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Calgon Carbon Awarded $800,000 Contract for UV Disinfection System
for Drinking Water
PITTSBURGH, PA — December 13, 2001 — Calgon Carbon
Corporation announced today that it has received an $800,000 contract
from EPCOR to supply a Sentinel™; UV Disinfection System for the
E.L. Smith drinking water treatment Plant in Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada.
Sentinel will utilize Calgon Carbon's patented ultra violet (UV) light
technology to inactivate cryptosporidium and other pathogens that
could pose a health threat to the citizens of Edmonton. The Sentinel
system will treat up to 95-million gallons of water per day.
Calgon Carbon has patented the application of low-energy UV light for
the inactivation of cryptosporidium, and water producers can use the
technology under a license agreement with the company.
Commenting on the contract, Robert P. O'Brien, senior vice president
of Calgon Carbon, said, "We are extremely pleased that another major
water supplier has chosen our Sentinel UV System to provide the
ultimate level of protection against cryptosporidium and other
waterborne pathogens that could pose a serious health threat."
Calgon Carbon Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
is a global leader in services and solutions for making air and water
cleaner and safer. The company employs approximately 1,000 people at
13 operating and 12 sales and service centers worldwide.
Contact: Gail Gerono, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications, (412) 787-6795; gerono@calgoncarbon.com
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