AIR & WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP
11-K, 1995-06-29
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                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                   
                        Washington, D. C. 20549
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
                               FORM 11-K
                                   
              [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
         OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
                                   
                                   
              For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994
                                   
                                   
                                  Or
                                   
           [  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d)
                OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                           [NO FEE REQUIRED]
                                   
                  For the transition period from         to
                                                --------   --------
           
                        Commission file number
                                               --------------------
                                   
                                   
           Air & Water Technologies Corporation Thrift Plan
       Air & Water Technologies Corporation Profit Sharing Plan
                                   
                                   
                 ------------------------------------                  
                                   
                 Air & Water Technologies Corporation
                 U.S. Highway 22 West and Station Road
                     Branchburg, New Jersey  08876
                            (908) 685-4000




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              INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
              ------------------------------------------- 
[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
Air & Water Technologies Corporation Thrift Plan:
- ------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>

Report of Independent Public Accountants                             F-1

Statements of Net Assets Applicable to Participants'
     Equity as of December 31, 1994 and 1993                         F-2

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to
     Participants' Equity for the Year Ended
     December 31, 1994                                               F-3

Notes to Financial Statements                                        F-4 - F-8



Air & Water Technologies Corporation Profit Sharing Plan:
- --------------------------------------------------------

Report of Independent Public Accountants                             F-9

Statements of Net Assets Applicable to Participants'
     Equity as of December 31, 1994 and 1993                         F-10

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Applicable to
     Participants' Equity for the Year Ended
     December 31, 1994                                               F-11

Notes to Financial Statements                                        F-12 - F-17

</TABLE>


<PAGE>


                              REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                              ----------------------------------------


To the Administrative Committee of the
 Air & Water Technologies Corporation
 Thrift Plan:


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets applicable
to participants' equity of the Air & Water Technologies Corporation
Thrift Plan (formerly The Research-Cottrell Thrift Plan) (the Plan) as
of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related statement of changes in
net assets applicable to participants' equity for the year ended
December 31, 1994.  These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Plan administrator.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion 
on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the net assets of the Plan as of
December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the changes in its net assets
applicable to participants' equity for the year ended December 31,
1994 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the
basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The fund information in
the statement of changes in net assets applicable to participants'
equity is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to
present the changes in net assets applicable to participants equity of
each fund.  The fund information has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements
and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Roseland, New Jersey
June 15, 1995

                                  F-1

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           AIR & WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION THRIFT PLAN
           ------------------------------------------------                    
             (formerly The Research-Cottrell Thrift Plan)
              ------------------------------------------

      STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY
      -----------------------------------------------------------
                   AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993
                   --------------------------------




[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>            <C>
  
                                                          1994          1993
                                                          ----          ----    
CONTRIBUTION RECEIVABLE FROM EMPLOYER (Note 1)          $122,834      $143,074
                                                            
BENEFICIAL INTEREST AT FAIR VALUE IN RESEARCH-              
 COTTRELL MASTER TRUST, $31,514,099 and                     
 $25,507,782 at cost in 1994 and 1993, 
 respectively (Notes 2 and 4)                         29,536,499    28,703,087
                                                      ----------    ----------
                                                            
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY        $29,659,333   $28,846,161
                                                      ==========    ==========

</TABLE>






            The accompanying notes to financial statements
               are an integral part of these statements.

                                  F-2

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           AIR & WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION THRIFT PLAN
           ------------------------------------------------                 
             (formerly The Research-Cottrell Thrift Plan)
              ------------------------------------------                      

           STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO
           ------------------------------------------------                   
               PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY WITH FUND INFORMATION
               ------------------------------------------
                 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
                 ------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     Fund B                    
                                      Cash           Fund C        
                                    Equivalents,   Air & Water         
                                    Fixed Income   Technologies                 
                         Fund A         And        Corporation           
                         Cash and     Common          Common            
                        Equivalents    Stock          Stock         Total
                        -----------  ----------     -----------    ------- 
<S>                    <C>           <C>           <C>          <C>
                                                                              
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO                                     
 PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY,                                       
  beginning of year      $9,724,201    $18,382,775   $739,185     $28,846,161
                         ----------    -----------   --------     -----------  
ADDITIONS (Notes 1 and 2):                                   
 Contributions-                                              
  Employer                 177,341         407,182     21,801         606,324
  Employee               1,294,958       3,141,737    161,163       4,597,858
                           
 Interest and dividend                                       
  income earned on
  beneficial interest in            
  Research-Cottrell
  Master Trust             393,962        779,964        285        1,174,211
 Net depreciation of
  beneficial interest in
  Research-Cottrell             
  Master Trust                   0       (477,008)  (456,547)        (933,555)
                           --------     ---------   ---------       ---------
                                                             
                           1,866,261    3,851,875   (273,298)       5,444,838
                           ---------    ---------   ---------       --------- 
             
DEDUCTIONS:                                                  
 Distributions to        
  participants           (1,568,594)   (2,829,108)  (111,521)      (4,509,223)
 Administrative expenses    (17,161)     (102,114)    (3,168)        (122,443)
                          ---------     ---------   ---------       --------- 
                                                             
                         (1,585,775)   (2,931,222)  (114,689)      (4,631,666)
                          ---------     ---------   ---------       ---------
                                                             
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS    (398,640)      403,707     (5,067)               0
                           ---------    ---------    ---------      ---------
                                                             
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO                                     
 PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY,
 end of year             $9,606,067   $19,707,135   $346,131      $29,659,333
                         ==========   ===========   ========      ===========


</TABLE>


The accompanying notes to financial statements are an integral part of
                            this statement.
                                   
                                  F-3
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           AIR & WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION THRIFT PLAN
           ------------------------------------------------                 
             (formerly The Research-Cottrell Thrift Plan)
              ------------------------------------------

                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     -----------------------------



(1)   PLAN DESCRIPTION:
      ----------------
   General-
   -------
     The Air & Water Technologies Corporation Thrift Plan (formerly
     The Research-Cottrell Thrift Plan) (the Plan) is a defined
     contribution plan for which contributions are made by Air & Water
     Technologies Corporation (the Company and Plan Sponsor) and
     participants.  All eligible employees of Air & Water Technologies
     Corporation and its subsidiaries may elect to participate in the
     Plan.  The Board of Directors of the Company have appointed an
     administrative committee to manage and administer the Plan.

   Contributions-
   -------------
     Employer-
     --------
    
      The Company contributes to the Plan on a discretionary basis,
      an amount equal to 25% of the participants' contributions up to
      a maximum of 4% of the employees' base salary for a calendar
      quarter.  Company contributions for the applicable quarter are
      paid to the Plan trust by the end of the following quarter.
      Any amounts forfeited by terminated participants are applied to
      reduce employer contributions.  Forfeitures amounted to
      approximately $93,000 in 1994.

     Employee-
     --------

      Participants may contribute up to a maximum of 10% of their
      compensation, as defined, to the Plan.  Such contributions to
      the Plan are made through payroll deductions and are invested,
      along with employer contributions, in the Research-Cottrell
      Master Trust.

   Eligibility and Vesting-
   -----------------------
     All employees are eligible to participate in the Plan on any
     January 1 or July 1 following their date of employment provided
     that they have completed one full year of service.  Employees are
     immediately vested in their voluntary contributions plus actual
     earnings thereon.  Vesting in the remainder of their accounts is
     based on years of continuous service as follows-
[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
     Years of Service                      Vesting Percentage
     -----------------                      ------------------           
          <C>                                    <C>
           1                                      10%
           2                                      20%
           3                                      30%
           4                                      40%
           5                                      60%
           6                                      80%
           7 or more                             100%

                                  F-4



     Withdrawals-
     -----------

      Participants may withdraw funds from their respective account
      balances if any of the following events should occur -

       1.   Attainment of age 59-1/2
       2.   Termination of employment
       3.   Death
       4.   Total disability
       5.   Retirement
       6.   An event of financial hardship, as defined

      Participants are required to begin receiving benefits under the
      Plan by the April 1 following the calendar year in which the
      participant attains age 70-1/2 even if not yet retired.

      Upon termination of employment prior to eligibility for
      retirement, a participant is eligible to receive the vested
      balance in his account.  Payments due to participants who have
      requested to withdraw their funds prior to December 31, 1994
      and 1993 total approximately $1,250,000 and $1,217,000,
      respectively.

   Retirement-
   ----------

     A participant's normal retirement date is the first day of the
     month coincident with or following the attainment of age 65.

   Participant Loans-
   -----------------

     A participant, while in active employment, may request a loan
     from the Plan.  The amount of the loan cannot exceed the lesser
     of $50,000 or one-half of the value of the participant's
     nonforfeitable accrued benefit.  No loans were outstanding as of
     December 31, 1994 and 1993.

(2)  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
     ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
     --------------------

     Valuation of Investments-
     ------------------------

     Effective April 3, 1984, the Company established the Research-
     Cottrell Master Trust (Master Trust).  The Master Trust is
     maintained by Chemical Bank.  The Master Trust provides
     participants with three investment options.  Amounts contributed
     to Fund A are invested in cash equivalents.  Amounts contributed
     to Fund B are invested in cash equivalents, fixed income
     securities and common stocks.  Due to the change in trustees of
     the Plan from Chemical Bank to Fidelity Institutional Retirement
     Services Company in January 1995 (see Note 5), Fund B converted
     its investments in fixed income securities and common stock to
     cash equivalents during December 1994.  Amounts contributed to
     Fund C are invested primarily in Air & Water Technologies
     Corporation (AWT) Class A Common Stock. The remainder of the
     funds are invested in cash equivalents.  The Plan has a
     beneficial interest, along with another employee benefit plan of
     the Company in the Master Trust (Note 4).  Administrative
     expenses of the Plan are paid from the assets of the Plan.

                                  F-5

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     Investments in Fund A are valued at cost, which approximates
     market.  Investments in Funds B and C are traded on national
     securities exchanges and are valued at the last reported sales
     price on the last business day of the plan year.

   Security Transactions
   and Investment Income-
   ---------------------

     Purchases and sales of securities are reported on a trade date
     basis.  Gains or losses on sales of securities are based on
     average cost.  Dividend income is recorded on the record date and
     interest income on an accrual basis.

   Tax Status-
   ----------

     The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on October 11,
     1985, in which the Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan,
     as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable
     requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Plan has been
     amended since receiving the determination letter.  However, the
     plan administrator and the Plan's tax counsel believe that the
     Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with
     the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
     Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified and the
     related trust was tax-exempt as of December 31, 1994 and 1993.

   Allocations to
   Participants' Accounts-
   ----------------------

     Earned income on investments of the Plan is allocated to the
     participants' individual accounts quarterly in the ratio that the
     value of each individual's account bears to the aggregate value
     of all participants' accounts at the beginning of each quarter.

(3)   TERMINATION PRIORITIES:
      ----------------------

   The Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any time and in
   the event the Plan is terminated, subject to conditions set forth
   by Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the amount of
   each participant's account balance in the Plan becomes fully
   vested.  The Company has not expressed any intention to terminate
   the Plan.

(4)   BENEFICIAL INTEREST
      IN THE MASTER TRUST:
      -------------------

   The Plan's beneficial interest in the current market value of the
   assets of the Master Trust is based on its pro rata share of such
   assets.  Investment income and realized and unrealized gains and
   losses of the Master Trust are allocated to the Plan quarterly,
   based on the Plan's pro rata share of the market value of the
   assets held as of the end of the prior quarter.  The Plan's share
   of the market value of the investments listed below is 58.4% and
   55% at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively.  Investments held
   by the Master Trust at December 31, 1994 and 1993 are summarized
   as follows (in thousands)-
   
                                  F-6


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<CAPTION>

</TABLE>
<TABLE>
                                      1994               1993
                                ---------------    ------------------
                                 Market             Market      
                                 Value     Cost     Value      Cost
                                -------   ------   -------    -------
<S>                           <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>
                                                          
Cash equivalents and accrued                              
 income                        $50,092    $50,029   $22,112   $22,100      
U. S. Government securities          0          0     7,622     6,658
Corporate and foreign bonds          0          0     3,906     3,575
Common stocks                      446      1,260    18,568    12,106
                               -------    -------   ------    -------
              Total            $50,538    $51,352   $52,208   $44,439
</TABLE>
                     

   As of December 31, 1994 and 1993, the Master Trust held 69,094 and
   64,276 shares of AWT common stock, respectively, with a market
   value of $414,564 and $964,140, respectively, ($1,225,596 and
   $1,208,552, respectively, at cost).  During 1994, the Master Trust
   purchased 7,258 shares of AWT common stock at a cost of $62,914
   and sold 2,440 shares of AWT common stock at a price of $21,001,
   resulting in a realized loss of $23,504.

(5)  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
     -----------------

   Effective January 1, 1995, the Master Trust changed the trustee from
   Chemical Bank to Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services Company
   (Fidelity).  Accordingly, during January 1995, all funds held by
   Chemical Bank were transferred to Fidelity.  The funds available for
   investment by participants are as follows-
   
     Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio-
     ------------------------------------------
     
      A fund investing in high-quality money market instruments of U.
      S. and foreign issuers, including short-term corporate
      obligations, U. S. Government obligations and certificates of
      deposit.
      
     Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund-
     -------------------------------     

      A bond fund investing in all types of bonds, including
      corporate and U. S. Government issues with intermediate
      maturities.
      
     Fidelity Balanced Fund-
     ----------------------
     
      A growth and income fund investing in a broad array of high-
      yielding securities, including foreign and domestic bonds and
      common and preferred stocks.
      
     Fidelity U. S. Equity Index Portfolio-
     -------------------------------------     

      A fund which strives to match the total return of the Standard
      & Poor's Composite Stock Price Index (the S&P 500).  The
      portfolio invests mostly in the 500 companies that make up the
      S&P 500, which are spread across a variety of industries.
      
                                  F-7
     
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     Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio-
     ----------------------------------     

      A growth and income fund investing primarily in stocks that pay
      income greater than the average income of stocks in the S&P
      500.
      
     Fidelity Magellan Fund-
     ----------------------
     
      A growth mutual fund investing in common and preferred stocks
      of all types of companies from the U. S. and abroad.
      
     Fidelity Blue Chips Growth Fund-
     -------------------------------     

      A growth mutual fund investing in common stocks of well-known,
      established growth companies.
      
     Fidelity International Growth & Income Fund-
     -------------------------------------------
     
      A growth and income fund investing primarily in stocks and debt
      securities of companies outside of the U. S.
      
     AWT Stock Fund-
     --------------     

      A fund investing primarily in Air & Water Technologies
      Corporation Class A common stock.
   
   On January 1, 1995, the Plan Sponsor approved, pending Internal
   Revenue Service approval, the merger of the Plan with the Air &
   Water Technologies Corporation Profit Sharing Plan.  Once the
   merger is completed, the new plan will be known as the Air & Water
   Technologies Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan.

                                  F-8

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                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                    ----------------------------------------

To the Administrative Committee of the
 Air & Water Technologies Corporation
 Profit Sharing Plan:


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets
applicable to participants' equity of the Air & Water
Technologies Corporation Profit Sharing Plan (formerly
Research-Cottrell, Inc. Corporate Division Profit Sharing
Plan) (the Plan) as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the
related statement of changes in net assets applicable to
participants' equity for the year ended December 31, 1994.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Plan administrator.  Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards.  Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on
a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets of
the Plan as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the changes
in its net assets applicable to participants' equity for
the year ended December 31, 1994 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an
opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
The fund information in the statement of changes in net
assets applicable to participants' equity is presented for
purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the
changes in net assets applicable to participants equity of
each fund.  The fund information has been subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic
financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated
in all material respects in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole.



                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Roseland, New Jersey
June 15, 1995
                             F-9

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            AIR & WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
            --------------------------------------------------------
                              
     (formerly Research-Cottrell, Inc. Corporate Division Profit Sharing Plan
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------

             STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY
             -----------------------------------------------------------

                             AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND 1993
                             --------------------------------
[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
<S>                                                <C>            <C>

                                                       1994          1993
                                                     ---------     --------   
BENEFICIAL INTEREST AT FAIR VALUE IN RESEARCH-              
 COTTRELL MASTER TRUST, $19,838,387 and                     
 $18,931,146 at cost in 1994 and 1993, 
 respectively (Notes 2 and 4)                       $21,001,626    $23,505,155
                                                    -----------    -----------
                                                            
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY       $21,001,626    $23,505,155
                                                    ===========    ===========

</TABLE>





       The accompanying notes to financial statements
          are an integral part of these statements.

                            F-10
<PAGE>

          AIR & WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
          -------------------------------------------------------- 

  (formerly Research-Cottrell, Inc. Corporate Division Profit Sharing Plan)
   -----------------------------------------------------------------------

              STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO
              ------------------------------------------------              
                
                 PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY WITH FUND INFORMATION
                 ------------------------------------------

                    FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994
                    ------------------------------------

                                                          
[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
                                             
                                                 
                                          Fund B              
                                           Cash           Fund C
                                         Eqivalents,    Air & Water         
                               Fund A    Fixed Income   Technologies     
                                Cash         and        Corporation
                              and Cash     Common        Common
                            Equivalents    Stock          Stock        Total
                            -----------  ------------  ------------   --------
<S>                      <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>
                                                            
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO                                    
 PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY,                                      
 beginning of year        $8,422,997    $14,845,536     $236,622    $23,505,155
                                                            
ADDITIONS (Notes 1 and 2):
 Contributions-                                             
  Employer                   224,300        225,000       13,400        462,700
  Employee rollover      
   contributions                   0         14,556        3,076         17,632
 Interest and dividend                                      
  income earned on beneficial                                      
  interest in Research-Cottrell
  Master Trust               322,757        577,089           77        899,923
 Net depreciation of                                        
  beneficial interest in
  Research-Cottrell
  Master Trust                     0       (332,919)    (133,733)      (466,652)
                           ---------      ---------    ---------       ---------
                                                            
                             547,057        483,726     (117,180)       913,603
                           ---------      ---------    ---------       ---------
                                                            
DEDUCTIONS:                                                 
 Distributions to       
 participants             (1,181,038)   (2,122,775)      (25,302)    (3,329,115)
 Administrative expenses     (13,799)      (73,397)         (821)      (88,017)
                           ---------     ---------      ---------     ---------
                                                            
                          (1,194,837)    (2,196,172)     (26,123)    (3,417,132)
                           ---------      ---------     ---------     ---------
                                                            
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS     (334,285)       336,406       (2,121)             0
                           ---------      ---------     ---------     ---------
                                                            
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO                                    
 PARTICIPANTS' EQUITY,                                      
 end of year              $7,440,932    $13,469,496      $91,198    $21,001,626
                           =========     =========       =========   =========

</TABLE>
 
    The accompanying notes to financial statements are an
              integral part of this statement.


                            F-11
<PAGE>                              
         AIR & WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING PLAN
         --------------------------------------------------------            
  
 (formerly Research-Cottrell, Inc. Corporate Division Profit Sharing Plan)
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                    -----------------------------


(1)   PLAN DESCRIPTION:
      ----------------

   General-
   -------
     The Air & Water Technologies Corporation Profit
     Sharing Plan (formerly Research-Cottrell, Inc.
     Corporate Division Profit Sharing Plan) (the Plan) is
     a defined contribution plan for which contributions
     are made by Air & Water Technologies Corporation (the
     Company and Plan Sponsor).  All eligible employees of
     Air & Water Technologies Corporation and its
     subsidiaries participate in the Plan.  The Board of
     Directors of the Company have appointed an
     administrative committee to manage and administer the
     Plan.
     
     Effective December 31, 1991, the Company merged the
     Research Cottrell, Inc. Air Pollution Control Division
     Profit Sharing Plan, the Custodis Cottrell, Inc.
     Profit Sharing Plan, the Research Cottrell, Inc.
     Environmental Engineering Profit Sharing Plan, the
     Flex Kleen Corporation Profit Sharing Plan, the KVB,
     Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and the Power Application &
     Mfg. Co. Profit Sharing Plan into the Research
     Cottrell, Inc. Corporate Division Profit Sharing Plan.
     All terms and policies of the plans were identical.
     
   Contributions-
   -------------

     Employer-
     --------
      Each year the Company may contribute to the Plan a
      portion of its current or accumulated net income as
      authorized by the Board of Directors.  Employer
      contributions amounting to approximately $462,700
      were made during 1994.

     Employee-
     --------
      Through December 31, 1991, participants could
      contribute up to a maximum of 10% of their
      compensation, as defined in the Plan.  Contributions
      were made to the Plan through payroll deductions and
      were invested in the Research-Cottrell Master Trust.
      During 1992, the Plan was amended and employee
      contributions were discontinued.
                              
                              
                            F-12

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   Eligibility and Vesting-
   -----------------------
     All employees are eligible to participate in the Plan
     on any January 1 or July 1 following their date of
     employment provided that they have completed one full
     year of service.  Employees are immediately vested in
     their voluntary contributions plus actual earnings
     thereon.  Vesting in the remainder of their accounts
     is based on years of continuous service as follows-

        Years                                            
         of                                            Vesting
       Service                                       Percentage
       -------                                       ----------
[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
         <C>                                            <C>            
          1                                              10%
          2                                              20%
          3                                              30%
          4                                              40%
          5                                              60%
          6                                              80%
       7 or more                                        100%
      
</TABLE>
   Withdrawals-
   -----------

     Participants may withdraw funds from their respective
     account balances if any of the following events should
     occur-
[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
     <C>  <S>              
      1.   Attainment of age 59-1/2
      2.   Termination of employment
      3.   Death
      4.   Total disability
      5.   Retirement
</TABLE>
     Participants are required to begin receiving benefits
     under the Plan by the April 1 following the calendar
     year in which the participant attains age 70-1/2 even
     if not yet retired.
     
     Upon termination of employment prior to eligibility
     for retirement, a participant is eligible to receive
     the vested balance in his account.  Payments due to
     participants who have requested to withdraw their
     funds prior to December 31, 1994 and 1993 total
     approximately $1,280,000 and $1,005,000, respectively.

   Retirement
   ----------
     A participant's normal retirement date is the first
     day of the month coincident with or following the
     attainment of age 65.

                            F-13

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(2)   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
      ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
      --------------------

     Valuation of Investments-
     ------------------------

      Effective April 3, 1984, the Company  established the
      Research-Cottrell Master Trust (Master Trust).  The
      Master Trust is maintained by Chemical Bank.  The
      Master Trust provides participants with three
      investment options.  Amounts contributed to Fund A
      are invested in cash equivalents.  Amounts
      contributed to Fund B are invested in cash
      equivalents, fixed income securities and common
      stocks.  Due to the change in trustees of the Plan
      from Chemical Bank to Fidelity Institutional
      Retirement Services Company in January 1995 (see Note
      5), Fund B converted its investments in fixed income
      securities and common stocks to cash equivalents
      during December 1994.  Amounts contributed to Fund C
      are invested primarily in Air & Water Technologies
      Corporation (AWT) Class A Common Stock.  The
      remainder of the funds are invested in cash
      equivalents.  The Plan has a beneficial interest,
      along with another employee benefit plan of the
      Company in the Master Trust (Note 4).  Administrative
      expenses of the Plan are paid from the assets of the
      Plan.
      
      Investments in Fund A are valued at cost, which
      approximates market. Investments in Funds B and C are
      traded on national securities exchanges and are
      valued at the last reported sales price on the last
      business day of the year.

     Security Transactions and
     Investment Income-
     ------------------

      Purchases and sales of securities are reported on a
      trade date basis.  Gains or losses on sales of
      securities are based on average cost.  Dividend
      income is recorded on the record date and interest
      income on an accrual basis.

     Tax Status-
     ----------

      The Plan obtained its latest determination letter on
      August 9, 1985, in which the Internal Revenue Service
      stated that the Plan, as then designed, was in
      compliance with the applicable requirements of the
      Internal Revenue Code.  The Plan has been amended
      since receiving the determination letter.  However,
      the plan administrator and the Plan's tax counsel
      believe that the Plan is currently designed and being
      operated in compliance with the applicable
      requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.
      Therefore, they believe that the Plan was qualified
      and the related trust was tax-exempt as of December
      31, 1994 and 1993.

     Allocations to Participants' Accounts-
     -------------------------------------

      Employer Contributions-
      ----------------------

      The amount contributed by the Company is allocated to each
      participant at the end of each plan year in the ratio in
      which compensation, as defined, of each participant bears
      to the aggregate compensation of all participants.
      Employer contributions amounting to approximately $462,700
      were made during 1994.

                            F-14


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      Income From Investments-
      -----------------------

       Earned income on investments of the Plan is
       allocated to the participants' individual accounts
       quarterly in the ratio that the value of each
       individual's account bears to the aggregate value of
       all participants' accounts at the beginning of each
       quarter.

      Forfeitures-
      ------------

       Participants who terminate before becoming fully
       vested forfeit that portion of their account to
       which they are not entitled.  Forfeitures are
       annually allocated among all continuing
       participants.  Forfeitures amounted to approximately
       $52,900 in 1994.

(3)  TERMINATION PRIORITIES:
     ----------------------

   The Company has the right to terminate the Plan at any
   time and in the event the Plan is terminated, subject to
   conditions set forth by Employee Retirement Income
   Security Act of 1974, the amount of each participant's
   account balance in the Plan becomes fully vested.  The
   Company has not expressed any intention to terminate the
   Plan.

(4)  BENEFICIAL INTEREST
     IN THE MASTER TRUST:
     -------------------

   The Plan's beneficial interest in the current market
   value of the assets of the Master Trust is based on its
   pro rata share of such assets.  Investment income and
   realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master
   Trust are allocated to the Plan quarterly, based on the
   Plan's pro rata share of the market value of the assets
   held as of the end of the prior quarter.  The Plan's
   share of the market value of the investments listed
   below is 41.6% and 45% at December 31, 1994 and 1993,
   respectively.  Investments held by the Master Trust at
   December 31, 1994 and 1993 are summarized as follows (in
   thousands)-

[CAPTION]
<TABLE>
                                             1994              1993
                                    ------------------    ----------------
                                      Market               Market      
                                      Value      Cost      Value     Cost
                                     -------    -------   -------   -------
<S>                                 <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>
                                                          
Cash equivalents and accrued                              
 income                              $50,092    $50,092   $22,112   $22,100
                                        
U. S. Government securities                0          0     7,622     6,658
Corporate and foreign bonds                0          0     3,906     3,575
Common stocks                            446      1,260    18,568    12,106
                                     -------    -------   -------   -------   

             Total                   $50,538    $51,352   $52,208   $44,439
                                     =======    =======   =======   =======
</TABLE>
   As of December 31, 1994 and 1993, the Master Trust held
   69,094 and 64,276 shares of AWT common stock,
   respectively, with a market value of $414,564 and
   $964,140, respectively, ($1,225,596 and $1,208,552,
   respectively, at cost).  During 1994, the Master Trust
   purchased 7,258 shares of AWT common stock at a cost of
   $62,914 and sold 2,440 shares of AWT common stock at a
   price of $21,001, resulting in a realized loss of
   $23,504.
                            F-15

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(5)  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
     -----------------

   Effective January 1, 1995, the Master Trust changed the
   trustee from Chemical Bank to Fidelity Institutional
   Retirement Services Company (Fidelity).  Accordingly,
   during January 1995, all funds held by Chemical Bank
   were transferred to Fidelity.  The funds available for
   investment by participants are as follows-
   
     Fidelity Retirement Money Market Portfolio-
     ------------------------------------------ 
     
      A fund investing in high-quality money market
      instruments of U. S. and foreign issuers, including
      short-term corporate obligations, U. S. Government
      obligations and certificates of deposit.
      
     Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund-
     --------------------------------

      A bond fund investing in all types of bonds,
      including corporate and U. S. Government issues with
      intermediate maturities.
      
     Fidelity Balanced Fund-
     ----------------------
     
      A growth and income fund investing in a broad array
      of high-yielding securities, including foreign and
      domestic bonds and common and preferred stocks.
      
     Fidelity U. S. Equity Index Portfolio-
     -------------------------------------
     
      A fund which strives to match the total return of the
      Standard & Poor's Composite Stock Price Index (the
      S&P 500).  The portfolio invests mostly in the 500
      companies that make up the S&P 500, which are spread
      across a variety of industries.
     
     Fidelity Growth & Income Portfolio-
     -----------------------------------
     
      A growth and income fund investing primarily in
      stocks that pay income greater than the average
      income of stocks in the S&P 500.
      
     Fidelity Magellan Fund-
     ----------------------
     
      A growth mutual fund investing in common and
      preferred stocks of all types of companies from the
      U. S. and abroad.
      
     Fidelity Blue Chips Growth Fund-
     -------------------------------
     
      A growth mutual fund investing in common stocks of
      well-known, established growth companies.
      
     Fidelity International Growth & Income Fund-
     -------------------------------------------
     
      A growth and income fund investing primarily in
      stocks and debt securities of companies outside of
      the U. S.
      
                            F-16
     
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     AWT Stock Fund-
     --------------

      A fund investing primarily in Air & Water
      Technologies Corporation Class A common stock.
   
   On January 1, 1995, the Plan Sponsor approved, pending
   approval by the Internal Revenue Service, the merger of
   the Plan with the Air & Water Technologies Corporation
   Thrift Plan.  Once the merger is completed, the new plan
   will be known as the Air & Water Technologies
   Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan.
   
                            F-17

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                         SIGNATURES
                              
                              
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the
employee benefit plans) have duly caused this annual report
to be signed on behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.





                      Air & Water Technologies Corporation Thrift Plan
                      Air & Water Technologies Corporation
                         Profit Sharing Plan

Date  June 28, 1995             
      -------------                    ---------------------
                                       Augustine W. Bolella








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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                       -----------------------------------------   





To the Administrative Committee of the
 Air & Water Technologies Corporation
 Thrift Plan:


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report included in this Form 11-K into Air &
Water Technologies Corporation previously filed Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (File No. 33-35939).



                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Roseland, New Jersey
June 27, 1995








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        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
        -----------------------------------------





To the Administrative Committee of the
 Air & Water Technologies Corporation
 Profit Sharing Plan:


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report included in this Form 11-K into Air &
Water Technologies Corporation previously filed Registration Statement
on Form S-8 (File No. 33-35939).



                                   ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Roseland, New Jersey
June 27, 1995





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