ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MARKET WIRE) WORLD WATER FORUM -- IBM today unveiled its first portfolio of smart water services and technologies, and a scientific breakthrough -- a more energy efficient membrane that quickly and reliably filters out salts and deadly toxins, such as arsenic.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (MARKET WIRE) Ag Growth Income Fund (TSX: AFN.UN) today reported its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2008. The Fund reported sales, EBITDA and net earnings as follows (in thousands of dollars):

MANHATTAN, KS (MARKET WIRE) Four properties totaling 647 acres in Morris, Pottawatomie and Chase counties are being sold in an auction that combines "boots-on-the-ground" personal marketing with online bidding. Bidding on the properties is already under way and will end Wednesday, April 1, with Purple Wave Auction managing the sale.

RENO, NV (MARKET WIRE) Itronics Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO) (FRANKFURT: ITG) (BERLIN: ITG) reported today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Itronics Metallurgical, Inc., has made a silver refining process discovery that increases per melt bullion recovery by 40 percent and reduces the per ounce silver refining cost proportionately. The Company is now implementing the new process into its refining operation and expects the transition to be completed this month.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (MARKET WIRE) Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. today announced the availability of the new CFdesign UVCalc Module, an industry-first Upfront CFD solution for simulating and validating ultraviolet (UV) reactor performance to ensure accurate fluence rates (irradiances) for UV light disinfection. The use of germicidal UV light is a rapidly expanding technology that is used to ensure public safety by deactivating the DNA of bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens, removing their ability to multiply and cause disease. With the new partnership of Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. and Bolton Photosciences Inc., design engineers

SACRAMENTO, CA (MARKET WIRE) The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today announced it will increase the 2009 State Water Project (SWP) delivery allocation to 20 percent.

HOUSTON, TX (MARKET WIRE) Reno, Nevada-based Itronics, Inc. (OTCBB: ITRO) announced Tuesday a breakthrough in its silver refining process aimed at reducing costs of its refining process by as much as 40%.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA (MARKET WIRE) With only a few weeks to go until the first public unveiling of the highly anticipated Scuderi Engine, the Scuderi Group announced today it has secured patent protection for its critical valve technologies. The company now has more than 200 patents, including 72 issued in more than 50 countries in its global patent portfolio.

PORTLAND, ME (MARKET WIRE) EnviroLogix Inc. has introduced the first five-minute, on-site immunoassay to detect melamine contamination in raw materials used in animal feed and pet food products.