Effluent Decontamination Systems

BioSAFE Continuous Flow Effluent Decontamination Systems (EDS) are cutting-edge solutions for efficient and environmentally friendly liquid waste management. With advanced engineering and superior reliability, BioSAFE EDS offer a cost-effective way to handle liquid waste generated in various types of facilities.

Continuous Flow Thermal EDS

Details

Effluent Decontamination Systems are designed to treat liquid waste generated in agricultural, biopharmaceutical, and research facilities from non-containment up to BSL-3 and BSL-4 classification. Treatable contaminants include:

  • Mad cow disease, scrapie, chronic wasting disease
  • Foot-and-mouth virus
  • Biological warfare agents including anthrax
  • Bio-Engineered products including recombinant DNA
  • Biological sludge from waste-water treatment plants
  • Contaminated water from autoclaves and washers
  • Aldehyde-containing fixatives and embalming fluids
  • Toxins including cytotoxins
  • Low-level radioactive, biological waste

How it Works

Effluent decontamination Systems can be designed for either continuous flow or batch processing depending on facility volume and can be configured to use either heat or chemicals to decontaminate liquid waste streams. 

Features

All BioSAFE EDS are built to spec for your facility.
Standard features include:

  • Closed Loop Processing: protects users from exposure to harmful contaminants
  •  Heat Recovery Management System: captures and recycles heat from processed effluent to maintain stable power draw and reduce utility consumption
  • Thermal (or Chemical) Processing Unit: utilizes heat or chemicals to sterilize liquid so that it can be released to the sanitary sewer
  • Backup Sparger: provides redundancy during scheduled maintenance

Design, Installation, and Support

Effluent decontamination systems are custom engineered for your facility. We deliver and install or oversee the installation of each system. Our team can also provide ongoing maintenance, training, and support for your system.

FAQs

Find answers to common questions about the EDS, including installation, maintenance, and pre-purchase considerations.

Accordion Content

Some biocontainment facilities are required by regulation to implement liquid waste treatment systems. This includes all BSL3, BSL3-ag, and BSL4 facilities, and some BSL2 facilities. EDS systems may also be needed for pharmaceutical manufacturing sites, or sites producing biologically active or biologically derived materials. Examples include: Diagnostic labs; agricultural research or production facilities, livestock research facilities, biopharmaceutical production site, university research facilities

STIs are available in several levels of waste processing capacity.

150lbs/hr – Perfect for facilities generating less than ~300,000 lbs per year.
300lbs/hr – For facilities processing between 300,000 and 600,000 lbs per year.
600-2000lbs/hr – For facilities processing 600,000 and 4,000,000 lbs per year
3000lbs/hr – For facilities generating more than 4,000,000 lbs per year

Regular maintenance is recommended to ensure optimal performance of the STI product. However, due to the rugged engineering of the STI, the maintenance intervals are 2-3X longer than other similar disposal methods.

Yes, the STI system can be customized to meet specific regulatory and facility requirements. Talk to a BioSAFE representative and let us know what customizations are needed at your facility.

Like all BioSAFE technolgies, our STI systems are designed with elegant simplicity. This results in fewer breakdowns, lower maintenance costs, and a life cycle of up to 20 years.

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