Dubuque, Iowa--January 15, 2002--Barnstead International, a leading laboratory equipment manufacturer announces the launch of the New DIamond RO Reverse Osmosis System. This system provides a source of purified water for general lab use such as glassware washing or as feed water to Barnstead's ultrapure water systems such as the NANOpure(R) DIamond?, EASYpure(R) or E-pure. The new DIamond RO is easy to operate and simple to maintain. Choose from three systems for product water flow rates up to six, 12, or 24 liters per hour. The system can be bench or wall mounted; no additional components are needed.

Call Barnstead at (800) 553-0039 for more information. Barnstead International, 2555 Keper Blvd., Dubuque, Iowa 52001. (563) 556-2241 or (563) 589-0516 fax. Visit us on the Internet at www.barnstead.com.