Melbourne – 4 February: Aqua Diagnostic Pty. Ltd. today announced

appointment of the ManSci Technologies Group to distribute Aqua Diagnostic’s

range of PeCOD™ COD Analysers in the Canadian and U.S.A. markets.

According to Dr. Richard Durand, Global Business Development Manager for

Aqua Diagnostic, “We are very excited to have the ManSci Technologies Group

joining Aqua Diagnostic’s global distribution network. ManSci are a company

with an excellent reputation and extensive experience in the water analysis

marketplace. They are ideally positioned to deliver Aqua’s unique COD

analysers to the North American market and support their customers to achieve

cost savings and improved environmental performance “.

According to Robert Menegotto, Vice President of ManSci, “We are excited to

distribute the revolutionary PeCOD™ Analysers, which represent a major

innovation in COD analysis and promise to deliver significant benefits to our

customers. ManSci Technologies’ companies and products will provide a

synergistic relationship with Aqua Diagnostic in selling and supporting these

exciting new products for the water management industry.”

ManSci will be launching the PeCOD™ COD Analysers at “PittCon 2009” (March

8-13, Chicago IL)

About the ManSci Technologies Group

The ManSci Technologies group (Mandel Scientific, Man-Tech Associates and

ManSci) are leading suppliers of laboratory instrumentation and supplies to the

environmental, analytical and life science markets in the U.S.A., Canada and

many countries throughout the world.

Mandel Scientific Company Inc., established in 1969, is the largest independently

owned manufacturer and distributor in the laboratory supply market in Canada

and was a past winner of the prestigious 50 Best Managed Private Companies

Award. In addition to its distribution business, Mandel develops and markets the

Man-Tech series of (AquaMulti Analysers™) automated titration and ion analysis

instruments, specializing in multi-parameter water analysis. Based in the U.S.A.,

ManSci Inc. has considerable expertise in the analytical needs of environmental

laboratories, especially water testing laboratories. Technical sales and support

representatives are located throughout Canada and the USA, providing local

access to factory-trained personnel.

About Aqua Diagnostic

Aqua Diagnostic is the first company in the world to commercially deploy a

nanotechnology based photo-electrochemical technology (PeCODTM) for the

analysis of chemical oxygen demand (COD). The company was established in

2005 and now markets a range of products utilising the PeCODTM technology to

enable COD analysis in the field, laboratory and on-line.

Aqua Diagnostic is based in Melbourne, Australia, and has built a growing

network of Distribution partners in the major global markets.

Aqua Diagnostic recently received an award in the category of Science

Innovation at the inaugural 2008 Fast Thinking/Open Universities Innovation

Awards. The PeCOD L100 COD Analyser also received an award at the IBO

2008 Industrial Design Awards (Los Angeles, CA – Instrument Business Outlook

(IBO))

For further information, please contact:

Dr. Roger Knight, CEO Aqua Diagnostic Pty. Ltd.

(www.aquadiagnostic.com)

By phone at +61 (0)3 8606 3424 (office)

By email at r.knight@aquadiagnostic.com.