Airtech Issues Statement on Anthrax Spores
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2001--Airtech International Group, Inc., (OTCBB:AIRG
- news) stated today, that there are clear indications that its TITAN III
Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO) product technology is an effective solution
against airborne Anthrax spores that could invade homes and office buildings
through the air intake duct of the heating and cooling system due to
bio-terrorist activities.
Sandia National Laboratories, the Department of Energy, and the United States
Department of Defense, have heavily researched PCO as a defense against
germicidal and chemical warfare. A variety of indoor air quality experts have
referred to the technology as, ``industry changing''. Airtech is believed to be
the first company to incorporate PCO technology into a cost effective,
commercially viable induct product that is available to the public for use in
homes and commercial buildings. The TITAN III is the first of a number of PCO
based products engineered by Airtech.
Airtech's Medical Director, R. John Harris, stated, ``The TITAN III elevates
air filtration to air sterilization. Contaminants flowing through the heating
and cooling system must flow through the TITAN III, and the air is sterilized of
such contaminants. The technology has been tested, with outstanding results
achieved, against toxic molds and gases as well as particles. We know also that
the process kills airborne bacteria and viruses. There is every reason to
believe that the TITAN III will neuter, oxidize and eliminate Anthrax spores as
it does to other airborne biological contaminants.''
George Dai, PhD who has performed exhaustive testing on the TITAN III
technology, said, ``In our tests the TITAN III technology killed nearly 100% of
a variety of potentially dangerous biologicals in the air stream of the heating
and cooling system, in addition to substantially reducing volatile organic
compounds or chemical fumes. Given the biological characteristics of Anthrax
spores, there is every reason to believe that the technology would be equally
effective in eliminating them.''
Theodor Sterling Associates Limited, a 27 year-old, Canadian, IAQ consulting
firm has reviewed and accepted Airtech's PCO technology as a viable solution to
this problem, based on the information submitted by Airtech. Sterling Air
President, Elia Sterling, will serve on a task force for BOMA BC Canada, that
will hold a November 15th, 2001 Conference on the subject of safety and security
in commercial buildings. The BOMA task force will develop a solutions based
document that will list and define such problems, and reference service and
product solutions such as the TITAN III. Sterling Air is also establishing a
``Pro Active Building Audit Program'' that will identify areas of a building
that are vulnerable areas to bio-terrorist attacks, and other security problems.
The audit will recommend corrective action, including product and service
solutions, e.g. strategically located filtration equipment such as the TITAN
III.
Airtech is pursuing a multi-phase marketing strategy to present their PCO
technology to a variety of major heating and cooling equipment manufacturers,
contractors, and the Building Owners and Managers Association, International (BOMA),
www.boma.org which is the largest building owners and managers association of
its type in the world. BOMA is taking an active leadership role through its
Emergency Resource Center to advise its membership of available building safety
and security measures.
Forward-looking statements in this document that are not historical fact as
is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform of 1993. Forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance. Our forward-looking
statements are based on trends that we anticipate in our industry and our good
faith estimate of the effect on these trends of such factors as industry
capacity, product demand, and product pricing. These statements are also subject
to risks and uncertainties beyond our reasonable control that could cause our
actual business and results of operations to differ materially from those
reflected in our forward-looking statements. These risks are described in the
Company's Form 10-K filed September 10, 2001.
