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Decontaminating Natural Animal Bedding in Containment Facilities EBSA
Bucharest, 2019
Gary Schmidt
Manager Products and Process Technology
Decontaminating Natural Animal Bedding in Containment Facilities - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Decontaminating Natural Animal Bedding in Containment Facilities - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Decontaminating Natural Animal Bedding in Containment Facilities EBSA Bucharest, 2019 Got Bedding? How do you treat it? Gary Schmidt Manager Products and Process Technology Why Natural Bedding? Animal Welfare Integrity of Research
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Challenges
Varying types
Straw, wood chips, shavings
Densities Soil loadings
Urine, feces, feed
Volume
Large volume, low weight
Containers
Bags, bins
Mixed Loads
Mixed bedding, other materials
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Treatment Program
Treat directly through the containment barrier vs removing and treating externally? Risk assessment Treatment regimen
Gaseous or vapor Autoclave Incineration
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Gases and Vapors
Vapor condensation Solids Load density Containers
This is not a viable option
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Incineration
Loading directly from containment
Double door issues
High volume low mass
Inefficient
Mixed materials
Plastics
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Traditional Autoclaves
Volume Validation
Load densities Soil loading Bags and containers
Low confidence in validation cycle to cycle High volumes challenge capacity
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Hybrid-Shredding Autoclave
Addresses multiple challenges
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High Temperature Treatment
Fully closed, automated system Treatment to 10-8 Gb Stearothermophilus Can reduce volume by up to 80% Combination of shredding and steam Treatment at 138 °C, 3.5 bars pressure
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Basic Sequence of Operation
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Installation Options
Loading outside containment Loading from containment through the floor
Inside Containment Outside Containment
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Auto Loading
Ease of loading outside containment
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Shredder
Size reduction Accessibility Uniformity of load
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Mixed Loads and Containers
Before After
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Mixed Loads
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Discharge
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Discharge
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Validation
Temperature mapping Bioindicator placement Data Logging
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Validation
The efficacy tests of the BioExtreme Sterilizers have been evaluated by various organizations such as: Pasteur Institute (ISO/IEC 17025 International Standard Accredited Laboratory – Accreditation No. 1-2215) WNWN International, and many others Tests were conducted using various microorganisms such as: Bacillus Stearothermophilis, Bacillus Subtilis Spores and others Samples were taken at critical points and times in the cycle with different waste compositions Effluent water and air emissions were tested as well and were found to be within the regulatory guidelines
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Flexibility Ability to process many materials
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Flexibility Ability to process many materials
Small animal tissue
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Summary BSLXstream™ Hybrid Autoclave
Addresses many challenges of bedding treatment Designs for loading from within contained facilities Validatable process Handles mixed loads and multiple materials
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Questions? Thank you!
Gary Schmidt
Manager Products and Process Technology