WaterMaureen Duffy Copyright Business Wire 2009

New riskfactors may arise from time to time and it is not possible for managementto predict all of those risk factors or the extent to which any factor orcombination of factors may cause actual results, performance andachievements of PharmEng to be materially different from those containedin forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties,investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statementsas a prediction of actual results.Contacts:PharmEng International Inc.Charles IveyVice President(905) 415-3922 x 116Copyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-. VOORHEES, N.J.(Business Wire)American Water (NYSE:AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewaterutility company, announced that it has been selected by the WateReuse Foundationto review various methods for monitoring microbes in reclaimed water, or treatedwastewater. The objective of the project, entitled "Examination ofMicrobiological Methods for Use with Reclaimed Waters," is to develop a standardframework to help utility operators, regulators, engineers and scientists moreeasily and accurately assess the public health impact of microbes in reclaimedwater. Over the next 18 months, American Water will receive nearly $200,000 from theWateReuse Foundation to carry out the research.

The project scope includesconducting an extensive review of methods for detecting and measuring microbes,surveying reclaimed water systems, and organizing a workshop with subjectexperts to gather further insight. American Water will present its findings in asummarized report and recommend a framework for inter-laboratory testing. "As water reuse becomes an increasingly important and accepted practice formeeting water demand, standardizing the way we analyze and measure reclaimedwater is the necessary next step in ensuring public health and safety," said Dr.Mark LeChevallier, Director of Innovation & Environmental Stewardship atAmerican Water and the primary research investigator. In addition to the WateReuse Foundation, a broad range oforganizations, including the USEPA and USDA, have expressed support for thisproject. Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S water andwastewater utility company.

Headquartered in Voorhees, N.J., the company employsmore than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewaterand other related services to approximately 15 million people in 32 states andOntario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting The WateReuse Foundation is an educational, non-profit public benefitcorporation that serves as a centralized organization for the water andwastewater community to advance the science of water reuse, recycling,reclamation and desalination. WaterMaureen Duffy, Copyright Business Wire 2009. Statement by Joe Hansen, President of the United Food and Commercial WorkersInternational Union on the White House Task Force on the Working FamiliesWASHINGTON(Business Wire)"Todays formation of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class is acritical step in revitalizing the engine of the American economy. "President Obama has made it clear that he truly understands the challengesworking families face, that we have to level the economic playing field, andthat he is committed to using all of the levers of government to restore andexpand our nations middle class. "Working Americans have suffered for far too long under policies that neglectedthe men and women who are the drivers of economic growth and stability. ThisTask Force provides workers a welcome place at the table to address the kitchentable issues that millions of families must confront.

"The UFCW, and the millions of families that make up the American middle class,look forward to working closely with the task force to develop and implementpolicies that can, and will, get Americas economic engine back on track." To learn more about the importance of restoring of the American middle class orthe UFCW, please contact Jim Papian at 202-466-1564 or . The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union represents more than1.3 million workers, primarily in the retail, meatpacking, and food processing.The UFCW protects the rights of workers and strengthens Americas middle classby fighting for health care reform, immigration reform, living wages, retirementsecurity, safe working conditions and the right to unionize. For moreinformation about the UFCWs effort to protect workers rights and strengthenAmericas middle class, visit United Food and Commercial Workers International UnionJim Papian, Copyright Business Wire 2009. (Recasts, adds dateline) Stocks? ? ? ? Mergers & Acquisitions? ? ? ? Bonds? ? ? ? Funds News? ? ? ? ETFs News NEW YORK/BANGALORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Regions FinancialCorp (RF.N) and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB.O) shares skidded onFriday after an analyst downgraded the large U.S. regionalbanks, saying they may need capital that would "dramatically"dilute shareholder interests Bernstein & Co analyst Kevin St. Pierre downgradedBirmingham, Alabama-based Regions and Cincinnati-based FifthThird to "market perform" from "outperform." He lowered hisprice targets on Regions to $5 from $9, and on Fifth Third to$4 from $7.