Supports ETC's 'Green' Initiative SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation's (NYSE Amex LLC: ETC) ("ETC" or the "Company") Sterilization Systems Group (SSG) today announced the award of a major new contract to retrofit 12 sterilizers with new control systems, process piping and the addition of a set of chillers and a chilled water distribution loop to service these systems. The project value from a domestic customer approximates $ 2.5 million. The project is a comprehensive "environmentally green" project which is designed to dramatically reduce the consumption of water by reusing cooling water and nearly eliminating all wastewater from the current sterilizers. The project calls for ETC to retrofit the customer's older and dated sterilizers (which were manufactured by another supplier) with state of the art control systems, vacuum systems and adding the chilled water loop for cooling all twelve industrial sterilizers. The project will save the customer significant money in reduced energy consumption and maintenance expense, all while improving process reliability with redundant back-up capacity. The largest benefit will be the reduction of tens of thousands of gallons of wastewater each year. Additionally, this project will extend the useful life of their equipment at a fraction what it would cost to replace their systems and comply with current environmental standards. John Fay, SSG's Director of Professional Services, stated, "We are very pleased to have received this major project which supports ETC's "Green" initiative. This system will reduce energy, cut maintenance costs and prolong the life of our customer's equipment while drastically reducing their wastewater from the process. Advancing applied sterilizer technology in an environmentally sound way is an ongoing objective of ETC's Sterilization Systems Group." ETC's Sterilization Systems Group offers steam and Ethylene Oxide sterilizers, Services, Consulting and Software Systems to the Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Healthcare industries. ETC's SSG offers unique, customized solutions to unique process systems challenges. ETC is principally engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of (1) software driven products and services used to create and monitor the physiological effects of flight; (2) high performance jet tactical flight simulation; (3) steam and gas sterilization; (4) testing and simulation devices for the automotive industry; (5) hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers; and (6) driving and disaster simulation systems. This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on ETC's current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about ETC's and its subsidiaries that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the Company's vision, mission, strategies, goals, beliefs, plans, objectives, expectations, anticipations, estimates, intentions, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of the company, including but not limited to, (i) potential additional funding by H. F. Lenfest, a major stockholder, investor and member of ETC's Board, and PNC, (ii) the potential delisting of the Company's common stock from the NYSE AMEX LLC, (iii) projections of revenues, costs of materials, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, capital expenditures, growth prospects, dividends, capital structure, other financial items and the effects of currency fluctuations, (iv) statements of our plans and objectives of the Company or its management or Board of Directors, including the introduction of new products, or estimates or predictions of actions of customers, suppliers, competitors or regulatory authorities, (v) statements of future economic performance, (vi) statements of assumptions and other statements about the Company or its business, (vii) statements made about the possible outcomes of litigation involving the Company, (viii) statements regarding the Company's ability to obtain financing to support its operations and other expenses, and (ix) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words, "may," "could," "should," "looking forward," "would," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which are subject to change based on various important factors. Some of these risks and uncertainties, in whole or in part, are beyond the Company's control. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10K, in the section entitled "Risks Particular to Our Business", for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008. Shareholders are urged to review these risks carefully prior to making an investment in the Company's common stock. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. Except as required by federal securities law, the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company. Contact: Duane D. Deaner, CFO Tel: 215-355-9100 (ext. 1203) Fax: 215-357-4000 ETC - Internet Home Page: http://www.etcusa.com/ DATASOURCE: Environmental Tectonics Corporation CONTACT: Duane D. Deaner, CFO, +1-215-355-9100 (ext. 1203), Fax: +1-215-357-4000, of Environmental Tectonics Corporation Web Site: http://www.etcusa.com/

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