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In the bioindustries, the disposal of waste materials is of at least as great importance as in other fields of industry. While biological materials are in many ways ‘natural’ and subject to ready biodegradation by natural processes, nevertheless the environmental impact of large quantities of biodegradable materials released over a short period of time and/or at high concentrations must be considered. Moreover, those bioprocesses which handle potentially pathogenic or otherwise hazardous material must be subject to further constraints. Because of the immediate short-term hazards presented by the uncontrolled release of such organisms, from the health of the industrial workers, to the local population both human and animal, a system of management is necessary to ensure the safe disposal of bioindustrial wastes. Nor must the potential hazard to plant life be ignored; plant pathogens are also used in industrial processes.
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Court, J.R. (1994). Managing the effluent from bio-industrial processes. In: Hambleton, P., Melling, J., Salusbury, T.T. (eds) Biosafety in Industrial Biotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1352-6_12
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