Pollution Research Shows 4th-Quarter Loss

Pollution Research and Control Corp., a Glendale maker of air pollution monitoring devices, reported a $670,000 fourth-quarter loss.

The company said it had a decrease in shipments during the quarter because of low working capital. It also cited investment and litigation losses, and growing competitive price pressures as reasons for the loss.

A year earlier, the company earned $133,000. Its fourth-quarter sales fell 16%, to $1.24 million from $1.48 million.

For all of 1995, Pollution Research reported a $597,000 loss on an 8% gain in sales to $5.52 million. In 1994, it lost $101,000 on sales of $5.13 million.