Heute Dienstag und am Donnerstag wird in Adliswil beziehungsweise in Langnau ein Film über Jack Pregers Arbeit gezeigt. In Anschluss daran können die Anwesenden Fragen stellen. Nur angenehme und einfache, hofft der Arzt. Nach einem Auftritt in Genf habe nämlich einer der 800 Anwesenden gefragt, was denn eigentlich der Sinn des Lebens sei. Jack Preger rettete sich vor einer abendfüllenden Diskussion mit den Worten: «Selbst Menschen, die den Armen helfen, haben metaphysische Probleme.»
Jack Preger studierte Ökonomie und Politologie, arbeitete acht Jahre lang als Bauer und begann mit 35 Jahren, Medizin zu studieren. Zuerst wollte er Veterinär werden, «doch dann wurde mir klar, dass ich bereits seit einigen Jahren mit Tieren gelebt hatte und nun die Menschen an der Reihe waren», erklärt Preger in typisch britischer Manier. «Weil mir die südamerikanische Musik so gut gefällt, wollte ich nach dem Studium eigentlich in einem Krankenhaus in Jamaica arbeiten, doch es kam anders.» Als Jack Preger im Radio vernahm, dass in Bangladesch nach dem Krieg dringend Ärzte und Krankenschwestern gesucht wurden, entschied er sich spontan um. Nach sieben Jahren intensiver Arbeit musste Jack Preger Bangladesch allerdings wieder verlassen: Er habe einen von der lokalen Mafia organisierten Kinderhandel aufgedeckt, an dem auch Mitglieder der Regierung beteiligt gewesen seien. Preger ging nach Kalkutta, um weiter den Ärmsten der Armen zu helfen.

Aids und verseuchtes Wasser

Bis vor wenigen Jahren lebte Jack Preger bescheiden in einem einzigen Zimmerchen, unermüdlich unterwegs in den Slums, in seiner «Strassenklinik», in Schulen und in staatlichen Spitälern, die er und sein Verein unterstützen. Noch mehr einsetzen möchte er sich in den nächsten Jahren für Aids-Patienten und Wasserfilter. Momentan betreut Preger selbst über dreissig Menschen, die den HIV-Virus in sich tragen. Da das Grundwasser in Indien an vielen Stellen durch arsenreiches Erz verunreinigt ist, hat Calcutta Rescue bereits in zwei Dörfern vier Wasserfilter installiert und plant weitere. Wichtig sei, erläutert Jack Preger, dass man die Filter nicht nur installiert, sondern die Einheimischen auch instruiert, wie die Filter gewartet werden müssen.
Preger, seit Jahren tagtäglich mit dem Elend konfrontiert, hat den (britischen) Humor nicht verloren. Er freut sich über jede kleinere oder grössere menschliche Tragödie, die er und seine Leute vermeiden oder zumindest lindern können.

Begegnung mit Jack Preger am Dienstag, 4. Oktober, um 20 Uhr, in der evangelisch-methodistischen Kirche Adliswil und am Donnerstag, 6. Oktober, um 20 Uhr in der Reformierten Kirchgemeinde Langnau.
Quelle: Sihltaler Autor: Seraina Sattler
Homepage Zürichsee Zeitungen
Ort: 8134 Adliswil
Datum: 04.10.2005
Rubrik: Diverses

[Schwarzermilan]

Dank an WillyDerErste für die gute Zusammenfassung der Hydroflotöchterunternehmen:


HydroFlo Water Treatment, Inc. (HWTI) ist ein internationaler Versorger der Lüftungsausrüstung benutzt für die Behandlung und die Vorbehandlung des Abwassers. Mit patentiert PLUS Vorbehandlungsystem, stellt HWTI Kunden ein Behandlungprozeß an ihren pumpenden Stationen, vor dem Abwasser zur Verfügung, das einen Behandlungbetrieb erreicht. Die Firma stellt auch eine volle Strecke der in Verbindung stehenden Dienstleistungen zu den Firmen und zu den Stadtbezirken zur Verfügung, um ihr Abwasser am Behandlungbetrieb durch den Gebrauch von den leistungsfähigen Lüftungssystemen der Energie in den Lüftungsbassins zu behandeln.

Das PLUSSYSTEM ist eine neue und patentierte Annäherung zur Geruchsteuerung und zum Vorbereiten des Abwassers in der Ansammlung und im Beförderungsystem. Das PLUSSYSTEMIST in der Lage, Sauerstoff anstelle von den Chemikalien zu benutzen, die zusätzliche Behandlung für Abbau am Abwasserbehandlung-Service erfordern können. Hohe Niveaus des aufgelösten Sauerstoffes wird direkt in die Druckleitungen an der pumpenden Station eingeführt, die dadurch das Klima innerhalb der Druckhauptleitung von einem anaeroben ändert, Wasserstoffsulfid, Klima zu einem aeroben Klima produzierend, das dem Abwasser am Behandlung-Service ähnlich ist. System HWTIs für Bassinlüftung produziert kleine Luftblasen mit hohen Übergangs-Leistungsfähigkeiten. Der Zweck des Prozesses ist, ein aerobes oder oxydiertes Klima zu verursachen damit das Bakterium, um die organischen Produkte als Nahrungsmittelquelle im Zerfall- und Behandlungprozeß zu verwenden.

Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology Inc. (MARTI) ist ein internationaler Versorger der Wasserbehandlunglösungen und behandelt Wasser für die industriellen, städtischen und Wohnkunden. MARTI vermarktet, entwirft, Bauten und bringt Wasserfiltration und Behandlungsysteme für den Abbau des Arsens in Trinkwasser an.

Einige Arten Krebs sind mit Arsen im Wasser verbunden worden. In 2001 senkte die Umweltschutzagentur US das maximale Niveau des Arsens die Erlaubnis gehabt im Trinkwasser von 50 Mikrogrammen pro Liter (ug/L) zu 10 ug/L. Erkannt als giftiges Element für Jahrhunderte; Arsen ist heute ein Interesse der menschlichen Gesundheit. Es kann zu einigen Krebsen einschließlich der Krebse der Haut, der Blase und des Lungenflügels beitragen.

ARTI-64™ Filtrationsystem wurde an der Universität der Abteilung Wyoming’s der auswechselbaren Betriebsmittel entwickelt und wurde 2004 patentiert. Die Grundlage dieser eigenen Technologie erlaubt Benutzern, Arsen in trinkbarem oder Abwasser in ohne pH-Justage zu entfernen. Sie entfernt auch andere Primärverunreiniger einschließlich der Leitung. Dieses wird ohne schädliche Nebenerscheinungen vollendet und wird nicht durch Nitrate, Phosphate, Silikon oder Sulfate beeinflußt. MARTI verteilt sich auf die städtischen und industriellen Klienten sowie Wohnkunden durch Vereinbarungen mit internationalen Verteilern im Wesentlichen Ihr die Industrien und Kelly, die international sind.

Safety Scan Technology Inc. (SSTI) liefert Technologie, die verwendet werden kann, um Inhalt lokalisierte Innere Siegelbehälter in einem statischen oder ununterbrochenen Flußzustand noninvasively zu ermitteln und zu kontrollieren. Diese revolutionäre Technologie verwendet Resonanz des Hochfrequenztons wellenartig bewegt (fegte akustisches Interferometrie&ndash der Frequenz; SFAI) zum Ermitteln der physikalischen Eigenschaft ändert in einem Wassersystem. Dieser Prozeß bietet Klienten Realzeit mitteilung der Änderungen an vorbestimmten Parametern in ihrem Wasserfluß an.

Empfindliches, schnell und einfach Exquisitely zu verwenden, sind nur einige von technischen Vorteilen SFAI’s. Die demonstrierte Fähigkeit dieser neuen Technologie, durch das Metall, Glas, keramisch zu funktionieren und Plastiksperren liefert beispiellose Flexibilität der Anwendung. Dieser Nutzen bildet SFAI, das ideal entsprochen wird, um eine kritische Rolle in der Gesamtqualitätsmanagementarena zu spielen, in der Änderungen von einer hergestellten Norm oder von einer Grundlinie überwacht werden müssen.

Mit der zunehmenden Notwendigkeit, von einem nachweisbar sauberen Wassersystem abzuhängen, ist Sicherheitsscan-Technologie die Firma, die Verschmutzungsabfragung in das 21. Jahrhundert holt. Die Rechte für diese patentierte Technologie wurden in einer Lizenzvereinbarung vom Los Alamos Staatsangehöriglabor erworben.

Extrem Choice Water, Inc. (UCW) Pachtvertrag und bringt Wasserkühlvorrichtungen, Unterwanne und Vollständighausmaßeinheiten für Büros und einzelne Verbraucher an. Die Firma stellt Wasserbehandlungsysteme zu den kommerziellen und Wohnkunden für eine niedrige Monatsgebühr zur Verfügung. Das Plombieren oder die mechanischen Fremdfirmen liefern auch fortwährende Wartung der Wassersysteme.

Die Wasserreinigungmittel, geliefert von MARTI, ist bestätigt worden, um eine bedeutende Verkleinerung des Bakteriums, einschließlich des koliformen, E. Coli und des Staphylococcus aureus zur Verfügung zu stellen. Es ist auch festgestellt worden, um Arsen, Kupfer, Zink und Leitung vom Trinkwasser zu entfernen.

Kommerzielle Kunden können die MARTI-Wasser-Kühlvorrichtungmaßeinheit erhalten, die sauberes Wasser von Punkt-von-verwenden die Wasserkühlvorrichtung liefert, die direkt in einem Büro zerstreut wird. Es kann beibehaltenes überall sauberes Trinkwasser sein ist erforderlich. Das Produkt stellt gereinigtes Wasser, wenn es zu einer Standardwasserlinie angespannt wird zur Verfügung und erfordert nicht Wasserflaschen. Kunden nie laufen aus Wasser heraus, vermeiden die Belastungs- und Potentialverletzung vom Anheben der schweren Flaschen und mit einer niedrigen Monatsrate, beibehalten Zahlungen, die gleichbleibend bleiben.

Wohnkunden können das MARTI unter den Gegen- und vollständigen Hausmaßeinheiten von UCW kaufen. Diese Maßeinheiten, angebracht zu einem gesamten Haushaltswassersystem oder zu jeder möglicher Wanne, revolutionieren die Wasserreinigungindustrie, indem sie sauber, Arsen-freies, Bakterium-kontrolliertes Wasser produzieren.

Vorgerücktes Water Recycle, Inc. (AWRI) macht unbehandeltes Sturmwasser-, Grundwasser, Wasserabfluß, Abwasser, Abwasser und jedes mögliches vorbehandelte Wasser zu trinkbares Trinkwasser. um die annehmbaren Niveaus des verunreinigers zu erzielen geben Sie Wasser gemäß föderativStandards der umweltschutzagentur (EPA), AWRI verwendet mehrfache Aspekte von jeder von gegenwärtigen Mappenfirmen HydroFlo’s frei. AWRI gebraucht WasserTreatment’s HydroFlo Lüftung und neue HDAF-Maßeinheiten, um die korrekte Ventilation und die notwendigen Bedingungen für die Vorbehandlung des Abwassers anzubieten. Metalle und arsenhaltige Abbautechnologie liefert " Technologie sein Arti-64 und andere Reinigungmethoden zur Vorlage mit der abschließenden Reinigung des Wassers. Sicherheitsscan-Technologie stellt Testgerät des Wassers für die verschiedenen Stadien des Prozesses zur Verfügung. Extrem auserlesenes Wasser kann Finanzierung Vorlage im Zahlungsprozeß für alle Kunden anbieten. Mit allen HydroFlos unglaubliche Technologien, bietet AWRI die Welt mit einer neuen, leistungsfähigen und wirkungsvollen Weise, weggeworfenes Wasser zu behandeln an.

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giftiger Wasser-Cocktail im Katastropengebiet


Of the watery soup that has engulfed New Orleans, Johnson said: “This water is very unsafe. It’s a health hazard.”
The first set of samples tested show it has a level of sewage-related bacteria that is at least 10 times higher than acceptable, as well as a surprising amount of lead. Louisiana officials believe it is laced with an assortment of heavy metals, pesticides and toxic chemicals .

Industrial areas not tested yet
Johnston said the EPA is testing for more than 100 chemicals from heavy metals, pesticides, industrial chemicals and PCBs and expects a more definitive word on the makeup of the hazardous brew in the coming days, possibly as early as this weekend.

So far, the EPA tests have been focused in residential areas and in the French Quarter, not the industrial areas where the floodwaters are likely to be more heavily laced with toxic substances, said Johnson.

“We don’t know where the lead came from,” said Johnson. “The samples that were taken were not near any industrial area.” But he noted the city was full of old homes with lead paint and asbestos, which is probably also in the water.

Johnson said the EPA will also examine sediment for lead and other contaminants. If it is also contaminated, the cleanup could include removal of tons of soil and sediment.

“This is a huge area that encompasses three states,” Johnson said. “Given the magnitude of this disaster we at this point can’t say what the magnitude of the environmental challenges will be.”

Johnson said the EPA is also taking air samples and using sophisticated detection systems to determine whether there might have been radiological releases from hospitals or university research facilities. So far no evidence of such releases has been found, he said.

Lake also saltier
The 630-square-mile Lake Pontchartrain formed some 5,000 years ago by the meandering Mississippi River. Many scientists believe it will survive the latest onslaught, although the effects may linger for decades.

Along with the toxic chemicals and sewage, the lake has become saltier. The hurricane poured waves of saltwater into the lake and the recovery effort will increase the salinity even more. Environmentalists worry that could harm the lake’s cypress swamps.

This summer an unusually large number of manatees, an endangered species, were spotted on the lake, according to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation. Well before the hurricane hit, the group urged visitors to its Web site to look out for the mammals, saying we “want their visit to be safe.”
© 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Artikel in indischer National Zeitung


Online edition of India`s National Newspaper

Removing arsenic from water

A METHOD that may someday save lives and benefit the environment has been invented by a researcher. It is a way to remove arsenic from water.

Associate Professor K. J. Reddy of the Department of Renewable Resources of the University of Wyoming has discovered that laboratory-produced cupric oxide particles can purge highly poisonous arsenic species from contaminated water to a level far below that mandated by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards that take effect from January 23, 2006.

Reddy`s work has resulted in a licensing agreement between the university and Arsenic Removal Technologies, Inc. (ARTI) to commercialise the process, which is already being pursued by several other water companies.

Three years of research

The UW faculty member says his coup came after three years of research. Reddy`s technique also eliminates the more lethal arsenite from water while other techniques have been able to remove only the less toxic arsenate species.

``There have been processes proposed that work, but they have been very cumbersome and time consuming,`` Reddy reports. ``Our procedure is very simple, rapid and effective. ``

About 15 months ago while actually investigating ways to remove selenium from water Reddy developed the filtering procedure in his water quality laboratory.

``To be positive, we confirmed and reconfirmed the findings by doing continual testing to make sure we had enough information,`` he says.
UW graduate student Viswatej Attili of Hyderabad, India, has been assisting the College of Agriculture associate professor. Water samples collected from natural sites in Wyoming and Montana and from coal-bed methane production areas and water spiked with arsenic were experimented with by the two.

Recent studies suggest that high concentrations of arsenic in drinking water are found in the United States and throughout the world, according to Reddy.

Effects of exposure

Long-time exposure to the toxin by humans has been linked to skin, lung, bladder and kidney cancer and can also lead to fatal cardiovascular and nervous system breakdowns.

Most arsenic enters water supplies either from natural deposits in the earth`s crust or from industrial pollution according to the National Research Council. It is also a by-product of copper smelting, mining and coal burning. High-ranking concentrations may be present in some foods as plants absorb arsenic fairly easily. Contaminated organisms consumed by fish can lead to the deaths of birds feeding on freshwater animals.

Professor Tom Thurow, head of the renewable resources department, says Reddy`s research ``is an example of creativity and hard work that has resulted in the development of an elegant, practical procedure that can be used to address a very serious environmental problem. ``

In U.S., the new EPA standards designed to protect consumers against the effects of long-term, chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water calls for the reduction of the element in public water systems from 50 to 10 micrograms per litre and for increased monitoring of water sources. ARTI, which recently was acquired by HydroFlo, Inc., of Raleigh, North Carolina, holds a worldwide exclusive license to Reddy`s process. ``The technology produces no harmful by-products, and removal does not require altering the pH of inflow water,`` according to an ARTI spokesman.

``In addition, this method is not affected by the presence of most other compounds found in water such as sulphates.``

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Bangladesh

Arsenic contamination in Barisal alarming
By BSS, Barisal
Thu, 6 Oct 2005, 12:07:00

The arsenic contamination in groundwater was found 100 times above the permissible level in an upazila of the district that lost 13 lives in five years.

All the tubewells of Babuganj upazila contain high level of arsenic contamination, some with 5.00 parts per litre (ppm) against the tolerable level of 0.05 ppm, after screening of the shallow tubewells in 2000, sources of an NGO said here on Thursday.

The NGO Forum for Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation, which has been promoting alternative drinking water options in arsenic affected areas, said a number of people have died after 2000 and 500 more have become arsenic patients.

"The gravity of arsenic in Babuganj prompted the NGO forum to intervene in the areas in 2001 and motivate people to start drinking surface water instead of tubewell waters," Saha Dipak Kumar, advocacy officer of the NGO forum, told a group of visiting journalists on Thursday.

Dipak said the forum with its partner organisations have implemented a five-year programme that made people aware about impact of arsenic contamination and motivated them to drink water from alternative sources such as rain water instead of tubewell waters.

The people of Babuganj are now hundred percent aware about the safer sources of drinking water, but they still prefer underground water pumped through expensive deep tubewell, said NGO forum`s regional manager Awlad Hossain.

He said the people have a demand of 6,000 deep tubules, but the area has now only 1,500. The forum has helped villagers to set up deep tubewells at a cost between Taka 37,000 to 45,000. The forum gave 80 percent of the money.

A number of alternative options like rainwater harvesting system (RWHS) and pond sand filter (PSF) at family and community levels have also been installed in the areas, but these are inadequate compared to the huge demand, Awlad said.
Arsenic, a chemical contamination in groundwater, has so far claimed 4,000 lives and made over 10,000 people arsenicosis patients since its first detection in 1993. The problem has gripped many parts of 61 out of 64 districts in the country.

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Arsen, Schwermetalle und Bakterien,
genau die Stärken der MARTI-Filter.


Public release date: 11-Oct-2005
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American Chemical Society
Katrina floodwaters not as toxic to humans as previously thought, study says

The floodwaters that inundated New Orleans immediately following Hurricane Katrina were similar in content to the city’s normal storm water and were not as toxic as previously thought, according to a study by researchers at Louisiana State University. Their study, the first peer-reviewed scientific assessment of the water quality of the Katrina floodwaters, is good news for those who’ve been exposed directly to the floodwaters, the scientists say.

But the LSU researchers caution that the same floodwaters that were pumped back into Lake Pontchartrain contain high levels of some toxic metals, especially copper and zinc, and could pose a long-term danger to the area’s aquatic life, which are more sensitive to the metals than humans. Their findings will appear in the Oct. 11 online issue of the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology.

"What we had in New Orleans was basically a year’s worth of storm water flowing through the city in only a few days," says study leader John Pardue, Ph.D., an environmental engineer and director of the Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute at LSU in Baton Rouge. "We still don’t think the floodwaters were safe, but it could have been a lot worse. It was not the chemical catastrophe some had expected."

Some experts had predicted that the floodwaters from Katrina could potentially destroy chemical plants and refineries in the area, releasing a deadly brew containing toxic levels of benzene, hydrochloric acid and chlorine. Instead, high levels of bacteria and viruses were the biggest human threat, not exposure to chemicals, Pardue and his associates say.

The researchers obtained 38 floodwater samples from widespread sections of New Orleans, primarily in the area of the city known as the "East Bank," where the main human contact with the floodwaters occurred. The samples, which included both surface waters and bottom samples, were taken within five to nine days after flooding occurred. Additional samples were also obtained from the 17th Street drainage canal, after pumping of the floodwater began, to evaluate the flood’s impact on Lake Pontchartrain, the receiving body for the pumped floodwaters.

The researchers found high levels of bacteria , most likely from fecal contamination resulting from sewage. Levels were within the range of typical storm-water runoff in the city, the scientists say. They also detected high levels of lead, arsenic and chromium and noted that levels of these toxic metals were also similar to those typically found in the area’s stormwater. In general, these particular findings were similar to those obtained by the Environmental Protection Agency in their initial assessment of the floodwaters, the researchers say.

Gasoline was also a significant component of the floodwaters, as measured by elevated levels of three of its components: benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene. These compounds were somewhat elevated in comparison to typical stormwater runoff, the researchers say. The chemicals most likely came from cars and storage tanks submerged in the floodwaters, they add.

Compounds found in common household chemicals were also detected in the floodwaters, Pardue says. The waters contained chemical compounds from aerosol paints, insecticides, caulking compounds, rubber adhesives and other common substances, they say, but at levels that typically do not create concern for human health.

If the floodwaters had occurred in another location near more industrial sites in the city and if the wind damage or water surge had been more severe, then the resultant floodwaters could have been a more serious toxic threat, Pardue says. "Instead, the city filled slowly, like a bathtub, and the water velocities and forces on the buildings, including chemical storage facilities, were relatively benign," he says. The large volume of floodwater also diluted the potency of many of the chemicals, he adds.

While serious toxicity to human life was largely avoided, the floodwater may pose a chemical risk to aquatic life in the area, Pardue says. He believes that low oxygen levels in the water that is being pumped back into Lake Pontchartrain could result in fish kills. He also says that heavy metals being discharged into the lake, particularly copper and zinc, can be toxic to fish and other marine life and may bioaccumulate and contaminate seafood collected from the region. More studies are needed to assess the long-term impact of the flood on aquatic life, Pardue says.

Funding for this study was provided by the Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute and the LSU Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes.

The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the U.S. Congress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 158,000 chemists and chemical engineers. It publishes numerous scientific journals and databases, convenes major research conferences and provides educational, science policy and career programs in chemistry. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

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hier taucht MARTI aktuell auch auf, ganz am Schluss.

so langsam scheint sich das Unternehmen auch in der Fachwelt einen echten Namen zu machen.

http://phys4.harvard.edu/~wilson/arsenic/remediation/arsenic…

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Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB: HYRF), today announced the newest addition to its team of professionals, Robert Lane Smith, as West Coast Regional Manager of Industrial and Consumer Products.

In this position, Mr. Smith will be responsible for sales and distribution of consumer and industrial merchandise for MARTI with concentration in the United States, as well as international markets such as South and Central America.

Mr. Smith commented on his new position and the advantages he hopes to bring to the company, " MARTI`s cutting-edge technology to remove arsenic from water is unparalleled in today`s market. I plan to capitalize on these benefits to take MARTI products into more industries and to more customers than previously offered."

Prior to joining MARTI, Mr. Smith has spent over 20 years as the owner of Inter-Rep USA, an international marketing consulting firm. His clients included domestic exporting companies and foreign manufacturers, (Australia, Asia, & Europe). This position brought a considerable concentration in developing business and marketing strategies for industries such as housewares, nutritional supplements, food & beverage, and health & beauty aids.

Mr. Smith brings outstanding experience to MARTI. His career includes positions in management and marketing for international and U.S. organizations. " We are delighted to have a Mr. Smith join the MARTI team," emphasized George Moore, Chief Operating Officer of MARTI. " His experiences and resources will undoubtedly be a huge asset as we continue to provide more services to the western portion of the United States and to Latin American countries."

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die neuen gesetzlichen Vorschriften ab 2006 zeigen
schon Wirkung.

http://www.caledonianrecord.com/pages/local_news/story/a035d…

Newport City Seeks Bond For Arsenic Removal

BY ROBIN SMITH, Staff Writer
Wednesday October 12, 2005


NEWPORT CITY -- Voters are being asked to approve a $3.3 million bond to remove arsenic from the city`s water supply.

Water ratepayers would see their bills nearly double within three years, if the bond is approved on Oct. 18, city officials said this week.

The city must remove half the arsenic found in the city`s artesian well water, under stricter regulations by the state of Vermont and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

"Either we do it," City Manager John Ward Jr. said, "or they will make us do it."

The current water rate for typical residential users is $146.74 per year, according to information provided Monday to residents by Ward and Joseph Duncan, engineers with Forcier Aldrich & Associates Inc.

The proposed rate would steadily climb over the next three years by a total of 82 percent. The rate in 2007-2008 would be $267, an increase of $120 a year, according to information supplied by the city.

Resident John Hall, a former legislator, said he knows people who can`t afford the increase.

"People are going to be flabbergasted," he said.

Hall asked what would happen if a resident could not pay his or her water bill.

"If a person truly can`t pay, maybe they should ask for help," Ward said.

The city will receive a 20-year loan at 3 percent interest from the state, funded by the EPA. The annual loan payment would be $221,000.

The $3.3 million project would reduce the arsenic in the city water to 10 parts per billion, the new federal limit, from 20 ppb, according to a written description of the proposed water project.
The federal standard for arsenic had been 50 ppb for decades, according to a Vermont Department of Health newsletter.

The city has until and no later than Dec. 31, 2006, to reduce arsenic levels.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in some rocks and soils in Vermont, other parts of the Northeast and in Western states, according to the state.

Health effects from drinking water that contains arsenic depend on how long the arsenic has been ingested and how much, the health department reports.

"Ingestion of arsenic over a long period of time has been linked to an increased lifetime risk of getting bladder, lung or skin cancer. Research is also ongoing on arsenic`s links to skin and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or other cancers," the state says.

City Councilor Richard "Dick" Baraw said a friend who died recently of an apparently unrelated disease was diagnosed with excessive arsenic in his system and had some symptoms related to arsenic.

"And I have the same symptoms and I can tell you it`s not pleasant," Baraw said.

Baraw said he has not yet been diagnosed but will have his arsenic level checked.

"We want to make sure the water is clean and healthy," Baraw said.

The project would include a building at the Coventry Road well site for the equipment, a new pumping station, roadway access, and perimeter chain-link fence around the existing well, the new well and the new building.

The city must hire another person to manage the equipment, increasing water and sewer staff to four, Ward said. That cost was approved in March, he said.

The new equipment will also remove some manganese from the city`s water.

The annual rate increase also includes the already approved bond payments to construct the new well, Ward said.

Despite the proposed increases, Ward said the city`s water rates are still inexpensive compared to other communities in Vermont. As a result, the city could not gain a grant to ease the impact of higher rates, he said.

The city has not invested in infrastructure over the years, keeping the rates low, Ward said. He noted that the city did long-overdue repairs and painting to the city`s water tower.

"These improvements made to the water system have been absolutely necessary," Ward said at an information meeting with a few residents Monday evening.

"What if it doesn`t pass?" asked city zoning board member Jim Privet.

"We will put it up again," Ward said. If the city does not comply with the regulations, it could face penalties, he said.

Alternatives like building a surface water treatment facility are more expensive, at $8 million, than removing the arsenic, Ward said.

If city voters reject repeated bond requests, the state would try to help, said Jean Nicolai, in charge of water supply regulation compliance in the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.

The state has the ability to enforce regulations, but would not come in and do the repairs and then bill the city, Nicolai said.

"The whole purpose of enforcement is to protect public health. We would like to work with the city," she aid.

The new arsenic regulation is estimated to affect 5 percent of the water users in the United States, at about 11 million people, according to the Northeast Rural Water Association.

The bond vote is Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the municipal building.

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Press Release Source: HydroFlo, Inc.


MARTI Translates Website for Spanish Speaking Clients
Thursday October 13, 9:57 am ET


RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 13, 2005 -- Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI), a portfolio company of HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRF.OB - News), today announced the addition of a Spanish version of their corporate website. The new addition is intended to provide further information to Latin American countries around the world.
"The Spanish version of our corporate website provides an opportunity to introduce our patented technology to Hispanic communities throughout world," explained George Moore, Chief Operating Officer of MARTI. "This will help us open a number of markets in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean and be used as a tool for our international distributors."

To access the Spanish website simply go to www.martiwater.com and click on the Spanish Translation link in the top right hand corner of the page.

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unglaublich, Flaschenwasser mit hohen Konzentrationen
von Schwermetallen und Arsen belastet!!!


http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2005/10/13/opinion/0…

Published - Thursday, October 13, 2005

Don’t be duped by bottled water


By Patricia Lynn / Director, Corporate Accountability International
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In recent trips to my local grocery store, I have become increasingly aware of the volume of bottled water that people in my neighborhood buy. Almost an entire aisle is dedicated to it, and people are buying by the case. The phenomenon is a little odd. Boston’s tap water seems fine to me.

Recently, the head of the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority took the Pepsi challenge. He and a panel of tasters, including a local wine expert and a local beer brewer, did a taste test with Boston water, Pepsi’s Aquafina, and a few other bottled water brands. Not only did the entire panel agree that the five water samples tasted roughly the same, lab tests showed that there were no significant differences between the quality of Pepsi’s bottled water and tap water.

Greater Boston spends 1,364 times the cost of perfectly good public water for Aquafina, despite indistinguishable differences, and Bostonians are not alone. Similar patterns repeat themselves across the United States.

Other scientific studies show bottled water is no safer than public water, and often less safe, sometimes with high concentrations of toxins like arsenic and mercury. Food and Drug Administration rules for bottled water quality are quite poor compared with Environmental Protection Agency rules for tap water. But if bottled water is not necessarily cleaner or safer than public water, why have bottled water sales doubled in the United States over the past decade? And why do one of six people in the United States only drink bottled water?

The industry, led by Pepsi, Nestlé and Coke, is trying to dupe us. Misleading advertising is fueling the explosive growth of this industry. According to the most recent statistics available, in 2002 bottled water corporations spent $93.8 million to portray their products as “pure,” “safe,” “clean,” “healthy” and superior to tap water.

They position bottled water as healthy, when in reality it threatens our health and our ecosystems, costs thousands of times what tap water costs, and undermines local democratic control over a common resource.

Water bottling, is a fast-growing $55 billion a year business. Corporations take water from underground springs and municipal sources without regard to scarcity or human rights, and are setting out to replace our public water with a high-priced, aggressively marketed product.

Increased demand for water worldwide is draining away our rivers, lakes and other fresh water. Today, more than 1 billion people around the world don’t have access to safe water to drink. Each year, more than 1 million children die of diseases caused by unsafe water. And as water scarcity grows, these numbers will rise. By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s people won’t have access to enough water, putting the lives of millions more people at risk.

Corporations view water as one of the great investment opportunities of the 21st century, and increasingly seek to control it. Water is already a $400 billion a year business. That’s 30 percent larger than the pharmaceutical industry. If transnational corporations control our water, they can decide who gets it-and who doesn’t.

Just like air, water is precious and sustains all life on earth. Access to clean, safe water is a fundamental human right. Decisions about a life-giving substance and a fundamental human right must not be left to corporate shareholders unaccountable to the public.

Corporations like Pepsi, Coke and Nestlé are seeking to transform water into a commodity that can be sold for profit to the highest bidder. Instead of buying into this approach, people across the United States should demand that our public water systems are well maintained. Clean, safe, public water is worth fighting for.

Patricia Lynn is the campaigns director for Corporate Accountability International — formerly Infact — an organization that challenges what it calls irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world. For more information, visit www.stopcorporateabuse.org.
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Belastet: Arsen und Uran in Mineralwasser
Einige Mineralwassersorten weisen zum Teil höhere Konzentrationen der Schwermetalle Arsen und Uran auf. Darauf weist die Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft (FAL) in Braunschweig hin.

In einer umfangreichen Analyse testeten die Wissenschaftler 233 Mineralwässer aus aller Welt auf Rückstände von Schwermetallen. Dabei überschritten zwei Prozent der Proben den Grenzwert für Arsen; gemessen am strengeren Grenzwert für Leitungswasser waren es sogar 6 Prozent.

Jede fünfte Probe lag über dem von der Weltgesundheitsorganisation vorgeschlagenen Grenzwert für Uran. Als Ursache für die Belastung nennen die Forscher natürliche Auswaschungen im Gestein, bergbauliche Aktivitäten, medizinische Abfälle und landwirtschaftliche Phosphatdünger.

Aufgrund des weiter ansteigenden Pro-Kopf-Verbrauchs von Mineralwasser empfehlen Fachleute, die vorliegenden Risikostudien neu zu bewerten. Darüber hinaus sollte nach Meinung der Experten die Deklaration der Arsen- und Urangehalte gesetzlich vorgeschrieben werden.

Quelle: Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft

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Press Release Source: HydroFlo, Inc.


HydroFlo Announces Net Income of Over $18 million for Fiscal Year 2005
Thursday October 13, 3:55 pm ET


RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 13, 2005 -- HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRF.OB - News) today announced the filing of its 10-K with year-end financial results, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company reported a net asset increase (total assets less liabilities) to $23,067,969 as of June 30, 2005 from $2,432,344 for the same period last year. Total assets increased over ten times from June 30, 2004, and total liabilities increased from $1,781 last year to $2,154,580 this year. Net income for the fiscal year was $18,887,666, or $.52 per share on a fully diluted basis as well as a net asset value for the company of $.62 per share.

For additional information concerning the financial results for fiscal year 2005 please read the entire filing on form 10K, including the MD&A.

About HydroFlo

HydroFlo (http://www.hydroflo.us) is a Business Development Company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, HydroFlo`s core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo is to locate, develop, and fund innovative technologies and businesses and utilize these acquisitions to make pure water available to the world by means of disinfection, purification, and removal of contaminants. It is our belief that water can overcome hunger, disease, poverty, and improve the overall quality of life on earth.

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Guten Morgen

Hier der vollständige Bericht


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Form 10-K for HYDROFLO INC

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13-Oct-2005

Annual Report


ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT`S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the Selected Financial Data and our Financial Statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this 10K. The 10K, including the Management`s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs, and our assumptions. Words such as "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", and "estimates" and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements including without limitation (1) any future economic downturn, which could impair our ability to decrease our non-performing assets, (2) a contraction of available credit and/or an inability to access the equity markets, which could impair our investment activities, (3) the risks associated with the possible disruption in the Company`s operations due to terrorism and (4) the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks. Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be incorrect. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this Annual Report should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Annual Report.

OVERVIEW

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2005 included with this Form 10-K.

Effective March 4, 2004, we converted to a Business Development Company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Upon completion of this conversion, we became an internally managed, diversified, closed-end investment company. Prior to the conversion we were an operating company. Those operations were transferred to HydroFlo Water Treatment, Inc., a wholly owned investment of ours. HydroFlo Water Treatment, Inc. is an international provider of wastewater pre-treatment solutions, treating wastewater for industrial and municipal customers. HydroFlo Water Treatment designs, builds, and installs water and wastewater treatment systems and provides a full range of related services to companies and municipalities to treat their wastewater. Since conversion to a Business Development Company, the company has acquired or created three additional portfolio companies: Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc., Safety Scan Technology, Inc., and Ultra Choice Water, Inc.

Because of our conversion to a Business Development Company ("BDC") the results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2004 are split between the eight-month period from July 1, 2003 through March 3, 2004 (pre conversion) and the four-month period from March 4, 2004 through June 30, 2004 (post conversion which includes a one-time conversion adjustment). The principal differences between these two reporting periods are: (1) we no longer include the operations of our operating ("portfolio") companies in our financial statements, and (2) we now value our ownership of the portfolio companies at fair value.

POST-CONVERSION TO A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

Our primary business is investing in businesses with equity-based investments. The total portfolio value of investments in non-publicly traded securities was approximately $25.1 million at fair value on June 30, 2005, and approximately $2 million at fair value on June 30, 2004.

OPERATIONS

We generated no operating revenues during the year ended June 30, 2005 and the period March 4, 2004 to June 30, 2004, since our earnings during these periods are based primarily on changes in investment valuations. We incurred approximately $2,593,000 and $589,000 in expenses during the year ended June 30 2005 and the period March 4, 2004 to June 30, 2004. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, these costs represented management fees to an entity controlled by our CEO, rent and other cash expenses associated with operating the BDC and seeking additional investments. During the period March 4, 2004 to June 30, 2004, approximately $497,000 of these expenses were non-cash stock based expenses paid to consultants. The remaining $92,000 represented management fees to an entity controlled by our CEO, rent and other cash expenses associated with operating the BDC and seeking additional investments.

During the year ended June 30, 2005 we incurred $0 in interest expense, earned $3,162 in interest income, and recorded an unrealized gain of $21,477,939 from our portfolio company investments. During the period March 4, 2004 to June 30, 2004, we incurred $2,944 in interest expense and recorded an unrealized gain of $2,592 from our portfolio company investments.

As a result of the foregoing, we booked a net income of approximately $18,887,700 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005, and we incurred a net loss of approximately $590,000 for the period March 4, 2004 to June 30, 2004.

PRIOR TO CONVERTING TO A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

OPERATING INCOME

Our aggregate revenues were $109,208 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. This compares with revenues of $244,243 and $5,001 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively. These revenue numbers fluctuate, and are not very comparable, due to the fact that we were just beginning to penetrate the market place.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Employee compensation expenses were $489,335 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. This compares with expenses of $907,755 and $606,072 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively. On an annualized basis, we experienced a 19% decrease in compensation expense in 2004 from 2003. This decrease is the result of a reduction in staff costs associated with lower than expected sales during 2004.

Management fee (related-party) expenses were $32,200 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. Annualized, this is comparable with expenses of $55,200 and $55,200 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively.

Research and development expenses were $7,018 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. This compares similarly with expenses of $5,988 and $15,658 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively

Other General and Administrative expenses were $839,415 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. This compares with expenses of $393,581 and $250,219 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively. On an annualized basis, we experienced a 220% increase in 2004 from 2003. This increase is the result of increased marketing efforts and the use of non-cash stock based compensation.

OTHER INCOME/EXPENSES

Interest income was $0 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. This compares with income of $5,025 and $730 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. This decrease in 2004 is the result of our not having significant amounts of cash on hand, while during 2003 we were raising cash to assist in our business development.

NET LOSS

As a result of the foregoing, we incurred a loss of $1,297,848 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004 compared to losses of $1,153,876 and $924,504 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, we had $2,557 and $406,762, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents. Our objective is to maintain a low cash balance, while keeping sufficient cash on hand to cover current funding requirements and operations.

During the three months ended September 30, 2005 we received approximately $1,100,000 from the sale of our stock and had approximately $390,000 cash on hand as of September 30, 2005. For the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, we expect our cash on hand and cash generated from operations to be adequate to meet our cash needs, including additional advances to the companies we invest in. Management`s plans regarding continued operation include the possibility of raising additional equity capital via the sale of stock which can now be accomplished due to the filing as a Business Development Company. Management believes it will be able to raise any additional capital it may need, and in fact there are unused equity commitments in place totaling $9,775,000; however, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in any such efforts or that any such financing will be on terms favorable or acceptable to the Company. Aggressive sales efforts in our portfolio companies will likely increase sales of product by the subsidiaries in the coming year and may result in less funding we need to provide to them or may even result in a cash return on our investment.

During the year ended June 30, 2005, the Company has not engaged in:

o Material off-balance sheet activities, including the use of structured finance or special purpose entities;
o Trading activities in non-exchange traded contracts; or
o Transactions with persons or entities that benefit from their non-independent relationship with the Company.


CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2005 are:

Payments Due by Period

Less than
Contractual Obligations Total 1 year 1-3 years 4-5 years After 5 years

Other Obligations $283,757 $44,552 $111,232 $117,951 $10,021



PRIVATE PORTFOLIO COMPANY INVESTMENTS

The following is a list of the private companies in which we had an investment
and the cost and fair value of such securities at June 30, 2005:

Approximate
Name of Company Nature of its Principal Business Cost Fair Value


HydroFlo Water Treatment, Inc. Waste water treatment solutions $ 2,415,476 $ 1,415,000

Metals & Arsenic Removal
Technology, Inc. Arsenic removal technology 695,741 23,004,000


Safety Scan Technology, Inc. High frequency scanning 734,013 734,013


Ultra Choice Water, Inc. Tankless water coolers 187 187


Valuations for HydroFlo Water Treatment, Inc. and Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. were established with the assistance of an independent valuation specialist. Valuations for Safety Scan Technology, Inc. and Ultra Choice Water, Inc. were based on costs invested, since both companies are still in the development stage.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

On July 15, 2005, the Company formed a portfolio company, Advanced Water Recycle, Inc., to combine resources from each of the Company`s current portfolio companies to provide customers with water recycling and reuse. On September 13,

2005, the Company received a second subpoena from the SEC regarding a non-public, fact-finding inquiry into activities of other entities not managed by HydroFlo, Inc. The company has complied with the subpoena.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are based on the selection and application of significant accounting policies, which require management to make significant estimates and assumptions.

VALUATION OF INVESTMENTS

At June 30, 2005, our total assets represented investments recorded at fair value. Value, as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, is (i) the market price for those securities for which a market quotation is readily available and
(ii) for all other securities and assets, fair value is as determined in good faith by the board of directors. Since there is typically no readily ascertainable market value for the investments in our portfolio, we value substantially all of our investments at fair value as determined in good faith by the board of directors pursuant to a valuation policy and a consistent valuation process. Because of the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily ascertainable market value, the fair value of our investments determined in good faith by the board of directors may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for the investments, and the differences could be material.

There is no single standard for determining fair value in good faith. As a result, determining fair value requires that judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each portfolio investment. Unlike banks, we are not permitted to provide a general reserve for anticipated loan losses. Instead, we must determine the fair value of each individual investment on a quarterly basis. We will record unrealized depreciation on investments when we believe that an investment has become impaired, including where collection of a loan or realization of an equity security is doubtful. Conversely, we will record unrealized appreciation if we believe that the underlying portfolio company has appreciated in value and, therefore, our investment has also appreciated in value, where appropriate.

As a business development company, we invest primarily in illiquid equity securities of private companies. The structure of each equity security is specifically negotiated to enable us to protect our investment and maximize our returns. Our investments generally have no established trading market. Because of the type of investments that we make and the nature of our business, our valuation process requires an analysis of various factors. Our fair value methodology includes the examination of, among other things, the underlying investment performance, financial condition and market changing events that impact valuation. For June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2004, we used an independent valuation specialist to assist us in our good faith estimate of the fair value of our investments.

VALUATION OF EQUITY SECURITIES

With respect to private equity securities, each investment is valued using industry valuation benchmarks, and then the value is assigned a discount reflecting the illiquid nature of the investment, as well as our minority, non-control position. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering, or subsequent equity sale occurs, the pricing indicated by the external event will be used to corroborate our private equity valuation.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

We have reviewed all new accounting pronouncements issued through June 2005 and have determined that none of them would have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

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HydroFlo CEO Comments on Net Income Increase
Friday October 14, 10:14 am ET


RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 14, 2005 -- HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRF.OB - News) today announced the filing of its 10-K with year-end financial results, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2005.
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The Company reported a net asset increase (total assets less liabilities) to $23,067,969 as of June 30, 2005 from $2,432,344 for the same period last year. Total assets increased over ten times from June 30, 2004, and total liabilities increased from $1,781 last year to $2,154,580 this year. Net income for the fiscal year was $18,887,666, or $.52 per share on a fully diluted basis as well as a net asset value for the company of $.62 per share.

For additional information concerning the financial results for fiscal year 2005 please read the entire filing on form 10-K, including the MD&A.

Dennis L. Mast, CEO of HydroFlo, stated, "I am pleased that we are able to provide and promote our technology to numerous countries around the globe in line with our mission statement. It is exciting to know that we are not only able to improve quality of life in the world, but can also increase the equity of the company for the benefit of our shareholders."

[132427]

Hallo

Ich finde die könnten den Preis deutlich vor Februar 2007 an Hydroflo vergeben.

Revised September 2005
Cupful by cupful, the people of Bangladesh and other developing countries are being poisoned by their drinking water from tube-wells. Tens of millions of Bangladeshis—as much as a quarter of the total population—use tube wells that provide water containing 10 to 50 times the amount of arsenic considered safe. It is unclear how many tube-wells there are in Bangladesh, but since 1998, an additional four million have been installed.

To help solve this massive public health problem, the National Academy of Engineering with the generous support of the Grainger Foundation, is offering Grainger Challenge Prizes of $1,000,000, $200,000, and $100,000 for first, second, and third place for the design and creation of a workable, sustainable, economical, point-of-use water treatment system for arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and other developing countries. Entries can be submitted by individuals or teams from for-profit, nonprofit, government, or private institutions.

The first Grainger Challenge Prize, will be awarded in February, 2007. The contest is now under way and we ask that interested parties register their intention to participate by September 30, 2005 with a brief narrative. The contest is open to U.S. citizens at U.S. organizations.

[lenny007]

PHOENIX Large water plants run by metropolitan Phoenix cities are working to meet a new federal requirement to cut arsenic.
The requirement, which begins early next year, will affect rural Arizona harder.

That`s because hundreds of small private water companies in rural areas pump only groundwater, which tends to have more arsenic.

Regulators and industry experts say those firms have less cash to treat water than a big city operation and will be more likely to pass the costs on.

In 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency changed the federal standard for arsenic in water from 50 parts per billion to 10 parts per billion to protect the public against the cancer-causing substance.

Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

[lenny007]

http://www.state.pa.us/papower/cwp/view.asp?Q=446715&A=11

PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS FACE COMPLIANCE DATE FOR NEW FEDERAL STANDARD FOR ARSENIC

HARRISBURG — New federal drinking water standards designed to lower the levels of arsenic in drinking water, take effect Jan. 23, 2006, for Pennsylvania’s public water systems, Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty said today.

The federal law lowers the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for arsenic from 0.050 milligrams per liter (mg/L), or 50 parts per billion, to 0.010 mg/L, or 10 parts per billion.

“The department has been working aggressively to make sure drinking water suppliers understand the federal requirements and have in place the mechanisms they need to meet the new standard,” McGinty said. “Ensuring a smooth transition will strengthen public confidence in the systems that supply our public drinking water.”

DEP’s outreach efforts have been ongoing for years as the new standards were being developed and finalized.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted the new standard for arsenic in drinking water Jan. 22, 2001. The rule became effective Feb. 22, 2002. The date by which systems must begin complying with the new standard is Jan. 23, 2006. DEP incorporates by reference federal MCLs as state MCLs, making them applicable here.

DEP has been working with community water suppliers and nontransient noncommunity public water suppliers --- those that serve water to at least 25 of the same people for more than six months in a year, but not year round --- to help bring their operations into compliance ahead of the effective date.

The department sent letters to all public water system operators in July informing them of the change, and DEP staff members have been in direct contact with systems identified as having arsenic levels above 0.010 mg/L in past monitoring. According to historical information, about 90 of a total of 3,340 systems (or about 3 percent) have arsenic levels above 0.010 mg/L.

Efforts were made to inform these systems about various grants and other programs available to offset the costs of installing treatment, such as DEP’s Growing Greener grants for innovative technologies and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Development Authority’s funding, and about EPA’s Arsenic Treatment Technology Research Demonstrations and Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program.

Initial compliance monitoring for arsenic will begin after the Jan. 23 effective date for the new MCL. State regulations require water systems in violation of the MCL to issue public notification and conduct more frequent monitoring as interim measures until treatment is provided to reduce the arsenic levels or a new source is brought on line.

Some studies have linked long-term exposure to high levels of arsenic in drinking water to cancer of the bladder and lungs. Short-term exposure to high doses of arsenic can cause other adverse health effects, but such effects are unlikely to occur from Pennsylvania’s public water supplies that are in compliance with the existing arsenic standard of 0.050 mg/L.

EPA set the current standard of 0.050 mg/L in 1975, based on a Public Health Service standard originally established in 1942. A March 1999 report by the National Academy of Sciences concluded standards should be strengthened further to protect public health.

Arsenic occurs naturally in rocks and soil, water, air, plants and animals. It can be released into the environment through natural activities such as volcanic action, erosion of rocks and forest fires, or through human activities.

For more information on the new rule, visit DEP’s Web site at www.dep.state.pa.us, Keyword: “Drinking Water.”


Content Last Modified on 10/18/2005 10:15:37 AM

[lenny007]

so langsam geht es in die Phase wo Aufträge vergeben werden, Mast geht davon aus, das sich HYRF hier ein schönes
Stück des Kuchens ausschneiden kann.



Oct. 17, 2005
Water companies work meet new arsenic standards

The Associated Press


PHOENIX - Water companies across the state are spending millions of dollars to meet new federal arsenic standards before Jan. 23.

The Environmental Protection Agency in 2001 slashed the federal standard for arsenic in water from 50 parts per billion to 10 parts per billion. One part per billion is like a drop of liquid in a swimming pool.

Rural Arizona will be hardest hit by the standards because small private water companies pump only ground water, which tends to have higher arsenic levels. Regulators and industry experts also note that those smaller companies have less money than urban operations and will probably have to pass the cost on to customers.

The new standard becomes effective in January, but the state won`t determine whether the companies` surface water complies until December 2006 and the ground water in December 2007.

"We want to make sure that everyone is on the road to compliance," said Steve Owens, director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

To do that, the state is helping small companies, Owens said. Those that don`t comply with the tougher standard could face stiff fines or be shut down.

Larger utilities have also had to wrestle with the requirement. Scottsdale expects to spend $85 million on water system improvements. Phoenix is spending $24 million.

"It`s been a huge financial hit," said Catherine Connolly, executive director of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns.

In some rural communities, water bills will go up substantially.

"I heard if they have to put in more equipment, they will have to raise the bills," said Leroy Hunter, a 70-year-old Camp Verde resident, who pays $68 a month for water in the summer. "The people on fixed incomes can`t afford the increases."

Some studies have linked arsenic to cancer, but there has been debate about what level is safe for human consumption. The substance is naturally occurring in the West.

Information from: The Arizona Republic, www.azcentral.com

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[lenny007]

Dear EYI shareholder,

In our continuing pro-active efforts to keep investors apprised of the most relevant and timely information on EYI Industries and its target markets, AGORA is pleased to present you with this latest Industry Report which demonstrates the need for a product such as the Code Blue™ water filtration system throughout many parts of China.

Code Blue is an international provider of water treatment solutions, treating water for industrial, municipal, and residential customers. Code Blue builds and markets filtration and treatment systems to remove harmful contaminants like arsenic, elements, and compounds from potable water.

This is momentous as EYI has recently entered into an agreement for the sale of an undisclosed number of Patented Code Blue(TM) Water Filtration Systems over a 2-year period in China. China`s large rural population and poor infrastructure in those outlying regions have created a huge demand for the Code Blue(TM) system which will facilitate the removal of harmful toxins from water, making it safe for human consumption.

Regards,
AGORA Investor Relations

To read the entire article, please use the following link:
http://english.people.com.cn/200510/06/eng20051006_212801.ht…

[lenny007]

neue Kaufempfehlung

Analysts at Streetinvesting.com have focused their attention on HYDROFLO INC (HYRF:OTC:BB) With their recent corporate developments, our analysts are interested in the short-term future for Hydroflo Inc. Streetinvesting.com strives to bring true growth opportunities directly to its valued subscribers. Our strength lies in finding these undervalued and under-marketed companies and delivering our research in a timely manner. Streetinvesting.com will be tracking this company attentively for the subsequent weeks and keep interested investors and shareholders posted on any new findings and behind-the-scenes update. For a complimentary and comprehensive report on our current analysis and opinions, please visit www.streetinvesting.com for a free membership subscription.

Hydroflo is a Business Development Company. Their core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo is to locate, develop, and fund innovative technologies and businesses and utilize these acquisitions to make pure water available to the world by means of disinfection, purification, and removal of contaminants. We saw the share value of this company have significant gains during the disasters, but what next now that the storm has cleared? Based on the recent filing of its 10-K with year-end financial results, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2005. The Company reported a net asset increase (total assets less liabilities) to $23,067,969 as of June 30, 2005 from $2,432,344 for the same period last year. Total assets increased over ten times from June 30, 2004, and total liabilities increased from $1,781 last year to $2,154,580 this year. Net income for the fiscal year was $18,887,666 or $.52 per share on a fully diluted basis as well as a net asset value for the company of $.62 per share. Now, does that mean we`re going to continue to see a continued downward trend until a price correction settles between $.5-$.6 per share?

Hydrolflow currently holds 4 companies HydroFlo Water Treatment Inc, Metals and Arsenic Removal Technology Inc, Safety Scan Technology Inc, and Ultra Choice Water Inc. With so many diversified companies within Hydroflow, there is major potential of synergies. The ability to benefit from the knowledge and expertise of four different companies will allow Hydroflow to...

To continue with the more in-depth analysis, please visit www.streetinvesting.com for a complimentary subscription to access this report and other related articles. Please note that membership does not require credit card information.

[lenny007]

[posting]18.345.742 von lenny007 am 19.10.05 17:15:44[/posting]link dazu:

http://www.hoovers.com/free/news/detail.xhtml?ArticleID=2005…

[lenny007]

warum hier kurzfristig kein Potenzial vorhanden sein soll, verstehe wer will.


HydroFlo Inc (HYRF) US


(HYRF:OTC:BB)

Average Volume: 946,287
52-Week High / Low: 1.31 / 0.76
Shares Outstanding: 41,707,000


Hydroflo is a Business Development Company. Their core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo is to locate, develop, and fund innovative technologies and businesses and utilize these acquisitions to make pure water available to the world by means of disinfection, purification, and removal of contaminants. We saw the share value of this company have significant gains during the disasters, but what next now that the storm has cleared? Based on the recent filing of its 10-K with year-end financial results, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2005. The Company reported a net asset increase (total assets less liabilities) to $23,067,969 as of June 30, 2005 from $2,432,344 for the same period last year. Total assets increased over ten times from June 30, 2004, and total liabilities increased from $1,781 last year to $2,154,580 this year. Net income for the fiscal year was $18,887,666 or $.52 per share on a fully diluted basis as well as a net asset value for the company of $.62 per share. Now, does that mean we’re going to continue to see a continued downward trend until a price correction settles between $.5-$.6 per share?

Hydrolflow currently holds 4 companies HydroFlo Water Treatment Inc, Metals and Arsenic Removal Technology Inc, Safety Scan Technology Inc, and Ultra Choice Water Inc. With so many diversified companies within Hydroflow, there is major potential of synergies. The ability to benefit from the knowledge and expertise of four different companies will allow Hydroflow to grow and perhaps invent some sort of new technology.

In junior companies like Hydroflow, a strong management team is key. From 1988 to 1997 Mr. Mast held the position of President / Chief Executive Officer at Environmental Aspecs, Inc., where he was responsible for the development and oversight of all facets of the environmental engineering company employing approximately 55 professionals. Services included engineering, geological studies, testing, consulting and remediation of properties containing regulated hazardous wastes. During his time with Environmental Aspecs, Mr. Mast grew the company from start-up to eight million dollars annual revenues and was the recipient of the Triangle Fast 50 Award as one of 50 fastest growing companies in the Triangle North Carolina area in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997.

His accomplishments at Environmental Aspecs, Inc. also won him the Future 30 Award as one of 30 fastest growing companies in the Raleigh area in 1995 and 1997, the North Carolina Technology Award as one of 50 fastest growing technological companies in the North Carolina area in 1995 and 1996, and qualified the company as a North Carolina Qualified Business Venture with the Secretary of State.

Other executive positions held by Mr. Mast include Government Project Manager for Kimmins Environmental, Inc. of Tampa, Florida, Partner and Officer of Kian Corporation of Reading, Pennsylvania, Owner / Operator of Binstall Construction Company of Elverson, Pennsylvania. Now that’s a track record.

We believe that Hydroflow has strong potential to grow – just not in the short term. The share value seems to be correcting itself and unless we see another disaster, we don’t see the share value having that explosive potential anytime soon. Streetinvesting.com will be taking Hydroflow off of our watchlist.


Editor-in-Chief,
Streetinvesting.com


Streetinvesting.com has no vested interest in the above companies nor are they warranted in anyway.

[lenny007]

[posting]18.346.754 von lenny007 am 19.10.05 18:05:52[/posting]ausserdem schlampig recherchiert, am besten vergessen.

[lenny007]

update von wassermann

Analyst: Kipley J. Lytel, CFA
[e-mail]
October 19, 2005
HYDROFLO, Inc.: (OTC BB: HYRF.OB)
Reiterate Rating: Speculative Buy
Price Target: Raised to $2.25

RESTATED ANALYST SUMMARY
Hydroflo, Inc. (“HYRF” or “The Company”) FY05 results were marked by a host of milestones with respect to new contracts, new businesses and new streams of company portfolio revenue. Accordingly, we have noted these events in our valuation and raise the HYRF Price Target to $2.25 from $2.10 per share. Management operates in a rather lucrative space, offering executing strong performance metrics, while also effectively managing expense and overhead relative to net asset growth. The Company reported a net asset increase (total assets less liabilities) to $23,067,969 as of June 30, 2005 from $2,432,344 for the same period last year. Total assets increased over ten times from June 30, 2004, and total liabilities increased from $1,781 last year to $2,154,580 this year. Net income for the fiscal year was $18,887,666, or $.52 per share on a fully diluted basis as well as a net asset value for the company of $.62 per share.
Aggregate sales were $109,208 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. This compares with revenues of $244,243 and $5,001 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively. These sales numbers fluctuate, and are not very comparable, due to the fact that we were just beginning to penetrate the market place. HYRF generated no operating revenues during the year ended June 30, 2005 and the period March 4, 2004 to June 30, 2004, since earnings during these periods are based primarily on changes in investment valuations. Further, the Company did commence charging a management fee to each of the portfolio companies; however, these fees will not be formally booked as revenue until the portfolio companies generate sufficient positive cash flow to remit these fees.
Employee compensation expenses were $489,335 for the eight-months ended March 3, 2004. This compares with expenses of $907,755 and $606,072 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively. On an annualized basis, HYRF experienced a 19% decrease in compensation expense in 2004 from 2003.


INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS1
• According to Frost & Sullivan Water Equipment and Services report, the industry revenue totaled $104.9 billion in 2003 and is projected to reach $150 billion in 2010.
• During 1992-2003, federal funding remained more or less constant, increasing by mere 2%, of which grants for water transportation and resources increased by only 3% and 1%, respectively.
• The water systems infrastructure is aging rapidly being a call for the U.S. Government to increase spending in the water segment in order to meet the growth targets for the industry.
• According to the Environmental Protection Agency, approximately $138 billion is needed by 2016 for upgrading/replacing the water infrastructure to comply with the safety standards prescribed by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
• The U.S. water industry is witnessing strong M&A activity with the recent entry of several large participants such as GE, Siemens AG, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, and RWE Thames Water among others.
1 Frost & Sullivan, Dec, 2004
• In future, partnerships between public water systems and local, state and federal governments are likely to play a key role in meeting drinking water infrastructure needs. This could ensure sustainability of public water systems and the security of facilities.
• According to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program, the main destinations for the funds are: treatment projects – 43%, transmission and distribution projects – 32%.

[lenny007]

auf der linken Seite markieren, dann rechts unten download.



http://www.wassermanmorris.com/other/archivebrowser.swf

[lenny007]

[posting]18.351.346 von lenny007 am 19.10.05 23:20:20[/posting]davor noch paid for research anklicken.

Kompliziertes gehts wohl kaum.

[Schwarzermilan]

Ein paar allgemeine aber interessante Zitate und Infos zur Branche Wasser:

" Viele der Kriege in diesem Jahrhundert wurden um Öl geführt, doch im nächsten Jahrhundert werden die Kriege um WASSER geführt werden."

(Weltbank)

" Die Zahl der Menschen, die unter mangelnder Wasserversorgung leiden, wird von 500 Mio. im Jahr 2000 auf 3 Mrd. im Jahr 2025 anwachsen."

(Vereinte Nationen)

" Der globale Süsswasserverbrauch hat sich in den letzten dreissig Jahren verdoppelt, die verfügbare Wassermenge pro Kopf hat sich in diesem Zeitpunkt fast halbiert – es droht sich eine der dramatischsten Entwicklungen der Menschheitsgeschichte abzuzeichnen!"

(Goldman Sachs)

" In den Entwicklungsländern ist bereits jetzt verschmutztes Wasser mitverantwortlich für 80 bis 90% aller Krankheiten und jeden dritten Todesfall."

(Weltgesundheitsorganisation)

" Strengere Qualitätsvorschriften erforden in Europa in den nächsten Jahren Investitionen von über 100 Milliarden US-Dollar. In den USA ergibt sich in den nächsten 20 Jarhen ein Investitionsbedarf von 1`000 Milliarden US-Dollar."

(ABN Amro)



Neue Megatrends entstehen nicht jeden Tag! Auch nicht jedes Jahr, sondern vielleicht nur einmal in einer Dekade. War es in den achtziger und neunziger Jahren die technologische Revolution, die Menschen und Finanzmärkte in Atem gehalten hat und in den ersten Jahren des neuen Jahrzehntes die Hausse bei Öl und anderen Rohstoffen, zeichnet sich nun ein ganz neuer, gewaltiger Trend ab: Die Rede ist von WASSER! Ich möchte Ihnen zeigen, warum Sie in diesem Segment ganz zwingend investiert sein müssen und ich nenne Ihnen ausserdem unseren Favoriten aus dem Wassersektor, der mit seiner neuartigen Technologie für Furore und seine Aktionäre reich machen könnte!

Die Wasserknappheit ist dramatisch!

Wasser ist elementar, lebenswichtig und vor allem: KNAPP! Zwar bedeckt Wasser fast drei Viertel der Erdoberfläche. Aber davon sind 97% Salzwasser. Von den restlichen 3% Süsswasser sind 70% im Polareis und in Gletschern gebunden und nur 0,6% stehen als Oberflächenwasser in Seen und Flüssen (3%) und als Grundwasser (97%) grundsätzlich zur Verfügung. Wie wenig das ist, zeigt folgendes Beispiel: Wenn die Wasservorräte der Erde einer vollen Badewanne mit 150 Litern Wasser entspricht so ist davon nur ein Liter Grundwasser und nur 0,02 Liter oder ein Likörglas Oberflächenwasser. Aber auch diese kleine Menge zur Verfügung stehendes Süsswasser ist nicht automatisch Trinkwasser. Denn: Experten gehen davon aus, dass dieses mittlerweile zu zwei Dritteln verschmutzt und ungeniessbar ist – Tendenz steigend!

In China beispielsweise gilt beispielsweise 80% des verfügbaren Trinkwassers als ungeniessbar! Aber wer glaubt, dass dieses Problem sich auf die ärmsten Länder beschränkt, begeht ein Irrtum: In den USA beispielsweise galten im Jahr 2000 immerhin 39% der Flüsse, 45% der Seen und 51% der Meeresarme als verschmutzt. Der Trend, wonach immer weniger sauberes Trinkwasser für eine stetig ansteigende Weltbevölkerung zur Verfügung steht, setzt sich fort. Und in der Tat ist die Wasserversorgung nicht nur ein Problem des knappen und rückläufigen Angebots:

Der globale Süsswasser-Verbrauch explodiert!

Mindestens genauso dramatisch ist nämlich der sprunghaft steigende Verbrauch von Süsswasser! Hier liegt nicht nur die ständig steigende Weltbevölkerung als Ursache zu Grunde, sondern auch der riesige Wasserhunger, die die Industrialisierung Asiens, Osteuropas und Südamerikas mit sich bringt. Die boomende Industrie mit ihren zweistelligen Wachstumsraten ist zwar einer der grössten und dynamischsten Wasserbraucher. Gleich danach kommt aber die extensive Landwirtschaft, bei der angesichts der globalen Klimaerwärmung Jahr für Jahr mehr Wasser für die Bewässerung benötigt wird. Auch hier werden gewaltige Mengen an Süsswasser benötigt (und durch Düngung und andere Verschmutzungen gefährlich verunreinigt und ggf. auf Dauer ungeniessbar gemacht).

In den vergangenen 100 Jahren hat sich die Weltbevölkerung verdreifacht, der Wasserverbrauch aber versiebenfacht. Die verfügbare Wassermenge pro Kopf hat sich dadurch allein seit 1970 um 40% verringert. Lebten nach Zahlen der Vereinten Nationen im Jahr 2000 über 500 Mio. Menschen und damit rund 10% der Weltbevölkerung in Gebieten mit einer aktuellen Bedrohung der Wasserversorgung, sind es aktuell bereit über 1 Mrd. Bis zum Jahr 2025 soll die Zahl der unter Trinkwassermangel Leidenden auf 3 Mrd. steigen. Spätestens dann wird Trinkwasser für alle knapp werden.

Die Wasserversorgung muss schnell gewährleistet werden, sonst drohen Kriege!

" Wasser als Konfliktauslöser" – das ist keine Utopie, sondern schon längst Wirklichkeit! Nach Angaben von Peter Gleick, einem Forscher aus den USA, leben 40 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung in den Ebenen von 250 Flüssen, um deren Wasser sich mindestens zwei Länder streiten. Der Brahmaputra, der Indus, der Mekong, der Niger, der Nil und der Trigris – sie alle fliessen durch mehrere Länder, die aus diesen Flüssen soviel Wasser wie möglich herausholen zu wollen.

Besonders konfliktträchtig ist die Wasserfrage im Nahen Osten! Die Türkei streitet mit Syrien und Irak um das Wasser des Tigris, Israel mit seinen Nachbarländern um den Jordan. Der Nil ist Zankapfel zwischen Ägypten und Sudan. Auch Ganges und Mekong werden zum Streitobjekt zwischen den asiatischen Anrainern. Länder wie Irak, Sudan, Syrien und Ägypten sind zu mehr als zwei Drittel von ausländischem Flusswasser abhängig. Auch Mauretanien und Tunesien erreichen die jährliche Mindestmenge von 500 Kubikmeter Wasser pro Einwohner nur durch den Zufluss aus Nachbarstaaten und hängen damit existenziell von Wasserlieferungen aus dem Ausland ab. Wird hier der Tropf des Lebens abgedreht, geht es bei diesen Ländern ums Überleben – mit allen Mitteln.

Es gibt nur einen Ausweg:
Die Effizienz im Einsatz von Wasser muss
massiv gesteigert werden!

Das ist auch die einhellige Forderung von UNO und Weltgesundheitsorganisation! Nur wenn der Einsatz von Wasser in Landwirtschaft und Industrie und in der Trinkwasseraufbereitung und Trinkwasserreinigung optimiert wird, besteht eine Chance, eine drohende Zuspitzung in der Trinkwasserversorgung zu vermeiden.

Der Finanzbedarf ist gewaltig: Nach einer Schätzung der Weltbank sind Investitionen von rund 600 Mrd. US-Dollar in den kommenden zehn Jahren notwendig um die Wassernot zu lindern! Dabei geht es vor allem um die Trinkwasserversorgung der Ärmsten unter den Armen. Aber damit nicht genug. In den USA ist sollen in den kommenden zwanzig Jahren unvorstellbare 1`000 Mrd. US-Dollar notwendig sein, um die völlig marode Trinkwasserinfrastruktur des Landes zu modernisieren. Schliesslich versickern Schätzungen zufolge in den USA 15 bis 20% des Wassers durch Lecks in Leitungen. Der jährliche Umsatz in der Wasserindustrie wird auf 400 Mrd. US-Dollar geschätzt! Und:
Wasser ist in den USA jetzt schon teurer als Öl: Die Investmentchance des Jahrhunderts!

Unglaublich aber wahr: Trotz der Preisexplosion bei Öl ist Trinkwasser in den USA je nach Gebinde bis zu drei Mal teurer! Während die Gallone Sprit an der Zapfsäule mit USD 2.25 zu Buche schlägt, ist man für die gleiche Menge Trinkwasser je nach Gebindeeinteilung bis zu USD 6 los!

Die Analysten von ABN Amro bezeichnen den Markt für Wasseraktien in einer aktuellen Studie als " Investmentchance des Jahrhunderts" !
Bitte werfen Sie doch einmal einen Blick auf Ihren Depotauszug: Wieviele Wasseraktien sind denn derzeit in Ihrem Portfolio? Sie werden am eigenen Beispiel sehen, wie unterrepräsentiert, wie unentdeckt dieser Sektor ist. Wir können Ihnen nur raten: Verpassen Sie nicht einen der spektakulärsten Trends der kommenden Jahre und Jahrzehnte. Denn:
Schon in den vergangenen Jahren haben Wasseraktien den Gesamtmarkt um Längen geschlagen!

Einer Untersuchung der Investmentbank Goldman Sachs zufolge gab es in den letzten Jahren kaum ein besseres Investment als Wasseraktien! Während der S&P 500-Index in den vergangenen 5 Jahren per saldo 17% verloren hat, legte der Wassersektor im gleichen Zeitraum um sage und schreibe 244% zu! Und auch für andere Zeiträume ist die Outperformance beeindruckend: Auf Sicht der letzten zwei Jahre legte der S&P-Index um 22% zu, Wasseraktien aber um 83% und seit Jahresbeginn liegt der Sektor schon wieder fast zweistellig vorne, während der Gesamtmarkt 2% im Minus liegt.
Und gehen Sie bitte angesichts der zunehmenden Dramatik davon aus, dass sich diese Entwicklung in den nächsten Jahren verstärkt fortsetzen wird!

[lenny007]

Published October 20, 2005
[ From the Lansing State Journal ]
Arsenic level high in water at school
Tests at Lansing`s Gunnisonville exceed standard

By Susan Vela
Lansing State Journal

DeWITT TWP. - Gunnisonville Elementary will restrict its drinking water after levels of arsenic that exceed federal guidelines were found in the school`s well water.

Students and staff will have to drink bottled water indefinitely, starting Monday, while the Lansing School District determines its next step.

Drawing water from huge containers might be the best option, schools spokeswoman Roni Rucker Waters said Wednesday, because it would cost about $5,000 a year. Tying into Lansing`s water system could cost the district $500,000, and sinking a new well could cost about $30,000, she said.


Letters went home Wednesday with Gunnisonville`s 240 students.

The building is the only Lansing district school connected to a well.

School fountains will be shut off after Friday so no one can drink from them.

Long-term exposure to arsenic can cause health problems.

Tara Campbell, who has two children at the school, said she`s glad leaders are being proactive.

"You don`t know how much of a health threat it is at this point," Campbell said, adding she would save worrying until there is evidence of a serious hazard.

It was unclear Wednesday whether other properties draw water from the well. Township Manager Matthew Kulhanek didn`t respond to requests for comment. Rucker Waters said a recent test showed Gunnisonville water had an arsenic contaminant level of 0.012 parts per million.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency`s standard is 0.010 parts per million.

People who consume high levels of arsenic over many years can experience skin lesions, circulatory problems, and an increased risk of skin and internal cancer.

"Arsenic is more or less a cumulative contaminant," said Robert McCann, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

Parent Sheree Shepherd said she wonders how long students have been exposed. She grew up drinking well water but knows little about arsenic.

"I can`t decide whether I`d want to have my son tested," she said. "All I know is it`s a poison."

Contact Susan Vela at 702-4248 or [e-mail]. Staff writer Nicole Geary contributed to this report.

About arsenic
• Arsenic, a toxin and carcinogen, is a widely distributed, naturally occurring element in the Earth`s crust and it is present in trace amounts in all living organisms.

• The Environmental Protection Agency set 10 parts per billion (ppb) or 0.010 parts per million (ppm) as the standard for water systems in 2002. The compliance date for water systems is 2006.

• Arsenic tends to occur in higher levels more often in water used by small communities, which typically rely on wells for drinking water, according to Congressional Research Service.

• Testing urine for arsenic will indicate exposure over the past few days, and testing hair will indicate exposure over the past few months.

• To have your drinking water tested for arsenic, call the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality`s drinking water laboratory at [phone].

Source: State Journal research
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Press Release Source: Hydroflo, Inc.

Hydroflo Corrects and Supplements Prior Releases and Reports
Wednesday October 26, 5:33 pm ET


RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 26, 2005 -- In certain prior press releases and analyst reports, the terms and conditions of an agreement between Hydroflo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRF.OB - News) portfolio company Metal & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. ("MARTI") and Essentially Yours Industries, Inc. ("EYI") were inaccurately or incompletely reported. Hydroflo issues this press release to provide accurate and more complete information about that agreement and certain other matters.
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Effective May 11, 2005, MARTI entered into a reseller agreement with EYI. Pursuant to this agreement, MARTI is to manufacture and supply to EYI certain products, including specially marked Code Blue(TM) pitchers and specially formulated Code Blue(TM) filters. EYI is the exclusive distributor, and MARTI is the exclusive supplier, for these specially marked or formulated products.

EYI initially planned to sell the products in the United States and Canada, and EYI projected that it would order 72,000 pitchers and 468,000 filters during the period from July 2005 to June 2006. EYI has since indicated that on September 23, 2005, its affiliate Essentially Yours Industries (Hong Kong) Limited ("EYI HK") entered into an agreement with Guangzhou Zhongdian Enterprises (Group) Co. Ltd. ("GZE") and China Electronics Import and Export South China Corporation ("CEIEC"). According to EYI, this agreement projects that CEIEC will order $210 million of Code Blue(TM) product from EYI HK during the two-year period 2006-2007.

MARTI is not a party to that agreement, and the projections in that agreement are projections of revenue to EYI HK, not to MARTI.

Neither the EYI HK-GZE-CEIEC agreement nor MARTI`s own agreement with EYI require the purchase of a particular quantity or dollar amount of Code Blue(TM) products. Furthermore, MARTI provides the Code Blue(TM) product to EYI on a consignment basis, meaning that MARTI is not entitled to payment for the product until EYI actually sells it to EYI`s customers.

Under the terms of its agreement with EYI, MARTI is obligated only to maintain a minimum inventory of 1,000 units of each Code Blue(TM) item. To date, EYI has requested the production of 10,000 pitchers and 16,800 filters, MARTI has shipped 3,078 pitchers and 3,078 filters to EYI, and MARTI has been paid $15,000 for units sold by EYI.

More specific corrections follow:

July 18, 2005 Press Release

Hydroflo`s July 18, 2005 press release indicated that Hydroflo portfolio company Advanced Water Recycle, Inc. ("AWRI") had received a request from a coastal region of North Carolina "to start treatment of 70 million gallons of water per day for the next 10 years." AWRI has discussed options for the treatment of such water volumes with various governmental officials and expressed interest in providing its goods and services for that purpose, but AWRI has not received any requests to provide those services.

August 3, 2005 Press Release

Hydroflo`s August 3, 2005 press release indicated that MARTI had amended an agreement with EYI to include additional water filtration systems. This press release also discussed an "order" by EYI and stated that "[t]he total retail value of this order exceeds $7.5 million."

MARTI`s agreement with EYI was not amended at that time. As noted above, MARTI`s agreement with EYI was and remains a consignment agreement whereby EYI pays MARTI only for those items actually purchased by EYI`s customers. EYI is not required to purchase a particular quantity or dollar volume of MARTI`s products, and it has not purchased $7.5 million of MARTI`s products.

August 4, 2005 Press Release

Hydroflo`s August 4, 2005 press release discussed a "$1.2 million order received on May 18." As noted above, MARTI`s agreement with EYI is a consignment agreement whereby EYI pays MARTI only for those items actually purchased by EYI`s customers. EYI is not required to purchase a particular quantity or dollar volume of MARTI`s products, and as of this date it has not purchased $1.2 million of MARTI`s product.

August 15, 2005 and August 18, 2005 Press Releases

Hydroflo`s August 15, 2005 press release indicated that MARTI had amended an agreement with EYI "to meet the demand received from recent transactions in China. The total value of the order is expected to exceed $210 million." Its August 18, 2005 press release also made reference to this "agreement amendment." While EYI did inform MARTI prior to this date that it expected to order substantially more of the Code Blue(TM) product than previously expected as a result of potential sales by EYI into the Chinese market and that such sales might have a value to EYI of as much as $210 million, EYI did not and has not placed an order with MARTI for any particular quantity or dollar volume of products, and neither GZE nor CEIEC is required to order any particular quantity or dollar volume of product from EYI HK. EYI has only requested that MARTI supply on consignment and per the parties` agreement the number of units described earlier in this press release. As explained previously, the figure cited in the press release is a projection of revenue to EYI HK arising out of its own agreement with Chinese companies GZE and CEIEC, not a projection by MARTI of its own expected revenues from the arrangement.

September 6, 2005 Press Release

Hydroflo`s September 6, 2005 press release contains a quotation from MARTI`s COO, George Moore, that makes reference to "a projection of over $210 million worth of product sales." As noted above, the projection in question is EYI`s projection of the retail value to EYI HK of EYI HK`s Code Blue(TM) sales into the Chinese market.

September 7, 2005 Press Release

In its September 7, 2005 press release, Hydroflo indicated that MARTI`s initial daily goal for the production of pitchers and filters in China would be 8,000 pitchers and 25,000 filters and projected that the facility would produce over 2 million pitchers and 6 million filters per year. This facility will produce only those pitchers and filters reasonably necessary to satisfy the demands of MARTI`s customers. At present, the only such demand has been EYI`s request for the production of the quantities of pitchers and filters mentioned earlier in this press release.

September 12 and 16, 2005 Press Releases

Hydroflo`s September 12, 2005 and September 16, 2005 press releases concerned Hydroflo`s response to Hurricane Katrina. To the extent these releases state or imply that Hydroflo`s portfolio companies had actually reached agreements with any entities to supply consulting services, they are inaccurate. Certain of those companies have simply offered such services.

September 20, 2005 Press Release (Corrected October 7, 2005)

Hydroflo`s September 20, 2005 press release captioned "First Shipment of Filtering Systems leaves for Hurricane Katrina Survivors" (corrected October 7, 2005) incorrectly continues to indicate in its caption that the water pitcher and filtration units mentioned in the release had been shipped and that further shipments to FEMA and DOD would be made at a later time. In fact, as indicated in the text of the release, those goods had not yet been shipped. They were scheduled to ship on October 15, 2005, but the shipment has been delayed, and they have not been shipped as of the date of this release. In addition, the article incorrectly indicates that the pitchers and filters were to be shipped to DOD and FEMA, when in fact they were to be shipped to Judge Nicki Boland.

September 27, 2005 Press Release (Corrected October 6, 2005)

Hydroflo`s September 27, 2005 press release (corrected October 6, 2005) refers to a "Guaranteed 2 Year $42 Million Agreement With Chinese Distribution Company" and states that MARTI would produce and supply this quantity of pitchers and filters to EYI. In fact, these revenue projections are projections of revenue to EYI HK arising out of the agreement, not projections of revenue to MARTI. CEIEC (the Chinese distribution company) is not required to purchase any particular quantity of product from EYI, and EYI is not required to purchase a particular quantity or dollar volume of MARTI`s products.

September 28, 2005 Press Release (Corrected October 6, 2005)

Hydroflo`s September 28, 2005 press release (corrected October 6, 2005) incorrectly indicates that Hydroflo values the EYI HK-GZE-CEIEC contract at $210,000,000 over the next two years. As noted above, MARTI`s agreement with EYI is a consignment agreement whereby EYI pays MARTI only for those items actually purchased by EYI`s customers. EYI is not required to purchase a particular quantity or dollar volume of MARTI`s products. As explained previously, the figure cited in the press release is a projection of revenue to EYI HK arising out of its own agreement with Chinese companies GZE and CEIEC, not a projection by MARTI of its own expected revenues from the arrangement.

September 30, 2005 Press Release

Hydroflo`s September 30, 2005 press release inaccurately states the reason for Hydroflo`s decision to seek additional time to file its Form 10-K and inaccurately suggests, in a quotation from its CEO, Dennis Mast, that Hydroflo values a portion of the MARTI-EYI business at $42 million or at over $210 million over the next two years.

Hydroflo`s 10-K filing was delayed because Hydroflo`s accountants requested that its Board of Directors seek an independent valuation, the Board of Directors did so, and the valuation was not completed in time for the 10-K to incorporate it and still be filed by the original deadline.

As noted above, the $42 million and $210 million figures reflect EYI`s estimate of the retail value to EYI of orders of the Code Blue(TM) pitcher in the Chinese market. MARTI`s agreement with EYI is a consignment agreement whereby EYI pays MARTI only for those items actually purchased by EYI`s customers. EYI is not required to purchase a particular quantity or dollar volume of MARTI`s products. The projections in the article relate to EYI`s expectations for its own sales, not MARTI`s expected revenues from the arrangement.

10/3/2005 Wasserman Morris Report

The October 3, 2005 report on Hydroflo, Inc. issued by Wasserman Morris contained a number of inaccurate or incomplete statements about the company. In particular:

The report refers to a "recently signed agreement with ... China Electronics Import and South China Export Corporation." To the extent the report could be read to suggest that Hydroflo has a recently signed agreement with this company, it is in error. Neither Hydroflo nor any of its portfolio companies have an agreement with China Electronics Import and South China Export Corporation. MARTI reseller EYI has reported such an agreement with a similarly named company.

The report also indicates that the reported agreement "is likely to provide [Hydroflo] with roughly $210 million in revenues for the next two years from the sale of water filters and pitchers in the Chinese Market." While MARTI`s agreement with EYI could provide MARTI with significant revenue ultimately derived from EYI`s sale of water filters and pitchers to the Chinese company, neither MARTI`s agreement with EYI nor EYI`s agreement with CEIEC guarantees the purchase of particular quantities or dollar volumes. The $210 million projection in the Wasserman Morris report is the amount that EYI reports as CEIEC`s projected purchase from EYI during the stated period.

The report indicates that MARTI`s collaboration with EYI "could also bring [Hydroflo] up to $7.5 million in revenues from the sale of water filters, pitchers and FATS units in the U.S. and Canada markets during the next twelve months." While MARTI`s agreement with EYI could provide MARTI with significant revenue ultimately derived from EYI`s sale of water pitchers and filters in the United States and Canadian markets, EYI is not currently selling the FATS unit, and the 12-month, $7.5 million revenue projection contained in the Wasserman Morris report is EYI`s projection of its own revenues for a stated period (not the next twelve months), not a projection of MARTI`s likely revenues.

The report also states that Hydroflo is "actively involved in the restoration of basic sanitary living conditions in the hurricane-ravaged regions of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana." To date, Hydroflo`s involvement in such activities has been limited to MARTI`s donation of 5,000 water pitcher and filter units for use in affected areas, for which Hydroflo`s chairman has informally agreed to reimburse the company, and to offers to provide consulting services to governmental organizations.

The report also states that Hydroflo`s management "expects to secure a portion of the $100 billion that are being made available for disaster relief." Hydroflo has no present basis to expect to secure a portion of this money, although Hydroflo`s portfolio companies are seeking contracts to provide their products and services for that purpose.

Finally, the report states that the company "moved its corporate offices to North Carolina." The offices simply moved within the state to a larger space.

Hydroflo`s 10-K Filing

Hydroflo`s 10-K reported that the company`s board members receive no compensation. In fact, board member Shane Traveller receives $1,500/month and board member Ross Smith receives $500/month.

Hydroflo`s 10-K has a typographical error in the section describing the company`s ethics policy. The company`s ethics policy can be found at http://www.hydroflo.us/Content%20Pages/OFFICIAL%20CODE%20OF%…

Hydroflo`s 10-K reported that the company had received a second subpoena from the SEC regarding a nonpublic fact-finding inquiry into the activities of other entities not managed by Hydroflo, Inc. In fact, Hydroflo, its CEO Dennis Mast, and MARTI COO George Moore have received and complied with subpoenas in connection with a formal investigation that includes inquiries into the accuracy of Hydroflo`s press releases and public filings.


Contact:
Contact:
HydroFlo, Inc.
Investor Relations
Rebecca Morgan
919-772-9925
Email Contact

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Source: Hydroflo, Inc.

[lenny007]

Hi,
mit dieser Meldung ist HYRF für mich erledigt.
Glaubwürdigkeit ist damit bei NULL.

Kurs wird in den USA komplett abstürzen, alles andere
wäre für mich eine Sensation.

[pennyjoe]

[posting]18.466.985 von lenny007 am 27.10.05 12:14:57[/posting].


Ist leider auch meine Meinung

In USA wird es ein Schlachtfest geben, denn eines verzeihen dort die Anleger niemals:

Halbwahrheiten, Mäntelchen über "bad news" und zeitliche Verzögerung bei notwendiger Richtigstellung von falscher Berichterstattung

.

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Code Blue in Produktion

http://www.martiinc.com/codeblueproductionline.htm

[rataplan]

Tja, es kann nur besser werden:
Form NT 10-Q -- Notification of inability to timely file Form 10-Q or 10-QSB

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1107809/0001262463050…

[kuen]

Hydroflo startet durch???

HydroFlo Selects TVA Productions for National Multi-Media Campaign

http://www.businessworldnews.tv/html/HydroFlo.html

[kuen]

[posting]18.886.458 von kuen am 20.11.05 11:08:16[/posting]Sorry, der Artikel ist von 2003!

[pblack]

ja sie lebt noch, sie...

Ultra Choice Water Launches Ecommerce Website
Ticker Symbol: HYRF


RALEIGH, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/21/05

http://media.marketwire.com/attachments/200404/179466_hflogo…
Ultra Choice Water, Inc. (UCW), a HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB: HYRF) portfolio company, today announced the launch of a new ecommerce website (www.ultrachoicewater.com). The new site will offer customers the opportunity to purchase the complete product line provided by UCW beginning with the Counter-Top, Under-Sink, and Pre-Filter Filtration Units. The new systems filter water directly from any sink, or residential water line, and the Counter-top and Under-Sink units can be fitted with the washable pre-filtration filter removing sediment and other un-dissolved matter enabling the system to work more efficiently and extend the life of the unit. With a unique design and multi-stage filtration process the filters remove more than 500 contaminates such as pesticides, MTBE`s, chemicals linked to cancer (i.e. benzene & toxaphene), in addition to chlorine, odors, and bad tastes.

The UCW filters will retail at a price range of $135 to $155 and can be found on the UCW ecommerce website www.ultrachoicewater.com. A link has also been placed on the HydroFlo corporate website at www.hydroflo.us.

UCW Chief Operating Officer, Deanna Britt, is extremely pleased and excited about the debut of the website: "UCW is committed to providing quality products at affordable prices. We believe our water filters rank among the best in the market today and are looking forward to this launch being a great success."

HydroFlo (http://www.hydroflo.us) is a Business Development Company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Apex, North Carolina, HydroFlo`s core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo, Inc. is to acquire and develop innovative technologies and businesses that will improve the quality of water throughout the world by means of detection, treatment, and removal of contaminants. By so doing, our most precious resource can be rendered safe and abundantly available for all future generations, and thereby, improve the quality of life on earth.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such statements about the Company`s future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company`s actual results may differ materially from expected results.


Contact:

HydroFlo, Inc.

Investor Relations

Email Contact

919-772-9925

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Und dann

Recent Stories
2005-11-23 Close Window
20:30:06

Investor Notice: The Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action on Behalf of HydroFlo, Inc. Shareholders -- HYRF.OB



NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/23/05 -- The Rosen Law Firm P.A. has filed a class
action lawsuit on behalf of all investors who purchased common stock of
HydroFlo, Inc. (the "Company" or "HydroFlo") (OTC BB: HYRF) during the
period from July 18, 2005 through October 26, 2005, inclusive (the "Class
Period"). The Rosen Law Firm has been retained to recover investors`
stock losses from HydroFlo and certain of its officers and directors for
alleged violations of the federal securities laws.



To join the HydroFlo securities litigation as a plaintiff or for further
information, please call Laurence Rosen, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or
email [e-mail].

[BlkRaven]

Änderung Der WKN am OTC (HYRFE)

Quarterly Income Statements:
View: Annual Data | Quarterly Data All numbers in thousands
PERIOD ENDING 30-Jun-05 31-Mar-05 31-Dec-04 30-Sep-04
Total Revenue - - - -
Cost of Revenue 2,145 41 - -
Gross Profit (2,145) (41) - -
Operating Expenses
Research Development (12) 12 - -
Selling General and Administrative 96 45 112 155
Non Recurring - - - -
Others - - - -

Total Operating Expenses - - - -
Operating Income or Loss (2,228) (98) (112) (155)
Income from Continuing Operations
Total Other Income/Expenses Net 20,824 553 116 (12)
Earnings Before Interest And Taxes 18,596 455 4 (167)
Interest Expense - - - -
Income Before Tax 18,596 455 4 (167)
Income Tax Expense - - - -
Minority Interest - - - -

Net Income From Continuing Ops 18,596 455 4 (167)
Non-recurring Events
Discontinued Operations - - - -
Extraordinary Items - - - -
Effect Of Accounting Changes - - - -
Other Items - - - -
Net Income 18,596 455 4 (167)
Preferred Stock And Other Adjustments - - - -
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares $18,596 $455 $4 ($167)

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Neuer CFO:

HydroFlo Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Monday November 28, 9:44 am ET


RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 28, 2005 -- HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC BB:HYRFE.OB - News) today announced that Mr. William H. Warden has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company.
ADVERTISEMENT


Mr. Warden held the position of Financial Director of Faulkner/Haynes & Assoc., a distributor of HVAC equipment, in Raleigh, NC. Mr. Warden has also served the Chief Financial Officer of the Athey Products Corp., a manufacturer of street sweeping equipment, where he was responsible for the accounting, financings, and SEC Filings of 10Qs and 10Ks. Mr. Warden`s background also includes the positions of Chief Financial Officer of Custom Tint Laboratories, a manufacturer of tinted contact lenses.

"William will be a very strong addition to our management team," said Dennis L. Mast, CEO and Chairman of HydroFlo. "He is a seasoned executive with more than 15 years in-depth experience in finance and life sciences, having worked in development-stage and publicly traded companies in similar industries as the HydroFlo portfolio companies. He has extensive experience in strategic alliances, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, investor relations, and treasury management."

[TheRocket]

"Der CHINA-DEAL" !!!!!

Wer behauptet, es gäbe ihn nicht mehr, hat das letzte Press-Release nicht richtig gelesen, und irrt sich gewaltig!!!

Dort steht: " MARTI is not a party to that agreement [von EYII mit CEIEC], and the projections in that agreement are projections of revenue to EYI HK, not to MARTI."

Also: " Nicht MARTI hat einen Vertrag mit CEIEC, sondern EYII, und die Umsätze sind Projektionen von Umsätzen für EYII, und nicht für MARTI/HYRF."

" Ach so - MARTI macht also gar keinen Umsatz mit China, also alles ein Fake!" -- Blödsinn!! Der China-Deal fand schon immer zwischen EYII und CEIEC statt, und nicht zwischen MARTI und CEIEC. So schwer kann das doch nicht sein!

Sobald also die ersten Lieferschwierigkeiten überwunden sind, wird MARTI/HYRF damit sehr wohl Umsatz machen, wenn EYII den Chinesen was verkauft. Denn EYII KANN NUR BEI MARTI einkaufen!!

EYII KANN Code Blue nur bei MARTI einkaufen !!! Wegen Exklusivität!



Deshalb sind alle Kursziele - ob nun 2, 10 oder 20 Dollar INTAKT.

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Codeblue-Seite ins Chinesische übersetzt:

http://www.codebluewater.com/chinese/index.html

Warum?
Wollen die da was verkaufen?
Können die da was verkaufen?

Sicher nur, um den Schein zu wahren.

[Heavytrade]

http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/051201/0102809.html

[rataplan]

Das Neueste vom Tage!!!

Was sagt der Markt dazu:


HydroFlo Chairman Addresses Business Strategy and Operational Concerns
HydroFlo (OTC BB: HYRFE) today announced that company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Mast, has addressed a letter to shareholders wherein he addresses the status of current operations and outlines the company`s overall strategy. The full text of the shareholder letter is available on the company`s website @ www.hydroflo.us.

Highlights of the letter include the company`s plan to dividend shares of Metals and Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. ("MARTI") common stock to HydroFlo shareholders as part of an overall plan to eventually create a public market for MARTI stock. Said Mr. Mast, "Our business model has always been founded on nurturing emerging technologies until they are strong enough to stand alone, and then rewarding HydroFlo shareholders for their continued support and investment. We are excited that the first of these opportunities is imminently forthcoming. Separating MARTI from HydroFlo will achieve several favorable results: 1) HydroFlo shareholders will reap the immediate benefit of having a more direct ownership interest in MARTI, 2) MARTI will be able to avail itself of financing on terms and in a structure that would not be otherwise available, and 3) creating a trading market for MARTI stock would better allow HydroFlo to value its investment portfolio."

Mr. Mast further stated, "Our management team remains committed to the belief that MARTI and all of our portfolio companies are sound investments in proven technologies. To this date, MARTI has shipped 49,000 units of its water filters and 23,000 units of water pitchers, as well as installing a large commercial arsenic removal system. We consider these modest achievements to be a forerunner of increasing sales activity for the company. While MARTI will not recognize revenues from shipping units to distributors until units are subsequently resold, we consider the high level of interest and strong forecast to be a positive indicator for MARTI`s future."

The letter concludes, "We are excited by the future of both HydroFlo and our portfolio companies. We regret that recent miscommunications have shaken shareholder confidence; however, we believe that the best course of action is to simply ensure that our portfolio companies remain focused and growing. While we cannot predict what affect our success may have on our stock price, we expect that market forces will prevail and that the correct value of our business will be reflected in our stock."

About HydroFlo

HydroFlo (http://www.hydroflo.us) is a Business Development Company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, HydroFlo`s core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo is to locate, develop, and fund innovative technologies and businesses and utilize these acquisitions to make pure water available to the world by means of disinfection, purification, and removal of contaminants. It is our belief that water can overcome hunger, disease, poverty, and improve the overall quality of life on Earth.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such statements about the Company`s future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company`s actual results may differ materially from expected results.

Source: Market Wire (December 19, 2005 - 9:15 AM EST)

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Link zum kompletten letter:

http://www.hydroflo.us/Letter%20to%20Shareholders%20From%20C…

[obbi]

Dear HydroFlo Shareholders:
In light of recent events surrounding HydroFlo, and in response to the numerous phone
calls from concerned investors, I felt it both necessary and appropriate to address your
collective concerns and outline our operational strategy for the coming months.
HydroFlo is a business development company whose operations entail raising capital
from the public and then investing that capital into qualified portfolio companies. Our
Board of Directors has previously determined to focus our investments into natural
resource technology companies. Currently, we have two active portfolio investments,
Hydroflo Water Treatment, Inc. (“HWTI”), and Metals and Arsenic Removal Technology,
Inc. (“MARTI”), and investments in three other developing technology companies.
Our management team remains committed to the belief that all of our portfolio
companies are sound investments in proven technologies. To date, MARTI has shipped
49,000 units of its water filters and 23,000 water pitcher units, as well as installation of a
commercial arsenic removal system. We consider these modest achievements to be a
forerunner of increasing sales activity for the company. While MARTI will not recognize
revenues from shipping units to distributors until the distributors subsequently resell the
product, we consider the high level of interest and strong forecast to be a positive
indicator for MARTI’s future.”
Our 2006 operations will be focused on helping all of our portfolio companies achieve
their fullest market potential. As MARTI’s sales go from projections to recognized
revenues, we anticipate spinning MARTI off as a separate public entity. This process
will entail a dividend of MARTI common stock to our HydroFlo shareholders followed by
a registration of such stock with the SEC. Our business model has always be founded
on nurturing emerging technologies until they are strong enough to stand alone and then
rewarding HydroFlo shareholders for their continued support and investment. We are
excited that the first of these opportunities is imminently forthcoming. Separating MARTI
from HydroFlo will achieve several favorable results: 1) HydroFlo shareholders will reap
the immediate benefit of having a more direct ownership interest in MARTI, 2) MARTI
will be able to avail itself of financing on terms and in a structure that would not be
otherwise available, and 3) creating a trading market for MARTI stock would better allow
HydroFlo to value its investment portfolio. MARTI is presently valued on our financial
statements based on the estimated fair value assuming an arm’s length transaction.
While we believe that the projections used in determining such fair value are reasonable
and conservative, they are still projections and the value on our books is a subjective
estimate. Given the relative value of MARTI to the remainder of our portfolio, we believe
that market forces may best determine MARTI’s value.
As indicated in previous press releases, I am pleased to welcome Mr. William H. Warden
as our new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Warden recently held the position of Financial
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Director of Faulkner/Haynes & Assoc., a distributor of HVAC equipment, in Raleigh, NC,
and has served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Athey Products Corp., a
manufacturer of street sweeping equipment, where he was responsible for the
accounting, financings, and SEC Filings of 10Qs and 10Ks.
Mr. Warded will assist with implementing additional internal controls to ensure the timely
and accurate filing of future financial statements. These controls will augment our
controls for the preparation and dissemination of shareholder information, including
press releases. Our foremost goal in this regard is to ensure that our investors have the
most recently available company information and that such information is both accurate
and timely.
With the recent retirement of our audit committee chairman and director, Mr. Traveller,
we have begun a search to complete our board of directors. We expect to name a
replacement to serve until the next annual meeting shortly. In the meantime, Mr.
Traveller will continue to advise and assist in whatever capacity is needed. We thank
him for his past service to the company and wish him well in retirement.
While HydroFlo is not a cash rich company, we have adequate short-term capital to
meet the demands of our portfolio investments and help with their immediate needs.
The true value of HydroFlo lies with the technologies of our portfolio companies and their
ability to translate that technology into strong revenues in the near future. We are
disappointed that some individuals would prefer to seek to destroy the company through
protracted legal battles that would result in our precious capital being used solely to
increase the coffers of attorneys.
In summary, we are excited by the future of both HydroFlo and our portfolio companies.
We regret that recent miscommunications have shaken shareholder confidence;
however, we believe that the best course of action is to simply ensure that our portfolio
companies remain focused and growing. While we cannot predict what affect our
success may have on our stock price, we expect that market forces will prevail and that
the correct value of our business will be reflected in our stock.
Your continued support is greatly appreciated.
Dennis L. Mast
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
HydroFlo, Inc.



Lieber HydroFlo Shareholders: Im Licht der jüngsten Ereignisse, die HydroFlo und in Erwiderung auf die zahlreichen Telefonanrufe von beteiligten Investoren umgeben, glaubte ich ihm notwendig und passend, Ihre Kollektivinteressen und unsere funktionsfähige Strategie zu umreißen für die kommenden Monate zu adressieren. HydroFlo ist eine geschäftliche Entwicklung Firma, deren Betriebe Kapital, von der Öffentlichkeit anzuheben und daß zur Folge haben Kapital in qualifizierte Mappenfirmen dann zu investieren. Unsere Direktion hat vorher festgestellt, unsere Investitionen in Naturresourcetechnologiefirmen zu fokussieren. Z.Z. haben wir zwei aktive Mappen-Investitionen, Hydroflo Water Treatment, Inc. ("HWTI") und Metals und Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. ("MARTI") und Investitionen in drei anderen sich entwickelnden Technologiefirmen. Unseres Managementmannschaftremains festgelegt am Glauben, daß alle unsere Mappenfirmen sichere Kapitalanlagen in nachgewiesenen Technologien sind. Bis jetzt hat MARTI 49.000 Maßeinheiten seiner Wasser Filter und 23.000 Wasserkrugmaßeinheiten, sowie Installation eines kommerziellen arsenhaltigen Abbausystems versendet. Wir betrachten diese bescheidenen Ausführungen, ein Vorläufer der zunehmenden Verkaufstätigkeit für die Firma zu sein. Während MARTI Einkommen von Verschiffenmaßeinheiten nicht zu Verteiler erkennt, bis die Verteiler nachher das Produkt wiederverkaufen, betrachten wir das hohe Niveau Interesse und starke Prognose, eine positive Anzeige für Zukunft von MARTIs zu sein.", Unsere 2006 Betriebe werden auf das Helfen alle unsere Mappenfirmen erzielen ihr vollstes Marktpotential gerichtet. Während Verkäufe MARTIs von den Projektionen zu anerkannten Einkommen gehen, nehmen wir spinnendes MARTI weg als unterschiedliche öffentliche Körperschaft vorweg. Dieser Prozeß hat eine Dividende von Stammaktien für MARTI zu unseren Aktionären zur Folge HydroFlo, die von einer Ausrichtung solchen Vorrates mit SEC. gefolgt werden Our, Geschäfts, dasmodell, hat immer auf auftauchenden Technologien Ernährens gegründet zu werden, bis sie stark sind genug, zu stehen alleine und dann lohnende Aktionäre HydroFlo ihre anhaltende Unterstützung und Investition. Wir werden aufgeregt, daß das erste dieser Gelegenheiten in bedrohlicher Weise bevorstehend ist. Das Trennen von MARTI von HydroFlo erzielt einige vorteilhafte Resultate: 1) ernten Aktionäre HydroFlo den sofortigen Nutzen des Habens eines direkteren Eigentumsanteils an MARTI, 2)IST MARTI in der Lage, sich der Finanzierung auf Bezeichnungen und in einer Struktur zu nützen, die nicht anders vorhanden sein würde, und 3) würde das Verursachen eines handelnden Marktes für MARTI-Vorrat besser HydroFlo sein Portefeuille von Anlagepapieren bewerten lassen. MARTI wird momentan auf unseren Finanzberichten bewertet, die auf dem geschätzten angemessenen Wert basieren, der Längenverhandlung eines Armes annimmt. Während wir glauben, daß die Projektionen, die benutzt werden, wenn sie solchen angemessenen Wert feststellen, angemessen und konservativ sind, sind sie ruhige Projektionen und der Wert auf unseren Büchern ist eine subjektive Schätzung. Den relativen Wert von MARTI zum Rest unserer Mappe gegeben, glauben wir, daß Marktkräfte Wert MARTIs gut feststellen können. Wie in den vorhergehenden Pressekommuniqué angezeigt, freue mich ich, Herrn William H. Wärter als unser neuer Finanzleiter zu begrüßen. Herr Wärter hielt vor kurzem die Position von finanziellem?? Direktor der Seite von 2 Faulkner/Haynes u. Assoc., ein Verteiler der HVAC-Ausrüstung, in Raleigh, NC und hat als der Finanzleiter Athey Products Corp., ein Hersteller der sweeping Ausrüstung der Straße gedient, der er für von der Buchhaltung, von der Finanzierungen und VON DER sek-Archivierungen 10Qs und 10Ks verantwortlich war. VORLAGE Herrn Warded Willensmit dem Einführen der zusätzlichen internen Kontrollen, um die fristgerechte und genaue Archivierung der zukünftigen Finanzberichte sicherzustellen. Diese Kontrollen vergrößern unsere Kontrollen für die Vorbereitung und Verbreitung der Aktionärinformationen, einschließlich der Pressekommuniqué. Unser vorderstes Ziel in dieser Hinsicht ist, sicherzustellen, daß unsere Investoren die vor kurzem vorhandenen Firmainformationen haben und daß solche Informationen genau und fristgerecht sind. Mit dem neuen Ruhestand von unseren, um Vorsitzenden des Bilanzausschusses und Direktor, Herr Traveller, haben wir eine angefangen Suche unsere Direktion durchzuführen. Wir erwarten, einen Wiedereinbau zu nennen, um bis die folgende jährliche Sitzung kurz zu dienen. Mittlerweile Herr. Laufstück fährt fort, in zu raten und zu unterstützen, was Kapazität erforderlich ist. Wir danken ihm für seinen letzten Service zur Firma und wünschen ihn gut im Ruhestand. Während HydroFlo nicht eine reiche Firma des Bargeldes ist, haben wir das ausreichende kurzfristige Kapital zum Befriedigen der Nachfragen unserer Mappen-Investitionen und Helfen bei ihren sofortigen Notwendigkeiten. Der zutreffende Wert von HydroFlo liegt mit den Technologien von unsere in naher Zukunft Firmen der Mappe und ihre Fähigkeit, diese Technologie in starke Einkommen zu übersetzen. Wir sind enttäuscht, die einige Einzelpersonen es vorziehen würden, zu suchen, um die Firma durch langwierige zugelassene Schlachten zu zerstören, die unser kostbares Haupt nur verwendend, die Coffers der Rechtsanwälte zu erhöhen ergeben würden. In der Zusammenfassung werden wir bis zum der Zukunft von HydroFlo und unsere Mappenfirmen aufgeregt. Wir bedauern, daß neue miscommunications Aktionärvertrauen gerüttelt haben; jedoch glauben wir, daß die beste Vorgehensweise einfach sicherstellen soll, daß unsere Mappenfirmen und Wachsen fokussiert bleiben. Während wir nicht voraussagen können, daß was beeinflussen, kann unser Erfolg auf unserem Aktienpreis haben, erwarten wir, daß Marktkräfte vorherschen und daß der korrekte Wert unseres Geschäfts unser auf Lager reflektiert wird. Ihre anhaltende Unterstützung wird groß geschätzt. Dennis L. Mast Chairman U. Generaldirektor HydroFlo, Inc..

[rataplan]

NEWS - EYI Ships Code Blue Units

BURNABY, British Columbia, Dec. 21, 2005 -- EYI Industries Inc. (``EYI``) (OTC BB:EYII.OB - News), (http://www.StopDrinkingPoison.com ), a marketer of products that promote well-being and a healthy lifestyle, is pleased to announce that it has commenced shipment of 6,000 Code Blue water filtration units, consisting of pitchers and filters to its distributors and customers in the United States. An additional 1,000 Code Blue water filtration units will be shipped to Canada for our Canadian distributors and customers.

The EYI sales team has secured orders for approximately $490,000.00 worth of Code Blue systems at manufacturer`s retail value. The units were merchandised and branded, including both a custom designed Code Blue pitcher, patented arsenic removal filter and a counter to monitor the correct use and replacement of the filter, training inserts and Convenience Auto-Ship forms.

CEO and President, Mr. Jay Sargeant stated, ``This is a truly exciting moment. The pre-market testing of both the product`s marketability and customer satisfaction has been incredible. Our distribution channel and customer base loved the test Code Blue units and we anticipate they will be very pleased with the finished units.`` Mr. Sargeant continued to say, ``Many who used the test units found them simple, convenient and cost effective. Our sales team is ready to expand the market in the months ahead. We continue to see the repeat filter sales as the jewel in the crown of this Code Blue marketing campaign.``

This press release is available on the company`s official online investor relations site for investor commentary, feedback and questions. Investors are asked to visit the EYI Industries IR Hub located at http://www.agoracom.com/IR/EYI . Alternatively, investors can e-mail AGORA Investor Relations directly at [e-mail].

[TheRocket]

[posting]19.338.908 von obbi am 19.12.05 16:54:42[/posting]@obbi,

liest du eigentlich mit? Was du eben reingestellt hast, ist schon Tage alt, und wurde ausführlich diskutiert.

und bitte, man erspare uns den Kauderwelsch der Übersetzungsmaschinen! Ohne Punkt und Komma, und auch noch völlig sinnentleert! Wer was übersetzt braucht, kann es gerne sagen.

[TheRocket]

[posting]19.365.449 von rataplan am 21.12.05 14:16:00[/posting]Kaufpanik is on the way....


Code Blue ist geil. Habe ich mittlerweile begriffen. Das wird sich verkaufen wie geschnitten Brot...

[rataplan]

HYRF GOES PINK

(Manche sagen: NA UND!)
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=HYRF.OB

[rataplan]

Charts zu HYRF bei Pinkshit

http://www.pinksheets.com/quote/quote.jsp?symbol=HYRF

[cashcompany]

hier könnte man echt sein geld "verpulvern"
aber in silvesterraketen ist es besser angelegt ...

[TheRocket]

Abwarten.

Auch Werte, die heute als Bluechips gelten, haben in ihrer Anfangszeit unter massiven Kursschwankungen gelitten.

Die Fakten und Aussichten sind gut bzw. exzellent.. Und sobald diese Erkenntnis sich im Markt durchzusetzen beginnt und ein paar gute News kommen, wirst du hier ein Kursfeuerwerk sehen.

Wie schon zweimal bei Hydroflo.

(Siehe Dreijahreschart.)

[rataplan]

HydroFlo Signs Investment Banking Agreement With GunnAllen Financial

RALEIGH, NC, Jan 18, 2006 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- HydroFlo, Inc. (OTC: HYRF) today announced the company has signed an Exclusive Investment Banking Agreement with the investment banking and brokerage services firm GunnAllen Financial, Inc. ("GunnAllen"). The agreement makes provision for GunnAllen to assist HydroFlo in its efforts to make Metals and Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. ("MARTI"), a wholly owned HydroFlo subsidiary, a separate publicly trading entity and develop a public market for MARTI stock.

http://www.pinksheets.com/quote/news.jsp?url=fis_story.asp%3…

[Geschiedener]

[posting]19.768.736 von rataplan am 18.01.06 15:06:54[/posting]..kannste das mal bitte übersetzen? das wichtigste? Danke

[Battlelore]

Da steht nur, dass Hydroflo eine Investment Bank damit beauftragt hat die Ausgabe der Aktien einer ihrer Tochterunternehmen (Marti) vorzubereiten. Der rest ist geschwafel, warum sie das toll finden usw. .

[Bobdibob]

Hallo zusammen, habe gerade folgende Nachricht entdeckt:

Press Release Source: HydroFlo, Inc.

HydroFlo CEO Featured on WallSt.net
Thursday January 19, 11:24 am ET

RALEIGH, NC--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 19, 2006 -- HydroFlo, Inc. (Other OTC:HYRF.PK - News) today announced Chief Executive Officer, Dennis L. Mast, is highlighted in an interview by WallSt.net. The discussion covers HydroFlo`s portfolio companies and the objectives and expectations for corporate expansion in this calendar year.

ADVERTISEMENT
The interview features Mr. Mast`s personal insights into the company`s growth and projected income, and the spin-out of Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (MARTI). Mr. Mast discusses, in depth, his expectations for substantial financial growth of the base revenue of HydroFlo portfolio companies HydroFlo Water Treatment, Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, and Advanced Water Recycle.

Mast explained his reasons for the timing of this interview, " I believe it is important to provide as much information about HydroFlo goals and objectives to the public as possible. I am glad to grant any interviews or updates about our company or innovative technologies."

To hear the entire interview, visit www.wallst.net. The interview can be accessed either by locating the ticker symbol (HYRF) on the left hand column under the appropriate exchange, or by entering the company`s trading symbol (HYRF) in the Audio Search window.

About HydroFlo

HydroFlo (http://www.hydroflo.us) is a Business Development Company, as defined by the Investment Act of 1940. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, HydroFlo`s core focus is to seek out synergistic acquisitions that will provide capital appreciation and income from its portfolio companies. The mission of HydroFlo, Inc. is to acquire and develop innovative technologies and businesses that will improve the quality of water throughout the world by means of detection, treatment, and removal of contaminants. By so doing, our most precious resource can be rendered safe and abundantly available for all future generations, and thereby, improve the quality of life on earth.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are " forward-looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company intends that such statements about the Company`s future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company`s actual results may differ materially from expected results.

[Geschiedener]

[posting]19.788.849 von Battlelore am 19.01.06 18:39:59[/posting]Guten Morgen..was hätte das mit uns zu tun??

[Battlelore]

kann jmd nen link direkt zum interview reinstellen? Ich scheine zu blöd zu sein das auf der seite zu finden o_0. Würde mich schon interessieren, was er zu sagen hat bezüglich angepeilter umsätze usw

[Aktienspezialist007]

Mal eine Frage. Wird Hydroflo weiterhin in Stuttgart gehandelt?
Hab gelesen das Hydroflo ab dem 26.01 in Berlin nicht mehr gehandelt wird.
Gilt das auch für Stuttgart?

Bin nämlich bei 0,175 eingestiegen und hoffe das Hydroflo in den nächsten Wochen auf 0,5 hochschießt.

[TheRocket]

Gilt definitiv NICHT für Stuttgart.

In Stuttgart ist das Ding auf der "Watchlist", aber ein Delisting werden die sich (haben sie mir gesagt!) zehnmal überlegen, da dies den Interessen deutscher Anleger deutlich schaden würde, wg. letzter Handelsplatz in D. Zudem wird mit Hydroflo genügend Umsatz gefahren, um ein Weiterbestehen zu rechtfertigen.

Sollte es jemals ein Problem geben, kannst du dir über Consors ein US-Trading Account holen, und so direkt die US Pink Sheets handeln (per Depot-Übertrag).

[RazorLux]

Hallo zusammen. Hab am OTC einige Hydroflo gekauft. Seh kurz- sowie langfristig steigende Kurse

[wachty]

Ich sehe heute und leider seit 3 Monaten nur fallende Kurse ....

[Certi]

Ich sehe den letzten US Kurs vom 23.12. mit 0.143. Kann mir jemand sagen, warum hier kein Handel mehr betrieben wird??

[RazorLux]

Es wird doch gehandelt... HYRF . Oder besitze ich ne andere Hydroflo?????

[rataplan]

neu marti-seite

http://martiwater.com/index.php

[Battlelore]

Heute ist ja mal wieder gar nichts los *gähn*
Die sollen sich mal sputen mit der Aktienzuteilung und vor allem mit den Zahlen!