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

FAQs

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

Accordion Content

Generally BSL3, BSL3-ag, and BSL4 facilities are required to have an effluent treatment system in place. Some BSL2 facilities may also, based on a site-specific biosafety risk assessment, choose to put in place an  effluent decontamination system.

 

Effluent decontamination systems also have agriscience, pharmaceutical, and biotech applications, where they are used to thermally or chemically treat waste and byproduct streams.

Effluent decontamination systems are generally focused on neutralizing biological pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses. Effluent decontamination systems can also neutralize some chemical compounds. For non-standard applications, BioSAFE can design custom treatment solutions.

The amount of solids in the liquid waste stream will vary depending on the facility. A higher volume of solids will begin to impact system efficacy, so there are several strategies to mitigate this, including adding screens to drains, adding grinder pumps, installing additional filters, and changing site SOPs. The expected amount of solids will also play a role in system selection, with batch type systems generally being better able to manage solids than continuous flow type systems. 

BioSAFE’s effluent decontamination systems can be designed to handle any amount of waste, from 100 gallons per day to 100,000 gallons per day or more.

BioSAFE effluent decontamination systems have a ~20-25 year minimum life expectancy when properly serviced and maintained.

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.

Discover BioSAFE Effluent Decontamination Systems

Contact BioSAFE for more information or to request a quote for the EDS .