COD Analysis System provides wastewater measurements.

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AQUAfast AQ4000 Chemical Oxygen Demand System includes reactor to digest up to 25 samples simultaneously in 2 hr or less, pre-measured and ready-to-use COD chemistries in 3 ranges, and COD standards for use on colorimeters. Accurate, reproducible results are available immediately after digestion process.



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Thermo Orion Introuduces the New AQUAfast® AQ4000 Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) Products for Wastewater and Environmental Measurement



BEVERLY, Mass. (February 5, 2003) - Thermo Orion, a Thermo Electron business (NYSE:TMO) and leader in the development and manufacturing of chemical measurement product lines, introduces the new Orion AQUAfast AQ4000 Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) products.

Thermo Orion has expanded its AQUAfast colorimetry line to include products for the measurement of COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), one of the most common measurements in Waste Water and Environmental applications. This new system for Chemical Oxygen Demand is recognized as being EPA equivalent and follows the method outlined by Standard Methods of Water and Wastewater. The COD product offering includes a reactor to digest up to 25 samples simultaneously in 2 hours or less, pre-measured and ready-to-use COD chemistries in three ranges, and COD standards for use on the advanced AQUAfast IV AQ4000 colorimeter, the economical AQUAfast II AQ2040 COD colorimeter or most competitive colorimeters. Accurate, reproducible results are available immediately after the digestion process.

Thermo Orion is an ISO 9001-registered manufacturer of quality chemical measurement products. Thermo Orion's line of products includes pH, ion selective electrode (ISE), colorimeters, conductivity and dissolved oxygen meter, electrodes, accessories, and solutions. Thermo Orion also offers a complete line of syringe pumps, microbalances, titrators and Pure Water(TM) online process monitors. Most recently, the company expanded its already extensive product offering to include a complete line of liquid-handling systems, autosampler, the award-winning EZ-Flash® gas chromatography accessory, and the TEA Analyzers detector for HPLC and GC. These systems prove that Thermo Orion is committed to providing the best instrumentation for a wide array of laboratory analyses.

About Thermo Electron Corporation:
Thermo Electron Corporation provides scientific instruments, equipment, software, and solutions that help laboratory and industrial customers advance scientific knowledge, enable drug discovery, improve manufacturing processes, and protect people and the environment. With annual revenue exceeding $2 billion,
Thermo is a global leader employing 11,0000 people in 30 countries worldwide. The company is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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