Agreement


     THIS  AGREEMENT is made as of the last date written  below,  by and between
Envirometrics,  Inc. (hereinafter,  the "Company"),  a Delaware corporation with
its principal office in Charleston,  South Carolina and the Solomon Smith Barney
Simplified Employment Pension Plan of Harold E. Igoe (hereinafter "HEI IRA");

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     The Company is the payee of a promissory note (the "Trico Note") dated July
26, 1996 from Trico Engineering Consultants,  Inc. ("Trico") which is secured by
a Security Agreement; a Personal Guaranty and a Pledge Agreement  (collectively,
the "Security  Documents").  The Trico Note and Security  Documents are attached
hereto collectively as Exhibit "A"; and,

     The  Trico  Note  currently  has a  balance  outstanding  of Three  Hundred
Sixty-Four Thousand Four Hundred  Twenty-Seven and 17/100 Dollars  ($364,427.17)
(the  "Indebtedness"),  which amount  represents the existing  balance after the
December,  1998 payment of Ten Thousand  Nine  Hundred  Seventy-Nine  and 09/100
Dollars ($10,979.09); and,

     The Company  wishes to assign the Trico Note and the Security  Documents to
HEI IRA in exchange for the sum of Two Hundred Sixty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($260,000.00),  an  amount  the  Company  knows  to be  competitive  and fair to
Company.  Company's financial  circumstances are such that this transaction will
enable it to significantly  improve its overall financial  situation,  including
the mediation of its unsecured debt.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  mutual  obligations
expressed herein and other valuable consideration, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Assignment of Trico Note and Payments to Company.

          (a) Contemporaneously with the execution hereof: (i) HEI IRA is paying
     to  Company  the  sum of  Sixty  Thousand  Dollars  ($60,000.00)  as a down
     payment,  the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Company;  (ii)
     Company  hereby  transfers  and  assigns  the Trico  Note and the  Security
     Documents  to HEI IRA,  and Company is  delivering  to HEI IRA the original
     Trico  Note,  endorsed  in  blank on its  reverse  side,  and the  Security
     Documents.  (iii) Company is giving notice and instructions to Trico of the
     assignment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B;"

          (b) On or before  January 31,  1999,  HEI IRA shall pay to Company the
     sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).

2. Warranties.  The Company hereby warrants to HEI IRA, which warranties will be
true as of that:

          (a) It knows of no  defenses  in law or in fact which may be raised by
     Trico to excuse any payment by it under the Trico Note;

          (b) All  payments  under the Trico Note are  current  and there are no
     existing  delinquencies or defaults  thereunder or under either the note or
     the Security  Documents,  except for the default to Liberty  Property Trust
     under a lease, which default is being cured by the Company and Trico;

          (c) All rights set forth in the  Security  Documents  are valid and in
     full force and effect;

          (d) It is the sole owner of the Trico Note, the Security Documents and
     all rights  thereunder are free from any adverse claims or  encumbrances of
     any nature whatever;

          (e) It has full legal authority to enter into this Agreement.

4.  Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws
of the state of South Carolina without reference to the choice of law principles
thereof,  and the  Parties  hereto  submit  to  exclusively  to the in  personam
jurisdiction  of the courts in Charleston,  South Carolina for the resolution of
any disputes which may arise herefrom.

5. Binding Effect.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors, legal
representatives and assigns.

6. Notice.  Any notice or other  communication  required or permitted  hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be  sufficiently  given if  delivered in person or
sent by telex,  facsimile,  telecopy,  registered or certified mail with postage
prepaid, Federal Express or Express Mail, addressed as follows:

         If to the Company:

                  Envirometrics, Inc.
                  9229 University Boulevard
                  Charleston, South Carolina   29406

         If to the HEI IRA:

                  SSB SEP of Harold E. Igoe
                  21 Legare Street
                  Charleston, SC  29401

7.  Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or application  thereof to
anyone or under any  circumstances is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction,  such invalidity or  unenforceability  shall not affect any
other  provisions of this Agreement that can be given effect without the invalid
or  unenforceable  provision or  application  and shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable the invalid or unenforceable  provision in any other  jurisdiction
or under any other circumstance.

8. Entire  Agreement.  This agreement  constitutes  the entire  agreement by and
between the Parties  pertaining to the subject  matter hereof and supersedes all
prior and contemporaneous understandings of the Parties.


IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Company has hereunto caused its authorized  officer to
execute this instrument and affix its seal as of this ___ day of December, 1998.


ENVIROMETRICS, INC. ("Company")


By: ____________________________
       Walter H. Elliott, III, President and CEO

The provisions of the foregoing Agreement are accepted and consented to by us as
of this ___ day of December, 1998.


Solomon Smith Barney Simplified Employment Pension Plan of Harold E. Igoe


By: _____________________________
      Harold E. Igoe, Nominee