Resoure: BUSINESS & HEALTH

The aftermath of the Northeastern U.S. Frankenstorm or superstorm demonstrates what can happen in heavily populated areas stricken without power and lots of flooding.

A relatively mild hurricane, Sandy, converged with a cross country Pacific storm and a southward Arctic air blast. They all met simultaneously in this country's most populated coastal area during a full moon high tide.

Resource: MODERN TIRE DEALER

MANN+HUMMEL USA Inc. has developed a new three-layer cabin air filter using polyphenol, a natural plant extract, to lock allergens and prevent them from entering the vehicle.

MANN-FILTER introduced the new cabin air filter at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2012, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

Resource: Nanowerk    By Michael Berger

Protection against nerve agents – such as tabun, sarin, soman, VX, and others – is a major terrorism concern of security experts. Nerve agents, which attack the nervous system of the human body, are clear and colorless or slightly colored liquids and may have no odor or a faint, sweetish smell. They evaporate at various rates and are denser than air. Current methods to detect nerve agents include surface acoustic wave sensors; conducting polymer arrays; vector machines; and the most simple: color change paper sensors. Most of these systems have have certain limitations including low sensitivity and slow response times.

Resource: Rutland Herald    By Gordon Dritschilo

The city narrowly rejected a new filter in favor of a new disinfectant for city water Tuesday.

The proposed $5.5 million bond to build a granulated activated carbon, or GAC, filter for city drinking water failed, 3,402 to 3,178. This leaves Rutland to change its disinfectant from chlorine to chloramine in order to meet federal drinking water standards.

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Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) announced that the Department of Commerce (DOC) issued new tariffs on steam activated carbon from China ranging from $0.00 to $0.96 per lb. These rates were based upon a review of prices of Chinese activated carbon imported into the U.S. from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. These announced tariffs may be modified to correct any errors made by the Commerce Department.

Resource: CompositesWorld

The CompositesWorld 2012 conference, Materials, Markets and Manufacturing, colocated with the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Fall Technical Conference in Charleston, S.C., USA, Oct. 22-23, gathered together a strong slate of speakers and some very interesting presentations. CW was there and offers this review of some of the presentations.

Resource: MarketWatch

The U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC") yesterday announced its final antidumping margins calculated in connection with the fourth annual administrative review of the antidumping duty order on steam activated carbon from the People's Republic of China, noted Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP, counsel to domestic activated carbon manufacturers. Activated carbon is used in drinking water, wastewater, odor control, and pollution abatement systems.

Resource: SBWire

Activated carbon is a form of carbon, also known as activated charcoal and is being used in different chemical reactions. It is being processed to make it porous and have a large surface area. It is formed by activation of coal, lignite, wood chips, coconut shells and other carbonaceous materials. Among all the geographies United States is the largest market for activated carbon. The characteristics and uses of activated carbon are totally dependent on the type of material used in its production.

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Highlands Ranch, CO - November 5, 2012 - ADA-ES, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADES) ("ADA") today announced that it has been awarded two contracts for activated carbon injection (ACI) systems and its wholly-owned subsidiary BCSI, LLC ("BCSI") has been selected to supply up to four dry sorbent injection ("DSI") systems as part of a larger air pollution control contract for a fleet of coal-fired generating plants. These contracts have a total value of up to $15 million if the fleet customer elects to purchase all of the contracted systems. These projects will begin generating revenues immediately and deliveries are scheduled over the next 15 months.

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Calgon Carbon Corporation ( CCC ) posted a loss of $4.5 million or 8 cents a share in third-quarter 2012 compared with a profit of $14.5 million or 25 cents a share a year ago. Excluding a restructuring charge of $8 million, the Pennsylvania-based pollution control company earned 6 cents a share in the quarter, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 12 cents.