Dow Water Solutions to Lend Unparalleled Expertise to International Water Conference

Edina, MN - October 21, 2008

Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and a global leader in water purification, seawater desalination, contamination removal and water reuse solutions, will showcase its unparalleled expertise during the 2008 International Water Conference in San Antonio, Texas, October 26-30, 2008.

As part of the event, industry experts from Dow Water Solutions will share their experiences and best practices in applying innovative solutions to deliver operational and business value. Dow Water Solutions will also showcase its industry-leading expertise during the following sessions:

Monday, October 27, 2008
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.  Condensate Polishing
Jim Summerfield, Senior Applications Specialist


Tuesday, October 28, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon  Ion Exchange Simulators
Jim Summerfield, Senior Applications Specialist

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.  Auditing a Reverse Osmosis System
Scott Beardsley, Technical Service Specialist


Wednesday, October 29, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Trace Contaminant Removal from Ground/Waste Waters with Selective and Non-Selective Media
Bob Goltz, Senior Development Specialist


About Dow Water Solutions

Dow Water Solutions is a performance-based business unit comprised of world-class brands and enabling component technologies designed to advance the science of water purification around the world, including seawater desalination, contaminant removal and water reuse. With more than 1,000 employees worldwide, the business maintains five production facilities globally to manufacture, market and sell reverse osmosis membranes, ion exchange resins, titanium-based arsenic removal media, ultrafiltration, and electrodeionization components. Dow Water Solutions also manufactures, markets and sells premier water purification systems in China.

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For Editorial Information:

Karen Jayne Leinberger
The Dow Chemical Company
1-952-897-4364

Gardner Hatch
Gibbs & Soell, Inc.
1-212-697-2600
ghatch@gibbs-soell.com