scope:

Gives guidance on the assessment and the selection of waste treatment procedures to ensure the safety of people and environment. This standard applies to wastes and effluents (solid, liquid and gaseous) emitted from biotechnological processes which include traditional processes such as brewing or food processing, fermentation for pharmaceutical and chemical products as well as biotechnological processes for environmental and agricultural application. This standard for biotechnological processes is only applicable until air, water and solid waste are ready for safe transfer to normal industrial and municipal waste handling units. This standard is not applicable to the waste from hospital and treatment of chemical and physical hazardous waste.