Source: Calgon Carbon Corporation 

Calgon Carbon Corporation (CCC) announced today that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase program for up to $100 million of the company’s outstanding stock.

The company may use its existing credit facility, cash on hand, and cash generated from operations to fund the share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2012, Calgon Carbon had availability under its U.S. revolving credit facility of approximately $118 million and cash and cash equivalents of approximately $19 million.

Source: NJ.com    By Renée Kiriluk-Hill/Hunterdon Democrat

Climate change and global warming may be affecting our public water supply. United Water New Jersey, which serves about 812,000 customers in the northern half of the state, detected a "large" algae bloom in a West Amwell Township reservoir for the first time and now plans to step up monitoring.

Source: ShanghaiDaily.com   By Cai Wenjun and Xu Chi  

Doctors and experts said consumers should be wary of claims that masks filter out tiny PM2.5 particles as the country so far has no regulations governing the masks and some may cause respiratory problems.

Many different masks are available, such as medical masks, activated carbon masks and industrial masks, in drugstores, supermarkets and online for "PM2.5 protection."

Resource: PRNewswire

Resource: WaterWorld

Resource: AREA DEVELOPMENT ONLINE

A producer of high-value carbon products from renewable biomass, Biogenic Reagents, initiates commercial production at its new $30 million facility in Marquette, Michigan, creating 40 jobs in the region.

Resouce: Biogenic Reagents

Resource: Databazaar.com

The Honeywell Round Air Purifier is designed for larger rooms – up to 390 square feet – and features a true HEPA (High Efficiency Particulate Air) filter that is capable of removing 99.97% of the common airborne pollutants such as dust, pollen, tobacco smoke, mold spores, and pollutants as small as 0.3 microns.

Resource: THE TIME OF INDIA

BANGALORE: BBMP is accustomed to calling for large-order tenders like building flyovers, roads and bridges. Attempting to solve the garbage issue on exactly the same lines will simply not work. Unlike in infrastructure development projects, garbage disposal requires carefully crafted fool-proof processes, rigorous monitoring and end-to-end readiness.

Resource: RTI International

A technology using a waste product from the coconut processing industry, called cocopeat, improves wastewater treatment in poor countries, according to testing conducted by researchers at RTI International. RTI International, with funding provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, developed and tested low cost secondary wastewater treatment systems using cocopeat. The system takes up less space than other technologies, is easy to assemble and is inexpensive to operate.