Whats the standard protocol to treat biopharmaceutical waste water? 1

[Jigneshpadia2002]

Hi,

I am curious to know the waste water treatment for biopharmaceuticals containing Antibiotics.

In our company we use CIP-100 (its a caustic detergent) to kill the bugs before dumping to the drain but I don't recall any specific treatment given for the cultures containing antibiotics.


Typical antibiotics used in processes are: Ampicilline, tetracycline, kanamycin.

Any help or suggestion in this matter will surely help!

Thanks in advance

 

[bimr]

At the present time, wastewater treatment processes to remove traces of pharmaceuticals are still in the R & D stage. This link may help you:

http://www.epa.gov/ppcp/faq.html#define

http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/pharm/techdev.html

 

[Jigneshpadia2002]

Thanks Bimr...

You got a STAR!

The second link is very helpful.