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McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals

Emerging Technology Yields Environmental Benefits and Cost Savings
Without the Headache

McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals (McNeil) demonstrates that
an emerging technology for chemical-free electrostatic water treatment
provides solid performance while achieving significant environmental
benefits and cost savings.

McNeil, which is headquartered on a 113-acre campus in Fort Washington
is part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies and is best known
as "the Makers of Tylenol." McNeil's portfolio also includes Motrin,
Mylanta and Pepcid.

As part of its efforts to reduce chemical hazards McNeil assembled a
team of engineers and utilities employees to identify ways to reduce
or eliminate the use of sulfuric acid and other water treatment
chemicals in its cooling towers, while maintaining an acceptable level
of performance. After two unsuccessful trials, McNeil's Environmental
Engineer attended a seminar touting an emerging water treatment
technology that eliminated almost all chemical usage in cooling towers
while reducing water and energy usage. Seeing the potential in this
largely unproven technology, McNeil decided to conduct a long-term
pilot test in one of its six cooling towers. At the end of the
one-year pilot test, the ChemFree Electrostatic Water Treatment System
showed many advantages over the traditional chemical treatment methods
including:

* Eliminated use of sulfuric acid, sodium hypochlorite and corrosion
inhibitors;

* Reduced labor costs realized due to the elimination of chemical
addition activities and reduced testing/monitoring of water
quality;

* Reduced maintenance costs and increased equipment life; and

* Reduced amount of energy required to operate the cooling tower.

Due to the resounding success of the ChemFree System and its positive
environmental impact, McNeil Management is considering the
recommendation to convert the remaining five cooling towers to the
ChemFree Electrostatic Water Treatment System.

Environmental Benefits

* Eliminated 7,200 pounds of sulfuric acid, 1,450 pounds of sodium
hypochlorite and 1,400 pounds of corrosion inhibitor chemicals
annually

* Avoided 300,000 gallons of makeup water annually

* Reduced cooling tower energy requirements by 6 percent

Financial Benefits

* Saved $5,400 annually from reduced chemical purchases

* Saved $3,000 annually in reduced makeup water usage and water
discharge

* Saved $14,000 annually in reduced electricity consumption

Contact Information

McNeil Consumer and Specialty Pharmaceuticals
7050 Camp Hill Road
MB #313
Fort Washington, PA 19034-2299

Phil Dahlin
(215) 273-7477
(215) 273-4107 (fax)
pdahlin@mccus.jnj.com



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"McNeil takes its responsibility to protect the environment and
preserve natural resources very seriously. We are committed to
continuously improving our environmental management efforts. The
ChemFree Water Treatment System significantly reduced energy
consumption and water usage and the overall operating costs of the
cooling tower. It's an ideal example of strong environmental practices
making sound business sense."

Tom Lapinsky, Vice President of Operations for McNeil Consumer &
Specialty Pharmaceuticals







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