AbTech Smart Sponge® Plus Receives EPA Updated Notice of Registration Removing the Annual Time Limitation

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Abtech Holdings, Inc. (OTC QB: ABHD) ("AbTech" or the "Company"), a full-service environmental technologies and engineering firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions to communities, industry and governments addressing issues of water pollution and contamination, today announced that it has received notice from the EPA that the conditional registration for its Smart Sponge® Plus products is no longer subject to a time limitation.

Smart Sponge Plus is a patented enhancement to the capabilities of AbTech's Smart Sponge® filtration media for which 17 patents have been issued in the U.S. and 16 internationally.  With the addition of an antimicrobial coating layer, Smart Sponge is able to significantly reduce coliform bacteria in stormwater, industrial wastewater and municipal wastewater by causing a biostatic rupture of the bacteria's cell wall as the contaminant comes in contact with Smart Sponge Plus. As described in the EPA registration #86256-1, Smart Sponge® Plus is designed to assist water systems in meeting Total Maximum Daily Load Limits (TMDL's) for coliform bacteria for outdoor use. 

ABOUT ABTECH HOLDINGS, INC. (OTC QB: ABHD) AND ABTECH INDUSTRIES, INC.

AbTech Industries, Inc. (a subsidiary of AbTech Holdings Inc.) is a full-service environmental technologies and engineering firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions to communities, industry and governments addressing issues of water pollution and contamination. Its products are based on polymer technologies capable of removing hydrocarbons, sediment and other foreign elements in stormwater runoff (ponds, lakes and marinas), flowing water (curbside drains, pipe outflows, rivers and oceans), and industrial process and wastewater. AbTech's offerings include the ground-breaking new antimicrobial technology called Smart Sponge® Plus. This technology is effective in reducing coliform bacteria found in stormwater, industrial wastewater, and municipal wastewater. Smart Sponge® Plus is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency (Registration #86256-1). AbTech's teams of water treatment technology experts, civil and environmental engineers, and field operations specialists develop solutions to improve the quality of our limited water resources. AEWS Engineering (a subsidiary of Abtech Holdings, Inc.), is an independent engineering civil and environmental engineering firm partnered with top research and engineering universities. By focusing on bringing new engineering and technology innovation to the water infrastructure sector, AEWS is positioned to be at the forefront of stormwater Best Management Practices development and to deliver the latest in design excellence to its customers. For more information please visit www.abtechindustries.com. More information on AEWS Engineering can be found at www.aewsengineering.com.

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SOURCE Abtech Holdings, Inc.

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