Press Release

March 5, 2009

For Immediate Release

Contact:
Craig R. Chinchilla
630-645-0600
craig@easychem.com

Systea Scientific, LLC to be recognized for development of new “green” technology

The Honorable Judy Biggert, 13th District of Illinois, Holds Press Conference at Pittcon 2009

President's Science & Technology Award Presentation

March 5, 2009, Systea Scientific, LLC an Oak Brook, Illinois based company will be recognized by U.S. Representative Judy Biggert, 13th District of Illinois, at Pittcon 2009 for its new “green” nitrate technology. The Honorable Judy Biggert will also deliver remarks at the Pittcon Opening Ceremony, March 9, at 8:45 a.m. in the Grand Concourse of McCormick Place South.

Immediately following the Opening Ceremony, she will hold a press conference which will include an award presentation by Pittcon President Ed Ladner at 9:15 to 9:45 in Room S105BC. The press conference is open to all members of the media.

Congresswoman Biggert will then visit Systea Scientific Booth # 4475 to review the new “green” technology at 10:00 to 10:30 a.m.

Media representatives who plan to attend this press conference can save time by completing a complimentary pre-registration at http://www.pittcon.org/news/registration.html. Once onsite at McCormick Place, proceed directly to the Pittcon Press Room, S105AB, to pick up your press badge which will give you access to all areas of the conference and exposition.

“Science and technology innovations drive this economy,” said U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL-13), a senior member of the House Science and Technology Committee. “The work going on at places like Systea Scientific in my district is helping to create jobs and advance the new, green technologies of tomorrow. This event is a great opportunity for some of our best minds to come together and share their ideas to advance America’s scientific leadership and competitiveness.”

Systea Scientific President Craig Chinchilla commented, “We are honored to be recognized by Congresswoman Judy Biggert. As a senior member of the House Science and Technology committee, she is an accomplished leader who has helped strengthen our nation’s economy by promoting research and development.” Chinchilla added, “Our new technology eliminates carcinogenic chemicals commonly used when performing environmental analysis. We believe that the new technology will help protect the environment and make testing more efficient.”

Pittcon 2009 Publicity Chairman Pat Bordell commented, "We are very pleased to have Congresswoman Biggert participating in our Opening Ceremony. She has been at the forefront of science and technology and has either introduced or supported several major bills that are in line with Pittcon's commitment to the latest scientific research and innovation."

Bordell added, "A few of her most noteworthy bills include the development of renewable and alternative energy technologies such as solar, hydro, geothermal, and biofuels. Pittcon is committed to the advancement of scientific technologies and will showcase at least a dozen workshops, oral sessions or poster sessions that involve some aspect of fuel cells and biofuels."

About the Honorable Judy Biggert
A lifelong Illinois resident, Judy Biggert combines a wealth of experience as a legislator, lawyer, community leader, and small business owner to serve the suburban Chicago residents of Illinois' 13th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the 110th Congress, Judy is a member of three committees -- Education and Labor, Financial Services, and Science and Technology. She also serves on seven subcommittees; two of which are Energy and Environment and Technology and Innovation. As a member of the Committee on Science and Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, Biggert has helped strengthen our country's basic science research facilities, including Argonne National Laboratory, located in her congressional district. To learn more, visit http://judybiggert.house.gov/

About Systea Scientific, LLC
Systea Scientific is a leader in the innovation and development of scientific instrumentation for the environmental testing industry. Systea Scientific’s focus has been on developing “green” technology that reduces waste generation and operating costs, minimizes the use of laboratory chemicals, and improves overall laboratory efficiency. Recently, Systea Scientific received USEPA approval for its new non-hazardous nitrate method. The new “green” method eliminates hazardous waste generation, and exposure of laboratory personnel to carcinogenic compounds (hydrazine and cadmium) used in traditional USEPA methods for water and wastewater compliance monitoring. The new methodology will benefit thousands of laboratories throughout the United States that routinely perform environmental testing.
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About Pittcon
Pittcon® is a registered trademark of The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization. Co-sponsored by the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh, Pittcon is the premier annual conference and exposition on laboratory science. Proceeds from Pittcon fund science education and outreach at all levels, kindergarten through adult. Pittcon donates nearly a million dollars each year in the form of science equipment grants, research grants, scholarships and internships for students, awards to teachers and professors, and grants to public science centers, libraries and museums. Visit www.pittcon.org for more information.