Aquentium Announces Agreement with Advanced Purification Systems International

North Palm Springs, CA - (WORLD STOCK WIRE) - August 21, 2008 -- Aquentium, Inc. (OTCBB: AQNM) announced today that company has signed an agreement with Advanced Purification Systems International to market Aquentium’s ozone equipment.

Aquentium’s ozone technology is designed for use as an all natural, non-chemical sanitizer for use in the food, beverage, hospitality and medical industries. The technology is also available for direct application on food to help destroy bacteria and viruses.

“Ozone is an excellent intervention regarding e-coli, listeria, salmonella and other bacteria or viruses,” stated Aquentium President & CEO Mark Taggatz. “We are very optimistic that our relationship with Advanced Purification Systems International will help increase shareholder value for Aquentium.”

Ozone, long known as a protective shield between humans and the sun's rays, has a very beneficial use in the food industry. When most people think of ozone, they picture the layer high in the earth's outer atmosphere that protects us from the sun's ultraviolet rays, but this bluish gas, which sometimes can be detected as a fresh smell after a thunderstorm, is actually a valuable tool with a variety of down-to-earth uses. Research has found that ozone enhances the freshness of fruits, vegetables, seafood and other food products.

Treating food and processing equipment with the Aquentium ozone equipment can significantly reduce the amount of bacteria that could potentially contaminate food, according Taggatz.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta Georgia compiled and analyzed information from multiple surveillance systems and other sources. It is estimated that food borne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year.

“Our ozone equipment installed at any restaurant, supermarket, school, hospital, or food processing facility would allow for all fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and seafood to be washed thoroughly with ozone water,” stated Taggatz. “Additionally, our ozone equipment is excellent for sanitation of equipment, floors and walls.”

Ozone gas (O3) is a naturally occurring tri-atomic form of oxygen (O2) that is formed as sunlight passes through the atmosphere or when streaks through the air. It can be generated artificially by passing high voltage electricity through oxygenated air, causing oxygen to break apart and recombine in the tri-atomic form.

As an oxidizer, it is 51 times more powerful than chlorine, the oxidizer most commonly used by most food processors, and 3,000 times faster at killing bacteria and other microbes. Ozone is effective as a disinfectant at relatively low concentrations and does not leave toxic by-products similar to those related to chlorination.

Traditionally, restaurants, grocery stores, and food processing plants have used chemicals to sanitize their operations or they use chemicals on food in hopes of removing bacteria and viruses. Compared to chlorine, ozone offers several advantages for food and beverage processors or anyone who wants to sanitize materials or surfaces. Chlorine has traditionally been the sanitizer of choice in the food processing industry, but experts share a growing concern about the dangerous byproducts such as trihalomethanes or dioxins produced when chlorine reacts with organic matter in the water. These substances are known carcinogens and are regulated in drinking water by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Until 2001, ozone could only be used as a disinfectant to treat bottled water. But its effectiveness as an antibacterial agent allowed the FDA and USDA to extend its use and allow direct contact with all food.

For more than a century, ozone has been used in Europe for purifying drinking water and is currently used in the United States for purifying bottled water and decontaminating cooling towers. The cities of Los Angeles, Dallas, and Las Vegas all currently use ozone to purify their water supply.

While chlorinated wash systems require transport and storage of potentially hazardous toxic chemicals, ozone is unique in that it is generated onsite from oxygen and can be produced on demand with no storage required. When the ozone generator is turned off, there are no dangerous substances on the premises. Ozone can be injected or dissolved in water to provide rinsing or washing of food products such as meat, poultry, seafood, fruits or vegetables.

“In light of continued outbreaks of food borne illness and more recent food security concerns in the United States and internationally, as well as questions about the relative safety of chemicals, our ozone equipment and systems are certainly a desirable solution for enhancing not only food safety but also the quality of the world food supply,” stated Taggatz.

About Aquentium, Inc.

The Aquentium food safety sanitizing system uses patented technology to give food processors a chemical-free and hot-water-free cleaning and sanitizing solution that maximizes product quality, maximizes production, and minimizes sanitation time and labor.

Note: Certain statements in this news release may contain "forward-looking" information within the meaning of rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. There can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. As of this press release, Advanced Purification Systems International has not placed any orders with Aquentium for ozone equipment.



Mark Taggatz
Aquentium
PO Box 580943
North Palm Springs, CA 92258
USA

Phone: 760-329-4139 , email: mtaggatz@aquentium.com


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